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Fukui, JP All Time

2,398 patents  ·  650 inventors

Ranked #1,400 of 112,640 cities Top 2%

Fukui, JP ranks #1,400 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,398 patents from 650 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Fukui, JP include Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Nicca Chemical Co., Kubota.

Showing 1–50 of 650 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mikio Katayama Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 81
2 Masakazu Nishino Nicca Chemical Co. 64
3 Atsushi Shinkai Kubota 55
#4 Kazutoyo Takata Panasonic 53
#5 Kensaku Yamamoto Denso 41
#5 Toshio Katsuyama Hitachi 41
#7 Hirohiko Kimura Panasonic 31
#7 Isao Hattori Ngk Insulators 31
#9 Yoshinobu Tsuchiya Isuzu Motors Limited 28
#10 Kunihiro Maeda Hitachi 27
#11 Kouji Muraoka Shuhou Co. 25
#11 Toyohiko Sakai Panasonic 25
#13 Tadao Nomura Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 23
#13 Yukinori Ueda Murata Manufacturing Co. 23
#15 Masanori Imai Fujitsu Limited 22
#15 Hideyuki Murakami Panasonic 22
#17 Kouichi Amaya Matsuura Machinery 21
#17 Tetsuya Morinaga Murata Manufacturing Co. 21
#19 Yutaka Fujii Mazda Motor 18
#20 Koichi Amaya Matsuura Machinery 17
#20 Aki Ogawa Aisin Aw Industries Co. 17
#20 Fumitoshi Masuda Murata Manufacturing Co. 17
#20 Takahiro Akiyoshi Panasonic 17
#24 Akira Nakao University Of Fukui 16
#25 Satoru Masunaga Masunaga Optical Mfg. Co. 15
#25 Harukazu Okuda Nissin Chemical Industry Co. 15
#25 Tetsuro Hanahara Sumitomo Electric Industries 15
#28 Hirofumi Mizukami Panasonic 14
#28 Kazumasa Kawabe Fukui Prefectural Government 14
#28 Shogo Nakayama Sumitomo Electric Industries 14
#31 Hiromitsu Noda Sumitomo Electric Industries 13
#31 Tadashi Uno Fujitsu Limited 13
#31 Isao Hyoi Murai Associates 13
#31 Masahito Saruban Murata Manufacturing Co. 13
#31 Yukitoshi Higashinaka Kuraray Fastening Co. 13
#31 Shigeru Matsukawa Panasonic 13
#37 Katsuya Morinaka Sumitomo Electric Industries 12
#37 Takehiko Hamada Nec 12
#37 Hideki Terashima Dexerials 12
#37 Masahiro Mizukami Panasonic 12
#41 Tomonori Kinoshita Aisin Aw Industries Co. 11
#41 Yoshikazu Chigodo Murata Manufacturing Co. 11
#41 Hitokazu Shitanaka Panasonic 11
#41 Masaru Murai Murai Associates 11
#45 Yoshiaki Ise Shin-Etsu Quartz Co. 10
#45 Norio Hatanaka Panasonic 10
#45 Fumio Shirasaki Seiren Co. 10
#45 Satoshi Soeta Shin-Etsu Handotai Co. 10
#45 Tomohiro Mitani Panasonic 10
#50 Masaaki Hosoda Nicca Chemical Co. 9

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