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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Ako, JP ranks #5,870 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 430 patents from 114 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ako, JP include Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Nippon Shokubai Kagaku Kogyo Co., Hitachi.

Showing 1–50 of 114 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Minoru Okada Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. 53
2 Kunio Sano Nippon Shokubai Kagaku Kogyo Co. 28
3 Toshihiko Gotoh Hitachi 22
#4 Teruo Miyamoto Mitsubishi Electric 18
#5 Yasuyuki Tahara Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 14
#6 Moriaki Takechi Mitsubishi Electric 13
#7 Hirofumi Kurisu Sony 11
#7 Kazuki Moritsu Mitsubishi Electric 11
#9 Tetsuyuki Uno Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. 10
#10 Katsumi Shiono Mitsubishi Electric 9
#10 Hiroki Urashima Canon 9
#10 Hideo Shinohara Mitsubishi Kasei 9
#10 Kazunori Kono Sumitomo Electric Industries 9
#14 Tsugio Watanabe Unknown 7
#15 Tasuku Nakamoto Glory 6
#15 Naoji Yoshida Mitsubishi Electric 6
#15 Norifumi Sato Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. 6
#15 Yutaka Hiratsu Tateho Chemical Industries Co. 6
#15 Katsuji Sokai Mitsubishi Electric 6
#20 Eiko Matsuda Earth Chemical Co. 5
#20 Masafumi Kobune Tateho Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 5
#22 Tadashi Kawabe Tateho Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 4
#22 Yoshinari Ikegami Canon 4
#22 Atsuo Toutsuka Tateho Chemical Industries Co. 4
#22 Hirohisa Yokoya Earth Chemical Co. 4
#22 Tadasuke Kamei Tateho Chemical Industries Co. 4
#22 Takanobu Kashihara Earth Chemical Co. 4
#22 Hideki Kitagaki Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. 4
#22 Atsuya Kawase Tateho Chemical Industries Co. 4
#22 Yasuhiro Takeji Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. 4
#22 Junpei Haruta Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. 4
#22 Masanaga Yamaguchi Earth Chemical Co. 4
#22 Hidetaka Hiyama Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. 4
#22 Masaya Kato Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. 4
#35 Toshiki Idemaru Mitsubishi Denki K.K. 3
#35 Tetsuro Hakata Unknown 3
#35 Yasuji Yoshizumi Mitsubishi Electric 3
#35 Mikito Imai Glory 3
#35 Yoshihisa Ohsaki Tateho Chemical Industries Co. 3
#35 Tomoaki Chikazawa Tateho Chemical Industries Co. 3
#41 Toshinari Takada 2
#41 Yosio Saitou Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 2
#41 Akio Kishi Mitsubishi Electric 2
#41 Seiki Jikuhara Sanyo Electric Co. 2
#41 Hiroshi Momota Daikin Industries 2
#41 Shougo Matono Nippon Kayaku 2
#41 Toshio Kiyokawa Tateho Chemical Industries Co. 2
#41 Hirokazu Hisano Gore Enterprise Holdings 2
#41 Fukukazu Hirayama Sumitomo Electric Industries 2
#41 Toshikazu Kodani Tateho Chemical Industries Co. 2