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Nonoichi, JP ranks #5,123 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 517 patents from 53 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Nonoichi, JP include Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Asahi Glass Co., Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage.

Showing 1–50 of 53 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Hideto Sugawara Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 78
2 Kenya Kobayashi Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 62
3 Yukie Nishikawa Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 50
#4 Tetsuya Nakashima Asahi Glass Co. 37
#5 Kenichi Matsushita Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage 33
#6 Tatsuya Shiraishi Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 26
#7 Yoshiharu Takada Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 25
#8 Norihisa Maeda Japan Display 20
#9 Kazuhiro Tamura Sony 17
#10 Toshihiro Ninomiya Japan Display 12
#11 Masahiro Seto Kanazawa Institute Of Technology 11
#11 Kouta Tomita Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 11
#11 Hideyuki Ura Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 11
#14 Takashi Nakamae Eizo 10
#15 Hiroaki Sanno Murao Boki Kabushiki Kaisha 8
#15 Naoko Nishizawa Japan Science And Technology Agency 8
#17 Masakazu Sawano Alpad 7
#17 Motonari Amano Takai Tofu & Soymilk Equipment 7
#19 Tasuku ONO Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 6
#19 Hidenori Egoshi Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 6
#19 Seiji Meki Fujitsu Limited 6
#19 Akira Ezaki Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 6
#19 Shuji Kamata Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 6
#24 Masashi Yamabe Kanazawa Institute Of Technology 4
#24 Kiyoshi UZAWA Kanazawa Institute Of Technology 4
#24 Hiromichi Minami Kyoto University 4
#24 Emiko Inoue Unicharm 4
#24 Tomoyuki Sakuma Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 4
#29 Takahiko KUROKAWA 3
#29 Yoshimitsu Kuwahara Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 3
#31 Masato Nishi Takai Tofu & Soymilk Equipment 2
#31 Kiyoshi Kanemoto 2
#31 Taku Kitaura House Foods 2
#31 Shinji Onzuka Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 2
#31 Emiko Adachi Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 2
#36 Masakazu Takazawa Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co. 1
#36 Yoshihiro Morita House Foods 1
#36 Takafumi Koumoto Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 1
#36 Yasuko KONISHI Sugiyo Co. 1
#36 Touichirou Takai Takai Tofu & Soymilk Equipment 1
#36 Yoshiyuki Futamata Aisin Keikinzoku Co. 1
#36 Tooru Awazu Takai Tofu & Soymilk Equipment 1
#36 Ikuo Togashi Takai Tofu & Soymilk Equipment 1
#36 Sanno Hiroaki Murao Boki Kabushiki Kaisha 1
#36 Manato Kanesaki Toyota 1
#36 Makoto Diou Takai Tofu & Soymilk Equipment 1
#36 Hisai UEDA Kanazawa Institute Of Technology 1
#36 Kazuo Hosotani Takai Tofu & Soymilk Equipment 1
#36 Shinji Onduka Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 1
#36 Mieko Kogi Japan Advanced Institute Of Science And Technology 1