Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Kurobe, JP ranks #3,460 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 859 patents from 165 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Kurobe, JP include Yoshida Kogyo K.K., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ykk.

Showing 1–50 of 165 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Shunji Akashi Yoshida Kogyo K.K. 77
2 Seiji Nishino Sumitomo Electric Industries 72
3 Ryoichiro Uehara Ykk 59
#4 Atsushi Takata Riso Kagaku 29
#5 Kenichi Yoshie Ykk 28
#6 Masahiro Kusayama Ykk 25
#7 Keiichi Yoshieda Yoshida Kogyo K.K. 20
#8 Yoshito Ikeguchi Ykk 18
#9 Kunio Hata Jujo Paper Co. 16
#10 Toyoo Morita Yoshida Kogyo K.K. 15
#11 Koitsu Morioka Ykk 13
#11 Hiromitsu Kaminaga Yoshida Kogyo K.K. 13
#13 Yukako Nakamura Ykk 11
#13 Chiharu Takemura Yoshida Kogyo K.K. 11
#13 Kazuo Tamura Ykk 11
#16 Ryuji Yamazaki Panasonic 10
#16 Mitsuo Horikawa Yoshida Kogyo K.K. 10
#18 Kenichiro Iai Ykk 9
#18 Hidenobu Nagahama Ykk 9
#18 Ryoichiro Takazakura Ykk 9
#18 Masaatsu Ofusa Yoshida Kogyo K.K. 9
#18 Katsumasa Odera Yoshida Kogyo K.K. 9
#23 Yoshinori Nakada Hitachi 8
#23 Chika Nakayama Ykk 8
#25 Akio Ikemura Yoshida Kogyo K.K. 7
#25 Mitsutoshi Ishihara Ykk 7
#25 Tsutomu Hakoi Yoshida Kogyo K.K. 7
#25 Koichiro Nawa Yoshida Kogyo K.K. 7
#25 Yoshinori Fujisaki Yoshida Kogyo K.K. 7
#25 Masanori Hirasawa Kokusai Gijutsu Kaihatsu Co. 7
#25 Makoto Kawanishi Unknown 7
#25 Yoshitoki Tsubokawa Yoshida Kogyo K.K. 7
#33 Toyosaku Ogura Ykk 6
#33 Ryoji Muratsubaki Sugino Machine Limited 6
#33 Yuichi Kubo Hitachi 6
#33 Jiro Nozaki Ykk 6
#33 Yoshie Ito Canon 6
#33 Hidehiro Kitayama 6
#33 Makoto Takekawa Ykk 6
#40 Masami Takemura Yoshida Kogyo K.K. 5
#40 Susumu Komuro Yoshida Kogyo K.K. 5
#40 Yoshihiro Kousaka Ykk 5
#40 Yoshitaka Iimura Yoshida Kogyo K.K. 5
#40 Yoichi Horikawa Yoshida Kogyo K.K. 5
#40 Sachi Kikuno Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co. 5
#40 Toshiaki Higuchi Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co. 5
#40 Masaaki Fuda Ykk 5
#48 Kazuhiro Funaya Ykk 4
#48 Tomiyoshi Takano Yoshida Kogyo K.K. 4
#48 Tatsuyoshi Miyazaki Ykk 4