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Kitakyushu, JP All Time

9,501 patents  ·  2,007 inventors

Ranked #323 of 112,640 cities Top 1%

Kitakyushu, JP ranks #323 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 9,501 patents from 2,007 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Kitakyushu, JP include Mitsubishi Electric, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Canon.

Showing 1–50 of 2,007 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Akira Yamazaki Mitsubishi Electric 182
2 Kenichi Nakamura Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 177
3 Minoru Sato Canon 150
#4 Toshihiro Yamamoto NS Sumikin Chemical 99
#5 Michio Komatsu Catalysts & Chemicals Industries Co. 82
#6 Hidemi Sasaki Fujitsu Limited 81
#7 Akihito Ono Brother Kogyo 80
#8 Takashi Matsunaga Koito Manufacturing Co. 79
#9 Masaaki Shibata Canon 76
#9 Takamasa Suzuki Micron 76
#11 Naoki Sakamoto Seiko Epson 73
#12 Masamichi Ishihara Hitachi 70
#13 Koji Sonoda Hitachi 69
#14 Nobuyuki Harada Nippon Shokubai Co. 55
#15 Tetsuo Kimura Nitta 54
#16 Tokujiro Okuno Seiko Epson 50
#17 Takashi Nishida Toyota 49
#18 Takayuki Shiota Seiko Epson 48
#19 Takahiro Kai NS Sumikin Chemical 47
#20 Shuzi Hayase Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 46
#21 Shu Kashirajima Toto 40
#21 Koji Kamei Showa Denko K.K. 40
#23 Toshiharu Hirai Jgc Catalysts And Chemicals 38
#24 Tadashi Nakayama Nippon Steel 37
#24 Atsushi Toyohara Toto 37
#26 Toshio Kikuchi Nissan Motor Co. 36
#26 Yuji Yoshioka Toto 36
#28 Satoshi Yamakawa Nec 35
#28 Hiroki Hasegawa Amg Co. 35
#28 Yoshihiko Asai Sumitomo Electric Industries 35
#31 Toshiyuki Yamagishi Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 32
#31 Chihiro Kobayashi Hitachi 32
#31 Katsumi Amano Mitsui High-Tec 32
#31 Takashi Suyama J.S.T. Mfg. Co. 32
#31 Tomohiro Miyazaki Toto 32
#31 Masayuki Matsuda Catalysts & Chemicals Industries Co. 32
#37 Hiroshi Onda Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 31
#37 Hiroyasu Nishida Catalysts & Chemicals Industries Co. 31
#39 Masafumi Ishikawa Toto 30
#40 Shinya Morimoto Yaskawa Electric 29
#41 Ryo Muraguchi Jgc Catalysts And Chemicals 28
#42 Tatsuya Hayakawa Sumitomo Wiring Systems 27
#42 Fumio Yamamoto NTT 27
#42 Yoichi Mori Ebara 27
#42 Tomohiro Kudo Canon 27
#46 Kiyotaka Nakamura Seiko Epson 26
#46 Kanji Watanabe — 26
#46 Yasuhiko Kaku Yaskawa Electric 26
#49 Tamio Nakamura Yaskawa Electric 25
#50 Koichi Toyoda Minebea Co. 24

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