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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Kishiwada, JP ranks #4,963 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 539 patents from 108 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Kishiwada, JP include Minolta Co., Minolta, Yugenkaisha Shinjo Seisakusho.

Showing 1–50 of 108 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kazuhiko Ishimaru Minolta Co. 76
2 Shigeru Wada Minolta 46
3 Tadashi Shinjo Yugenkaisha Shinjo Seisakusho 20
#4 Yutaka Nagayama Nagayama Electronic Industry Co. 18
#5 Toshihiro Saruwatari Sanyo Electric Co. 15
#6 Hiroyuki Kannou Sanyo Electric Co. 14
#7 Naoya Kasai Daiso Co. 13
#8 Ryouzou Imanishi Kubota 12
#8 Toshio Asaumi Sanyo Electric Co. 12
#10 Akio Shoji Dainippon Ink And Chemicals 11
#10 Motomu Yoshimura Mitsubishi Electric 11
#10 Ryozo Imanishi Kubota 11
#13 Yoshiiku Kikukawa Minolta 10
#13 Katsumi Yoshino Unknown 10
#13 Sueyoshi Ishikawa Daikin Industries 10
#16 Manabu Kawachi Pioneer Electronic 9
#16 Eiji Nagasaki Sumitomo Electric Industries 9
#18 Naofumi KAWAMURA Jtekt 8
#18 Masaji Kure Kubota 8
#18 Fumiyoshi Yamada Dainippon Ink And Chemicals 8
#18 Toru Itoi Unknown 8
#22 Toshinobu Uemura Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co. 7
#22 Takaharu Matsuo Fuji Oil Holdings 7
#22 Kenji Kotaki Shima Seiki Mfg. 7
#25 Yoshihiko Imura Funai Electric Co. 6
#25 Toshiyuki Kitai Canon 6
#25 Yutaka Takashige Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 6
#28 Hideo Yoshidome Kanebo, Limited 5
#28 Motoki Matsubara Kanzaki Paper Manufacturing Co. 5
#28 Katsumi Hirose The Yokohama Rubber Co. 5
#28 Koji Tsukuda Archer-Daniels-Midland 5
#28 Hajime Shikiya Kubota 5
#33 Kouji Shirai Nec 4
#33 Shunsaku Toshihiro Noritsu Koki Co. 4
#33 Hitoo Umemoto The Ohtsu Tire & Rubber Co. 4
#33 Taizo Wakimura Konica Minolta 4
#33 Keizi Fuzioka The Ohtsu Tire & Rubber Co. 4
#33 Yoshiki Fukumoto Daihen 4
#33 Haruyuki Nakaoka Osaka Gas Co. 4
#33 Takuji Nakai Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal 4
#33 Eiji Furuya Chugai Ro Co. 4
#42 Ariko Kawasaki Hitachi 3
#42 Minoru Saruta Asahi Intecc Co. 3
#42 Toshiyuki Yotsumoto Kubota 3
#42 Keiji Fujioka Kobe Steel 3
#42 Teiji Nakabayashi Daikin Industries 3
#42 Tamotsu Kamoda House Food Industrial Co. 3
#42 Yuji Nishioka Johnsondiversey 3
#49 Uichi Nobuhara 2
#49 Osami Fuziwara Kubota 2