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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Matsubara, JP ranks #3,764 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 777 patents from 172 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Matsubara, JP include Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Hitachi, Sakai Chemical Industry Co..

Showing 1–50 of 172 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kohji Kawabata Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co. 43
2 Masao Fukunaga Hitachi 39
3 Tadao Nakatsuji Sakai Chemical Industry Co. 37
#4 Toshiyuki Yamashita Mitsubishi Electric 36
#5 Tadayoshi Nagaoka Nagaoka International 35
#6 Yoshio Tani Fujitsu Limited 28
#7 Kazuhiro Tsujino Sanyo Electric Co. 18
#7 Kensaku Nakamura Koyo Seiko Co. 18
#9 Hideyoshi Yamaoka Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 16
#10 Toshihito Kido Minolta Co. 14
#11 Toshihiro Tsumura Suehiro Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha 13
#11 Yasumasa Akazawa 13
#13 Sadahide Yano Yugen Kaisha Yano Engineering 10
#13 Toshiya Morie Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co. 10
#13 Kiyomi Nakakita Toyota 10
#16 Takeaki Kashiwara Unknown 9
#16 Muneo Kuroda Minolta 9
#16 Yasuhiro Hatano Panasonic 9
#16 Fuminori Kaneko Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 9
#16 Toshiaki Hosoi 9
#16 Hideaki Kashiwara Unknown 9
#16 Ryohei Kashiwara Unknown 9
#16 Katsutoshi Hamada Nidec 9
#16 Kiyoshi Hataura Kubota 9
#25 Reiji Segawa Sumitomo Electric Industries 8
#25 Kazuyoshi Yamagata Alps Alpine Co. 8
#25 Akira Oi Kabushiki Kaisha Neriki 8
#25 Seiei Sasatani Ono Pharmaceutical Co. 8
#29 Jouji Anzai Sumitomo Electric Industries 7
#29 Motonori Munesue Unknown 7
#29 Koji Kagaya Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 7
#29 Masakazu Iwai Green Cross 7
#29 Kazutoshi Okamoto Kubota 7
#29 Shuichi Akiyama Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 7
#29 Koji Iwai Kubota 7
#36 Mikiharu Imazaike Panasonic 6
#36 Nobuo Imamura Yashima Electric Co. 6
#36 Yoshihiro Fujisaki Sumitomo Electric Industries 6
#36 Tadao Fujihira Showa Aluminum 6
#40 Shin Nagata Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co. 5
#40 Jun Yoshikado Imanishi Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 5
#40 Yoshio Shinno Kubota 5
#40 Shigeru Kita Honda Motor Co. 5
#40 Noriko Higuchi Takeda Chemical Industries 5
#45 Takahiko Hashizuka Sumitomo Pharma Oncology 4
#45 Taichi Inada 4
#45 Kazuo Kai Nipro 4
#45 Rikuo Fukamachi 4
#45 Kazuhiro Otani Taihei Machinery Works 4
#45 Tomomasa Kajita Ricoh Company 4