339,994
Patents 2018
503,207
Inventors
30,013
Companies
Top Inventors 2018
| Rank | Name | Patents | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kangguo Cheng | 338 | IBM |
| 2 | Shunpei Yamazaki | 307 | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory |
| 3 | Jonathan P. Ive | 184 | Apple |
| #4 | Hanbyul Seo | 176 | LG |
| #5 | Roderick A. Hyde | 175 | Elwha |
| #6 | Alexander Reznicek | 171 | IBM |
| #7 | Chen-Hua Yu | 148 | TSMC |
| #8 | Frederick E. Shelton, IV | 147 | Johnson & Johnson |
| #9 | Duncan Robert Kerr | 138 | Apple |
| #10 | Lowell L. Wood, JR. | 137 | The Invention Science Fund I |
Top Companies 2018
| Rank | Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBM | 9,410 |
| 2 | Samsung | 9,249 |
| 3 | LG | 4,480 |
| #4 | Intel | 3,642 |
| #5 | Canon | 3,204 |
| #6 | 2,658 | |
| #7 | Apple | 2,576 |
| #8 | Microsoft | 2,551 |
| #9 | TSMC | 2,454 |
| #10 | Toyota | 2,442 |
Top Cities 2018
| Rank | City | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo, JP | 26,592 |
| #6 | Seoul, KR | 20,006 |
| #7 | Yokohama, JP | 14,790 |
| #12 | San Jose, CA | 14,037 |
| #13 | San Francisco, CA | 13,015 |
| #14 | San Diego, CA | 10,945 |
| #15 | Beijing, CN | 8,912 |
| #23 | Seattle, WA | 7,597 |
| #24 | Suwon-si, KR | 7,446 |
| #30 | Osaka, JP | 7,114 |