Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Niigata, JP ranks #487 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 6,735 patents from 1,265 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Niigata, JP include Canon, Alps Electric Co., Honda Motor Co..

Showing 1–50 of 1,265 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Takeo Tsukamoto Canon 179
2 Masamichi Saito Alps Electric Co. 178
3 Toshiyuki Sato Honda Motor Co. 143
#4 Hiroki Yoshikawa Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 113
#5 Eiji Shinohara Daiwa Seiko Co. 105
#6 Yosuke Ide Alps Electric Co. 84
#7 Masayuki Katagiri Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 82
#8 Mutsuo Nakashima Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 70
#9 Eiji Umetsu Alps Electric Co. 66
#10 Shigehiro Nagura Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 61
#10 Tomohiro Watanabe Sony 61
#10 Hisayuki Yazawa Alps Electric Co. 61
#13 Mitsuo Narita Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 50
#14 Yoshihiro Nishiyama Alps Electric Co. 48
#15 Shigeyoshi Netsu Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 44
#15 Fuminori Arai Fujitsu Limited 44
#15 Tatsushi Kaneko Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 44
#18 Mitsuharu Kitamura Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 43
#18 Hideo Sakai Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Incorporated 43
#20 Hitoshi Takemoto Nec 40
#21 Masatoshi Takeda Mitsubishi Electric 38
#21 Kyuichi Sato Mitsumi Electric Co. 38
#21 Takashi Hatanai Alps Electric Co. 38
#24 Hidetoshi Takeda Sumitomo Electric Industries 37
#25 Toru Yakushiji Nec 36
#26 Fumihito Koike Alps Electric Co. 33
#26 Tsuneo Maruyama Diamet 33
#26 Tetsuo Aoyama Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 33
#29 Kazuomi Sato Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited 32
#29 Yukimitsu Yamada Alps Alpine Co. 32
#31 Koichi Mukasa Hokkaido University 31
#31 Ayumu Kiyomori Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 31
#31 Yusuke Nagae Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 31
#31 Yoshihumi Takeda Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 31
#31 Tetsushi Tamura Sumitomo Electric Industries 31
#31 Keiichiro Sato Fujifilm 31
#37 Masahiko Ishizone Tdk 30
#37 Makoto Takagawa Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 30
#39 Isao Asano Alps Electric Co. 28
#40 Hiroyuki Kurosawa Hitachi 27
#41 Eiichi Asano Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 26
#42 Takuya Sekiguchi Sumitomo Electric Industries 25
#42 Shuji Ebata Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 25
#42 Masaki Katagiri Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute 25
#42 Kazuto Ikemoto Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 25
#46 Hideki Gochou Alps Electric Co. 24
#46 Takafumi Abe Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 24
#46 Yoshihiro Kanada Alps Electric Co. 24
#46 Yoshihiko Konno Canon 24
#50 Yoshinari Ishii Diamet 23