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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Akita, JP ranks #1,940 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,666 patents from 283 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Akita, JP include Daikin Industries, Canon, Taiyo Yuden Co..

Showing 1–50 of 283 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Osamu Tanaka Daikin Industries 167
2 Kazuya Matsumoto Canon 130
3 Hiroshi Kishi Taiyo Yuden Co. 122
#4 Junichi Noro Mitsumi Electric Co. 104
#5 Masayuki Nakano Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 57
#6 Toshiaki Sudo Sumco 49
#7 Yukihiro Yoshida Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 34
#8 Takashi Konishi Mitsubishi Materials Electronic Chemicals Co. 28
#9 Ken Kitahara Sumco 27
#10 Yoshitaka Kadowaki Dowa Electronics Materials Co. 22
#11 Kensuke Kageyama Mitsubishi Materials Electronic Chemicals Co. 20
#12 Atsushi Hitomi Tdk 19
#12 Masatoshi Iwata Dowa Electronics Materials Co. 19
#12 Eriko Suzuki Japan Super Quartz 19
#12 Yukihiko Sakaguchi Sumitomo Bakelite Co. 19
#16 Eriko Kitahara Sumco 17
#16 Masahiro Hagiwara Ebara 17
#16 Fumitomo Watanabe Micron 17
#19 Taro Aoki Kowa Company 16
#20 Koji Hosokawa Elpida Memory 14
#20 Sumio Kato Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. 14
#22 Katsunari Moriai Tdk 13
#23 Takuma Yoshioka Japan Super Quartz 12
#23 Takaya Ishigaki Tdk 12
#25 Shinobu Fujiwara Tdk Electronics Ag 11
#26 Sensho Usami Micron 10
#26 Yukio Ishibashi Takeda Chemical Industries 10
#28 Satoru Yoshimura Akita University 9
#28 Shinetsu Harata Sumitomo Bakelite Co. 9
#28 Satoru Motoyama Yamaha 9
#28 Shinsuke Yamazaki Sumco 9
#28 Mitsutoshi Jikei Akita University 9
#28 Yoshimi Komatsu Nippon Kokan Co. 9
#28 Kenichi Kanemasa Sumitomo Bakelite Co. 9
#28 Masataka Ogasawara Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. 9
#28 Yoshiaki Imano Mitsumi Electric Co. 9
#37 Naoya Sunachi Dowa Mining Co. 8
#37 Kenichi Saitoh Hitachi 8
#39 Mikio MURAOKA Mitsubishi Electric 7
#39 Kanenari Kusanagi Mitsumi Electric Co. 7
#39 Shinya Yoshihara Tdk 7
#39 Masahiro Yahagi Tdk 7
#39 Kouta Hasebe Sumco 7
#39 Nobuaki Kikuchi Tdk Electronics Ag 7
#39 Masakazu Odaka Semiconductor Energy Laboratory 7
#39 Takanori Nishida Toray Industries 7
#47 Kunio Mogi Tdk 6
#47 Kazuhiro Ouchi Governor Of Akita Prefecture 6
#47 Tomonobu Kusano Nara Institute Of Science And Technology 6
#47 Kouji Kudou Tdk 6