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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hamamatsu, JP ranks #114 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 22,771 patents from 3,044 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hamamatsu, JP include Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Canon, Sumitomo Wiring Systems.

Showing 1–50 of 3,044 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Katsumi Shibayama Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 260
2 Tetsuya Sato Canon 156
3 Shinichi Yamada Sumitomo Wiring Systems 154
#4 Jun Ishii Nitto Denko 151
#5 Masaki Hirose Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 136
#6 Naoki Uchiyama Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 121
#7 Tetsuya Iida Renesas Electronics 118
#8 Tomonori Nakamura Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 113
#9 Katsunori Suzuki Hitachi 112
#10 Takashi Kasahara Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 104
#11 Masao Noro Yamaha 101
#12 Takeshi Konno Honda Motor Co. 99
#13 Kunihiko Watanabe Ajinomoto Co. 97
#14 Keisuke Uchida Tdk 96
#15 Takafumi Yokino Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 95
#16 Masanori Okada Hitachi Koki Co. 93
#17 Yoshinori Endo Xanavi Informatics 87
#18 Seiichiro Mizuno Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 85
#19 Yuichi Sugiyama Taiyo Yuden Co. 82
#19 Toru Aoki Seiko Epson 82
#21 Kenshi Fukumitsu Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 78
#22 Takayuki Ohmura Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 76
#22 Hirofumi Kan Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 76
#24 Masaharu Muramatsu Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 74
#24 Tomofumi Suzuki Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 74
#24 Hiroyuki Kyushima Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 74
#27 Tetsuya Fujita Sumitomo Wiring Systems 73
#27 Daiki SUZUKI Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 73
#29 Tsutomu Yamaguchi Sanyo Electric Co. 72
#29 Katsuji Yoshimura Canon 72
#31 Toru Fujita Seiko Epson 71
#32 Kengo Suzuki Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 70
#33 Hideki Shimoi Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 69
#34 Fumitsugu Fukuyo Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 68
#34 Eiichi Tanaka Sony 68
#36 Shusaku Goto Nitto Denko 63
#36 Ryotaro Ishikawa Sumitomo Wiring Systems 63
#36 Tatsuya Sugimoto Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 63
#36 Kazuki Fujita Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 63
#40 Motohiro Suyama Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 62
#40 Ryoichi Nakase Sanshin Industries 62
#40 Akihiko Takahashi Sumitomo Chemical 62
#40 Jun Sakurai 62
#44 Tadashi Sugiyama Ibiden Co. 61
#44 Masahiro Kotani Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 61
#46 Nobuyuki Hirai Canon 60
#47 Tatsuyuki Ohashi Honda Motor Co. 59
#47 Seiji Okamoto NTT 59
#47 Masayoshi Nanami Yamaha Motor 59
#50 Toshimitsu Kawai Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 58