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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Asahi, JP ranks #9,088 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 230 patents from 43 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Asahi, JP include Seiko Epson, Hitachi, Japan Energy.

Showing 1–43 of 43 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Seiichi Taniguchi Seiko Epson 39
2 Kazuhide Nakamura Seiko Epson 30
3 Ikuo Hayaishi Seiko Epson 21
#4 Shigeo Tamaki Hitachi 16
#5 Hiroki Koyama Japan Energy 15
#6 Katsuhiro Matsuyama Olympus Optical Co. 13
#7 Tadashi Okajima Sanyo Electric Co. 11
#8 Yasushi Akatsuka Seiko Epson 8
#9 Yoshio Oyama Yoshida Kogyo K.K. 7
#10 Atsushi MAJIMA Seiko Epson 6
#10 Toshitada Hirata Mechano Transformer 6
#10 Yoshiyuki Furumi Seiko Epson 6
#13 Kazuhiro Hozumi Kuroda Precision Industries 5
#13 Takatoshi Furuya Nippon Thermostat Co. 5
#15 Tatsuo Tsuchiya Kuroda Precision Industries 4
#16 Toshiyuki Edakawa Hitachi 3
#16 Norihito Kishimoto 3
#18 Tatsuto Omori Kuroda Precision Industries 2
#18 Junichi Hosaka HGST 2
#18 Kouji Nakanishi Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited 2
#18 Kenichi Sueyoshi Ikegami Tsushinki Co. 2
#18 Yoshinori Kawawa Mechano Transformer 2
#18 Toshihiro YAGYU 2
#24 Norihiko Usui Nisshinbo Industries 1
#24 Toshio Hamaguchi Sumitomo Electric Industries 1
#24 Yuka Itou Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha 1
#24 Kihachirou Takano 1
#24 Noboru Yamazumi Ferrotec 1
#24 Sirou Tsuda Ferrotec 1
#24 Bunichi Ishimi 1
#24 Sadao Nakatsuka Hitachi 1
#24 Kazuhige Asakawa Molex 1
#24 Tadishi Okajima 1
#24 Kuniyoshi Kanazawa 1
#24 Koji Ishige Kuroda Seiko Co. 1
#24 Yoshihiko Yagyu 1
#24 Nobuhiko Matuura Hitachi 1
#24 Makoto Hyodo Continental Teves Ag & Co. Ohg 1
#24 Hiroshi Takumori Continental Teves Ag & Co. Ohg 1
#24 Hiroo Kumami Nasa 1
#24 Kosuke Umeda 1
#24 Sayuri Ohgiri Merck 1
#24 Hiroshi Ookawa Fujitsu Limited 1