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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Anan, JP ranks #1,247 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,700 patents from 306 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Anan, JP include Yazaki, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Nichia.

Showing 1–50 of 306 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Hiroki Kondo Yazaki 135
2 Kentaro Watanabe Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 91
3 Masahiko Sano Nichia 80
#4 Toshiyuki Fujii Mitsubishi Electric 79
#5 Takayuki Shinohara Sony 68
#6 Masafumi Sakamoto Japan Servo Co. 62
#6 Masaaki Katsumata Nichia 62
#8 Ryo Yamamoto Brother Kogyo 56
#9 Tadaaki Ikeda Nichia 47
#10 Akinori Yoneda Nichia 42
#11 Yoshiki Inoue Nichia 39
#12 Seiichi Hayashi Hitachi 38
#13 Tomohisa Kishimoto Nichia 36
#14 Kenichi Matsui Sumitomo Electric Industries 35
#15 Ryoma Suenaga Nichia 33
#16 Toshiaki Ogawa Mitsubishi Electric 32
#17 Kensho Sakano Nichia 31
#18 Yukitoshi Marutani Nichia 30
#19 Yasuo Kanbara Ammono Sp. Z O.O. 26
#19 Kazuya Matsuda Nichia 26
#21 Toshio Moriguchi Nichia 25
#21 Takahiko Sakamoto Nichia 25
#21 Takayuki Yano Mitsubishi Electric 25
#21 Kazuya NISHIMATA Nichia 25
#25 Koichi Amari Sony 24
#25 Shuji Shioji Nichia 24
#27 Tokuya Kozaki Nichia 23
#27 Shunsuke Minato Nichia 23
#27 Suguru Takashima Nichia 23
#30 Tomoya Yamashita Canon 22
#31 Atsuo Michiue Nichia 21
#31 Isamu Niki Nichia 21
#33 Masayuki Senoh Nichia Chemical Industries 20
#34 Hiroaki TAMEMOTO Nichia 19
#34 Masatoshi Kameshima Nichia 19
#36 Mamoru Imada Nichia 18
#36 Katsuyoshi Kadan Nichia 18
#36 Suguru Beppu Nichia 18
#39 Takayoshi WAKAKI Nichia 17
#39 Kunihito Sugimoto Nichia 17
#39 Yoshitaka Bando Nichia 17
#39 Yohei Wakai Nichia 17
#43 Kenta Iwai Toray Industries 16
#43 Dai Wakamatsu Nichia 16
#43 Hiroki FUKUTA Nichia 16
#43 Atsutomo Hama Nichia 16
#47 Atsushi Hashizume Mitsubishi Electric 15
#47 Kunihiro Izuno Nichia 15
#47 Chinami NAKAI Nichia 15
#47 Yoshiyuki Ide Nec 15