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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Minato, JP ranks #722 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 4,676 patents from 776 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Minato, JP include Sanshin Industries, Nec, Tdk.

Showing 1–50 of 776 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Masahiko Kato Sanshin Industries 174
2 Masao Imai Nec 116
3 Satoshi Maruyama Tdk 108
#4 Haruhiko Okumura Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 78
#5 Taiji Ito Sony 73
#6 Hiroyuki Nemoto Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited 72
#7 Kohtaro Hayashi Minolta Co. 70
#8 Takashi Uchiyama Canon 68
#9 Naomi Shida Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 63
#10 Nobuo Ando Subaru 59
#11 Takuya Sano Sony 55
#12 Yoshihiro Iida Olympus Optical Co. 52
#13 Kenji Sugimoto Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co. 51
#14 Tomoyuki Takeguchi Toshiba Medical Systems 49
#15 Junichi Yamaguchi Honda Motor Co. 43
#16 Masaaki Tsuruta Sony 42
#17 Hidehiko Sekizawa Sony 41
#18 Yuzo Aoshima Fujifilm 39
#18 Itaru Kanno Tokyo Electron Limited 39
#20 Yoshitaka Nishimura Fuji Electric Co. 36
#21 Ikuo Mimura Nippon Carbide Kogyo 35
#22 Masakatsu Kitani Japan Display 34
#22 Yasuo Matsuki Jsr 34
#24 Akinobu Sugino Sony 33
#25 Hiroharu Oyama Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems 32
#25 Masayuki Doi Mitsubishi Electric 32
#25 Nozomu Ozaki Sony 32
#28 Kazunari Kurita Sumco 31
#29 Kan Ebisawa Sony 30
#30 Yuki Okabe Fujifilm 29
#30 Yasunobu Sakaguchi Fujitsu Limited 29
#30 Kazuhiko Aoki Nec 29
#33 Takahiro Mishima Fujifilm 28
#34 Hirokazu Sakakibara Jsr 27
#35 Kiyoaki Takiguchi Sony 26
#35 Nobuhiro Yugami Fujitsu Limited 26
#37 Naoki Miyanaga Japan Display 25
#37 Takao Ina Fujitsu Limited 25
#39 Yukihiro Hara Rigaku 24
#40 Yoshihisa Ono Mitsubishi Electric 23
#40 Ayumi Mori Japan Display 23
#42 Yushin Yamamoto Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems 22
#42 Toshiaki Abe Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 22
#42 Keiichi Shiraishi Mitsubishi Electric 22
#42 Masaru Toyoda Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems 22
#46 Shin Serizawa Nec 21
#47 Tetsuya Hirata Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha 20
#47 Yasuko Sekiguchi Chisso 20
#47 Tomohisa Shimazu Tokyo Electron Limited 20
#47 Goroh Saitoh Nec 20