9,078,341
Patents All Time
4,157,543
Inventors
106,554
Companies

Top Inventors All Time

RankNamePatentsCompany
1 Shunpei Yamazaki 6,629 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
2 Kia Silverbrook 4,747 Silverbrook Research Pty
3 Tao Luo 4,316 Qualcomm
#4 Jonathan P. Ive 2,875 Apple
#5 Kangguo Cheng 2,819 IBM
#6 Junyi Li 2,780 Qualcomm
#7 Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2,667 Johnson & Johnson
#8 Peter Gaal 2,489 Qualcomm
#9 Duncan Robert Kerr 2,464 Apple
#10 Bartley K. Andre 2,411 Apple

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Top Companies All Time

RankCompanyPatents
1 Samsung 175,578
2 IBM 166,374
3 Canon 92,955
#4 Sony 73,210
#5 LG 69,968
#6 Unknown 69,227
#7 Intel 64,752
#8 GE 56,896
#9 Microsoft 56,789
#10 Fujitsu Limited 55,272

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Top Cities All Time

RankCityPatents
1 Tokyo, JP 716,148
#6 Yokohama, JP 432,220
#11 Seoul, KR 296,870
#12 San Jose, CA 289,949
#13 San Diego, CA 235,197
#14 San Francisco, CA 225,019
#15 Osaka, JP 188,510
#17 Beijing, CN 149,128
#25 Suwon-si, KR 148,411
#31 Austin, TX 146,494

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