391,100
Patents 2019
560,194
Inventors
32,327
Companies
Top Inventors 2019
| Rank | Name | Patents | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kangguo Cheng | 354 | IBM |
| 2 | Frederick E. Shelton, IV | 287 | Johnson & Johnson |
| 3 | Shunpei Yamazaki | 254 | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory |
| #4 | Hanbyul Seo | 239 | LG |
| #5 | Wanshi Chen | 223 | Qualcomm |
| #6 | Peter Gaal | 222 | Qualcomm |
| #7 | Tao Luo | 218 | Qualcomm |
| #8 | Jason K. Resch | 208 | IBM |
| #9 | Hao Xu | 186 | Qualcomm |
| #10 | Jonathan P. Ive | 179 | Apple |
Top Companies 2019
| Rank | Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsung | 9,910 |
| 2 | IBM | 9,582 |
| 3 | LG | 4,971 |
| #4 | Intel | 3,930 |
| #5 | Canon | 3,808 |
| #6 | Microsoft | 3,235 |
| #7 | Apple | 2,934 |
| #8 | Sony | 2,764 |
| #9 | Ford | 2,681 |
| #10 | 2,639 |
Top Cities 2019
| Rank | City | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo, JP | 30,927 |
| #6 | Seoul, KR | 21,314 |
| #7 | San Jose, CA | 16,308 |
| #8 | San Francisco, CA | 15,664 |
| #9 | Yokohama, JP | 15,446 |
| #14 | San Diego, CA | 13,199 |
| #15 | Beijing, CN | 12,174 |
| #23 | Seattle, WA | 9,433 |
| #24 | Suwon-si, KR | 8,747 |
| #30 | Osaka, JP | 8,212 |