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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hamamatsu, JP ranks #157 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 857 patents from 412 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hamamatsu, JP include Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Taiyo Yuden Co., Tdk.

Showing 1–50 of 412 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Katsumi Shibayama Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 19
2 Masahiro Kotani Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 15
2 Tomonori Nakamura Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 15
#4 Takayuki Ohmura Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 13
#4 Masaki Hirose Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 13
#6 Yuichi Sugiyama Taiyo Yuden Co. 11
#7 Takashi Kasahara Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 10
#8 Toshimitsu Kawai Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 9
#8 Haruyoshi Toyoda Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 9
#8 Keisuke Uchida Tdk 9
#8 Hiroshi Akama Nissan Motor Co. 9
#8 Tetsuya Sato Canon 9
#13 Ryo Yoshimura Denso Ten Limited 8
#13 Akihiro Toda Honda Motor Co. 8
#13 Kyosuke Kotani Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 8
#13 Tatsuya Sugimoto Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 8
#13 Tomofumi Suzuki Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 8
#13 Takafumi Yokino Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 8
#19 Tetsuya Iida Renesas Electronics 7
#19 Junji Okuma Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 7
#19 Ryosuke Yabushita Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 7
#22 Nao Inoue Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 6
#22 Katsunori Suzuki Hitachi 6
#22 Yumi Kuramoto Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 6
#22 Daiki SUZUKI Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 6
#22 Kazuya Mushikabe Yamaha 6
#27 Kenji Seki Osaka Gas Co. 5
#27 Yasuhide Naito Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 5
#27 Shunsuke Ichiki Yamaha 5
#27 Jun Sakurai 5
#27 Kaoru Aono Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C. 5
#32 Masaharu Muramatsu Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 4
#32 Munenori Takumi Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 4
#32 Tomoya Murakami Nikkiso Co. 4
#32 Yuta Kondoh Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 4
#32 Koyo WATANABE Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 4
#32 Terumasa Nagano Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 4
#32 Yoshihiko Ozawa Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C. 4
#32 Gopinath Raja Suzuki Motor 4
#32 Kunihiro Takei Yamaha 4
#32 Yasushi Ohbayashi Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 4
#32 Masao Sato Mitsubishi Electric 4
#32 Ichiro Osuga Yamaha 4
#32 Motohiro Suyama Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 4
#32 Banri Abe Yamaha 4
#32 Takayoshi Muramatsu Suzuki Motor 4
#32 Kazuyoshi Hirose Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 4
#32 Ryotaro Aoki Yamaha 4
#32 Ryosuke OTA Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 4
#32 Hidenori Jonishi Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 4