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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Fukuyama, JP ranks #1,618 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,071 patents from 471 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Fukuyama, JP include Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Jfe Steel, Ricoh Company.

Showing 1–50 of 471 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Katsuji Iguchi Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 73
2 Takumi Tanaka Jfe Steel 44
3 Kazumi Kobayashi Ricoh Company 43
#4 Kazuyoshi Sugihara Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 37
#5 Tatsuya Miyoshi Jfe Steel 36
#6 Shinsuke Sugata Horkos 34
#7 Hiroki Nakamaru Jfe Steel 31
#7 Norihiko Suzuki Honda Motor Co. 31
#9 Tetsuyuki Doi Ryobi 29
#10 Takeshi Shohoji Ryobi 26
#11 Takami Hikita Nitto Denko 24
#12 Shin Itoh Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 23
#13 Hiroaki Onuma Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 22
#13 Hiroyuki Masuoka Jfe Steel 22
#15 Yoshinori Mochizuki Mitsubishi Electric 21
#16 Satoshi Mita Nitto Denko 20
#17 Hiroyuki Iwamoto Nec 19
#17 Fumiyuki Hisatsune Mitsubishi Electric 19
#19 Katsunori Ono Seiko Epson 18
#19 Shingo Iwai Mitsubishi Electric 18
#21 Yusuke Dohi Jfe Steel 17
#21 Satoshi Hibino Yamaha 17
#21 Satoshi Ueoka Jfe Steel 17
#21 Kenji Hirota Tokuyama 17
#25 Nobuo Nasu Kabushiki Kaisha Kawakami Seisakusho 16
#25 Eiichiro Kataoka Fujifilm 16
#25 Teruyuki Hasegawa Kddi 16
#28 Kiyoshi Fukada Jfe Steel 14
#28 Yusaku Katoh Fukuyama Gomu Kogyo Kabushiki Gaisha 14
#30 Toshio Kakihara IBM 13
#30 Shinsuke Anzai Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 13
#30 Tetsuro Aoki Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 13
#30 Tsuneo Kondo Nippon Kokan Co. 13
#30 Junichi Terachi Mitsubishi Electric 13
#30 Hiroaki Fujihisa Mitsubishi Electric 13
#36 Yoshimichi Hino Jfe Steel 12
#36 Yoshihiro Hatakeyama Mitsubishi Electric 12
#36 Susumu Satou Calsonic Kansei 12
#36 Shunichi Tachibana Canon 12
#36 Hirotoshi Ohishi Mitsubishi Electric 12
#36 Takeshi Adaniya Nippon Kokan Co. 12
#36 Haruhisa Toda Mitsubishi Electric 12
#43 Tsuyoshi Uchiyama Fukuyama Gomu Kogyo Kabushiki Gaisha 11
#43 Yoichi Motoyashiki Nkk Co. 11
#43 Nobumasa Sato Nishikawa Rubber Co. 11
#46 Sadanori Imada Nkk Co. 10
#46 Koichi Ozawa Chugai Pharmaceutical 10
#46 Manabu Sogabe Mitsubishi Electric 10
#46 Takashi Kambara Panasonic 10
#50 Eiji Iizuka Jfe Steel 9