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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hitachi, JP ranks #127 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 20,758 patents from 2,929 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hitachi, JP include Nissan Motor Co., Fujitsu Limited, Yokogawa Electric.

Showing 1–50 of 2,929 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Takeshi Kimura Nissan Motor Co. 154
2 Shigeru Ohno Fujitsu Limited 130
3 Akira Miura Yokogawa Electric 120
#4 Nobuyuki Yamashita Kubota 116
#5 Ikuo Hiyama Hitachi 101
#6 Minoru Ohsuga Hitachi 99
#7 Ryoichi Kaneko Seikosha Co. 93
#7 Mitsuru Hashimoto Ricoh Company 93
#9 Koyo Katsura Hitachi 91
#10 Ken Takahashi Hitachi 85
#10 Tsunenori Yamamoto Hitachi 85
#10 Akihiko Emori Hitachi 85
#13 Fumio Kawamura Ngk Insulators 75
#14 Kazutoshi Watanabe Sumitomo Chemical 73
#15 Hideo Maejima Hitachi 72
#16 Haruo Akahoshi Hitachi 71
#17 Makoto Tsumura Hitachi 69
#17 Hideyuki Kikuchi Fujitsu Limited 69
#19 Kunio Miyashita Hitachi 68
#20 Kinya Aota Hitachi 67
#21 Hiroshi Yoshiura Hitachi 63
#21 Motoya Ito Denso 63
#23 Mitsuru Watabe Hitachi 61
#23 Michiya Okada Hitachi 61
#25 Haruyoshi Tatsu Nippon Mektron 60
#26 Kazuhiro Ogawa Hitachi 59
#26 Mitsuo Kayano Hitachi 59
#28 Shigeki Morinaga Hitachi 58
#29 Yasuo Morooka Hitachi 56
#29 Akio Mukoh Hitachi 56
#29 Kazuo Hiramoto Hitachi 56
#32 Shinichi Fukada Hitachi 55
#32 Moriaki Fuyama Hitachi 55
#34 Yoshiaki Ishigami Hitachi Cable 54
#35 Kazuo Tahara Hitachi 53
#35 Katsumi Iijima Canon 53
#37 Motoo Aoyama Hitachi 52
#37 Fumimasa Horikiri Sumitomo Chemical 52
#39 Toshiaki Okuyama Hitachi 51
#40 Nobuki Matsui Daikin Industries 50
#41 Sachio Suzuki Hitachi Cable 49
#42 Yukio Kurosawa Hitachi 48
#42 Ikuro Masuda Hitachi 48
#42 Daisuke Makino Hitachi Chemical Company 48
#45 Hajime Fujikura Sumitomo Chemical 47
#46 Kenichi Onda Hitachi 46
#46 Masahito Ohe Hitachi 46
#46 Yuuichirou Ueno Hitachi 46
#49 Nobuyuki Saito Seiko Epson 45
#49 Shoichi Hirota Hitachi Displays 45