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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Kobe, JP ranks #2,991 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 41 patents from 11 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Kobe, JP include Pioneer Electronic, Kawasaki, Canon.

Showing 1–11 of 11 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Toshio Suzuki Pioneer Electronic 9
2 Yoshi Sato Kawasaki 6
2 Shinya Suzuki Canon 6
#4 Atsushi Hirano 4
#4 Yoshiki Sasai Riken 4
#6 Kazuki Fukushima IBM 3
#6 Nobuyasu Shimomura Kawasaki 3
#8 Iori KURATA Isuzu Motors Limited 2
#8 Toshihiko Nishimura Kobe Steel 2
#10 Wako Iwamura Sumitomo Rubber Industries 1
#10 Nobuyuki Nishiguchi Kawasaki Motors 1

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