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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Niigata, JP ranks #800 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 183 patents from 133 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Niigata, JP include Daiwa Seiko Co., Alps Alpine Co., Nippon Seiki Co..

Showing 1–50 of 133 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Eiji Shinohara Daiwa Seiko Co. 5
2 Yukimitsu Yamada Alps Alpine Co. 4
2 Yuki MASUYA Nippon Seiki Co. 4
2 Ayumu Kiyomori Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 4
2 Keita Noguchi Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 4
#6 Keiichiro Sato Fujifilm 3
#6 Mitsuharu Kitamura Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 3
#6 Ryuji Saito Daicel 3
#6 Kazuto Ikemoto Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 3
#6 Yoshihiro Kamimura Nippon Seiki Co. 3
#11 Kiyoshi Ikeura Nec Solution Innovators 2
#11 Eiji Umetsu Alps Electric Co. 2
#11 Koji Araki Globalwafers Japan Co. 2
#11 Haruo Sudo Globalwafers Japan Co. 2
#11 Hidetaka Ito Usui Co. 2
#11 Shigeo Irie Sumitomo Electric Industries 2
#11 Tatsuya KANBAYASHI Kyocera 2
#11 Mitsuo Narita Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 2
#11 Makoto Hada Nippon Seiki Co. 2
#11 Yamato Nojiri Kuraray Noritake Dental 2
#11 Yoshinari Ishii Diamet 2
#11 Emi Nakano Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 2
#11 Yoshihiko Konno Canon 2
#11 Shuichi Miyao Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 2
#11 Heiko Nebel Se Tylose Gmbh & Co. Kg 2
#11 Toshiyuki Sato Honda Motor Co. 2
#11 Keita Tashiro Alps Alpine Co. 2
#11 Tsuyoshi Kobayashi Ajinomoto Co. 2
#11 Yusuke Nagae Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 2
#11 Kazuomi Sato Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited 2
#11 Hiroyuki Matsuyama Arisawa Mfg. Co. 2
#11 Tetsutoshi Ishida Nichia 2
#11 Shigeyoshi Netsu Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 2
#11 Daigo Hirakawa Momentive Performance Materials Japan 2
#35 Aki Katori Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 1
#35 Mitsunori Kato Nikkeikin Aluminium Core Technology Company 1
#35 Mariko KAWANA Kuraray Noritake Dental 1
#35 Naruhiro Hoshino Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 1
#35 Tsuneo Maruyama Diamet 1
#35 Yasuyuki Fujitsuka Nippon Seiki Co. 1
#35 Tsutomu Nitanda Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 1
#35 Nozomu Sasage Namics 1
#35 Anita Hirte Se Tylose Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
#35 Kazuki Hotta Florida State University 1
#35 Taketo Ikeno Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 1
#35 Satoko Imaruoka Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 1
#35 Kuniaki Muneyasu Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 1
#35 Kunio Mayahara Kuraray Co. 1
#35 Akira Shimozuma Karsten Manufacturing 1
#35 Junichi Iguchi Asmo Co. 1