Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Kyoto, JP ranks #29 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 3,655 patents from 1,892 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Kyoto, JP include Mazda Motor, Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal, Maxell.

Showing 1–50 of 1,892 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Yusuke Kawai Mazda Motor 24
2 Shinya Imamura Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal 20
3 Yasunobu Hashimoto Maxell 16
#4 Isao Takahashi Hitachi 15
#5 Yasuaki Okumura Panasonic 14
#6 Tadahiko Ogawa Omron 13
#7 Tomohiro Takahashi Sony 12
#7 Naoya OKA Toyota 12
#7 Junichi Matsumoto Ricoh Company 12
#7 Goro Nakao Omron 12
#7 Shingo Yamashita Omron Healthcare Co. 12
#7 Tetsuji Yamato Omron 12
#7 Yuki Ishikawa Nidec 12
#14 Nobuo Masuoka Maxell 11
#14 Hisaya Katou Panasonic 11
#14 Toshimi Hitora Flosfia 11
#14 Shuhei Yamamoto Seiko Instruments 11
#14 Jumpei Nakamura Omron 11
#19 Masashi Murakami Panasonic 10
#19 Kazuki Yoshida Seiko Epson 10
#19 Yutaka Kato Omron 10
#19 Takayuki Tsutsui Murata Manufacturing Co. 10
#19 Kazuko Nishimura Panasonic 10
#24 Toshiya Okamoto Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 9
#24 Takahiro Kizu Nidec 9
#24 Koshun Saito Rohm Co. 9
#24 Atsushi Nomura Omron 9
#24 Toru Yamada Sumitomo Electric Industries 9
#24 Isao Obu Murata Manufacturing Co. 9
#24 Hiroshi Okumura Nec 9
#24 Kazuo Yamamoto Sony 9
#24 Shinji Kawakami Honda Motor Co. 9
#24 Masayuki OTSUJI Screen Holdings Co. 9
#34 Hiroshi Ota Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 8
#34 Koji Fujita Sony 8
#34 Keiji Okumura Fuji Electric Co. 8
#34 Minoru Hashimoto Canon 8
#34 Yuji Ohashi Nintendo Co. 8
#34 Hiroyuki Takeuchi Chisso 8
#34 Shinichi Nishimura Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems 8
#34 Shinichiro Noda Shimano 8
#34 Naoki Matsumoto Tokyo Electron Limited 8
#34 Katsuya Shimizu Ngk Insulators 8
#34 Shuichi Misumi Omron 8
#34 Hiroaki Kumazawa Mitsubishi Logisnext Co. 8
#34 Takao Atarashi Nidec 8
#47 Tsuyoshi Ogihara Omron Healthcare Co. 7
#47 Takanori UEJIMA Murata Manufacturing Co. 7
#47 Takahiro Nakamura Nec 7
#47 Mayumi Komatsu Panasonic 7