Showing 1–17 of 17 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshiyuki Tahara | Nisshin Flour Milling | 29 |
| 2 | Sadahisa Wada | Tonen | 6 |
| 2 | Noriko Komatsu | Pentax | 6 |
| #4 | Toyoji Shimizu | Mitsui Petrochemical Industries | 5 |
| #4 | Akio Umemoto | Kasei Optonix | 5 |
| #4 | Junichi Konno | Fujitsu Limited | 5 |
| #4 | Shoichi Ohtaka | Honda Motor Co. | 5 |
| #8 | Takanori Ijitsu | Nisshin Flour Milling | 4 |
| #9 | Toshikazu Inden | Chino | 3 |
| #9 | Hidenaga Horiuchi | Kasei Optonix | 3 |
| #11 | Masami Endoh | Toa Nenryo Kogyo | 2 |
| #11 | Toshiaki Uesugi | — | 2 |
| #13 | Kaoru Asanuma | Hitachi | 1 |
| #13 | Masakatsu Tanji | Hitachi | 1 |
| #13 | Kazuyuki Sakota | Dai Nippon Insatsu | 1 |
| #13 | Hideyuki Kuwakara | Ashai Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | 1 |
| #13 | Akira Gokan | New Japan Radio Co. | 1 |