Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Nagano, JP ranks #164 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 830 patents from 424 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Nagano, JP include Shinko Electric Industries Co., Seiko Epson, Semiconductor Energy Laboratory.

Showing 1–50 of 424 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Yoshihiro Machida Shinko Electric Industries Co. 12
1 Toru Matsuyama Seiko Epson 12
1 Minoru Takahashi Semiconductor Energy Laboratory 12
#4 Daisuke Honda M. Technique Co. 11
#4 Ryuta Nishizawa Seiko Epson 11
#6 Yoji Kubota Kantatsu Co. 10
#6 Kenichi Kubota Kantatsu Co. 10
#8 Hiroshi Kitahara Nidec Sankyo 9
#8 Satoru Yokoe Nidec Sankyo 9
#10 Takahiro Netsu Seiko Epson 8
#10 Kunio Hakkaku Mimaki Engineering Co. 8
#12 Masao Tsuchihashi Nidec Sankyo 7
#12 Kazuhiro Ochi Mimaki Engineering Co. 7
#12 Shinji Minamisawa Nidec Sankyo 7
#12 Masaru Ohnishi Mimaki Engineering Co. 7
#16 Tadashi Takeda Nidec Sankyo 6
#16 Takuji Yamada Toyota 6
#16 Takashi Akahane Seiko Epson 6
#16 Tetsuya Matsumoto Fujifilm 6
#16 Takeshi Sue Nidec Sankyo 6
#16 Tomohiro Sakai Seiko Epson 6
#16 Eiichi Ohara Mimaki Engineering Co. 6
#23 Katsunori Ueno Fuji Electric Co. 5
#23 Ryoki WATANABE Seiko Epson 5
#23 Masahiko Nakazawa Seiko Epson 5
#23 Masashi Akahane Fuji Electric Co. 5
#23 Shunji Saito Nidec Sankyo 5
#28 Yuki OGUCHI Seiko Epson 4
#28 Takahiro SHIMOHATA Olympus 4
#28 Kentaro Kanada Seiko Epson 4
#28 Toshimichi Yamada Seiko Epson 4
#28 Yoshiaki Toyoda Fuji Electric Co. 4
#28 Akira Takatsu Mimaki Engineering Co. 4
#28 Kentaro Kaneko Shinko Electric Industries Co. 4
#28 Yo Kawano Seiko Epson 4
#28 Yoshikazu Furukawa Mimaki Engineering Co. 4
#28 Akira Mori Murata Manufacturing Co. 4
#28 Ryu ARAKI Fuji Electric Co. 4
#28 Tsuyoshi Furumido Seiko Epson 4
#28 Yutaka Ozawa Japan Display 4
#28 Hikaru Tanaka Canon 4
#28 Masao Nakayama Seiko Epson 4
#28 Shinjiro Suzuki Fuji Electric Co. 4
#44 Keigo Sato Denso 3
#44 Toshiaki Asakawa Minebea Mitsumi 3
#44 Takafumi Sameshima Shibaura Machine Co. 3
#44 Seijun HORIE Seiko Epson 3
#44 Akihiko Komatsu Yamaha 3
#44 Yukihide Yamazaki Johnan Manufacturing 3
#44 Shuichi Nakano Seiko Epson 3