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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Katano, JP ranks #6,739 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 14 patents from 13 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Katano, JP include Sumitomo Electric Industries, Sanyo Electric Co., Panasonic.

Showing 1–13 of 13 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Shigeru Furumiya Sumitomo Electric Industries 2
2 Katsutoshi Takeda Sanyo Electric Co. 1
2 Hiroshi Doi Panasonic 1
2 Shinichi Marui Panasonic 1
2 Yoshitsugu Nishiyama Panasonic 1
2 Kazuyuki Murata Sumitomo Electric Industries 1
2 Shigeru Yamane Sumitomo Electric Industries 1
2 Issei Yasuda Mazda Motor 1
2 Kiyoshi Nakata Hitachi 1
2 Tadashi Kubota Hirose Electric Co. 1
2 Kazunori Tomotake Panasonic 1
2 Naotsugu Yoneda Panasonic 1
2 Shinya Yamauchi Sumitomo Electric Industries 1