388,847
Patents 2020
565,922
Inventors
32,488
Companies
Top Inventors 2020
| Rank | Name | Patents | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kangguo Cheng | 332 | IBM |
| 2 | Frederick E. Shelton, IV | 280 | Johnson & Johnson |
| 3 | Tao Luo | 275 | Qualcomm |
| #4 | Wanshi Chen | 264 | Qualcomm |
| #5 | Peter Gaal | 257 | Qualcomm |
| #6 | Hanbyul Seo | 219 | LG |
| #7 | Kijun Kim | 213 | LG |
| #8 | Yunjung Yi | 203 | LG |
| #9 | Esmael Hejazi Dinan | 198 | Ofinno |
| #10 | Shunpei Yamazaki | 185 | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory |
Top Companies 2020
| Rank | Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsung | 9,658 |
| 2 | IBM | 9,416 |
| 3 | LG | 5,108 |
| #4 | Canon | 3,630 |
| #5 | Intel | 3,436 |
| #6 | Apple | 3,287 |
| #7 | Microsoft | 3,047 |
| #8 | Sony | 2,895 |
| #9 | Huawei | 2,879 |
| #10 | TSMC | 2,834 |
Top Cities 2020
| Rank | City | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo, JP | 29,522 |
| #6 | Seoul, KR | 21,242 |
| #7 | San Jose, CA | 16,876 |
| #8 | San Francisco, CA | 16,384 |
| #9 | Yokohama, JP | 14,701 |
| #14 | San Diego, CA | 13,652 |
| #15 | Beijing, CN | 13,602 |
| #23 | Suwon-si, KR | 9,752 |
| #29 | Seattle, WA | 9,054 |
| #30 | Osaka, JP | 7,791 |