Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Tsukuba, JP ranks #317 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 444 patents from 289 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Tsukuba, JP include Seiko Epson, Smc, Hitachi.

Showing 1–50 of 289 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kohei Yuwaki Seiko Epson 14
2 Minehiko Mita Smc 13
3 Yoshitaka Takezawa Hitachi 7
#4 Shinya Kyogoku Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 5
#4 Seiji Tokumoto Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. 5
#4 Woo-Keun Yoon Life Robotics 5
#7 Seiji Hijikata Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. 4
#7 Katsuaki Kodaka Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. 4
#7 Kazumi Shin National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology 4
#7 Yoshiyuki Sankai University Of Tsukuba 4
#7 Shinji Sugiura National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology 4
#7 Hirofumi Tanaka Mitsui Chemicals 4
#7 Hiroyuki Asahara Smc 4
#7 Makoto Morimoto Mazda Motor 4
#15 Kazuto Takao Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 3
#15 Shinichi Kimoto Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 3
#15 Manabu Jimba Canon 3
#15 Hiroto Nishihara Canon 3
#15 Tsuyoshi Araoka Fuji Electric Co. 3
#15 Hiroshi Nagata Ulvac 3
#15 Yuichi Makita Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. 3
#15 Yuya Tamura Canon 3
#15 Toshiaki SASADA Sumitomo Chemical 3
#15 Tomohiro Ono Kuraray Co. 3
#15 Toshiyuki Matsudo Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. 3
#15 Shinji Yuasa National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology 3
#15 Akihiro Kikuchi Sony 3
#15 Norihisa Fukaya National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology 3
#15 Isamu Aoki Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. 3
#15 Jun-ichi Kageura Sumitomo Chemical 3
#15 Ryo Sakamaki National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology 3
#15 Hitoshi Kubo Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. 3
#33 Tetsuya Matsubara Aisin 2
#33 Hitoshi Kawashima National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology 2
#33 Takenori Osada Sumitomo Chemical 2
#33 Teruhisa IWAI Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. 2
#33 Yuichiro Imanari Sumitomo Chemical 2
#33 Takuya Nakanishi Micron 2
#33 Tomoko Higashiuchi Showa Denko Materials Co. 2
#33 Takeshi Ohara Honda Motor Co. 2
#33 Masanori Kato Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. 2
#33 Kim Kong Tham Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. 2
#33 Shinpei NISHIMURA Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. 2
#33 Makoto Anryu Sumitomo Chemical 2
#33 Masahiro Neya Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co. 2
#33 Hideaki Nagai Unknown 2
#33 Kentaro Ohama Komori 2
#33 Tomofumi Sakuma Canon 2
#33 Satoshi INOSE Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. 2
#33 Taiki YAMAMOTO Sumitomo Chemical 2