Otsu, JP ranks #6,410 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 382 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Otsu, JP include Seiko Epson, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Murata Manufacturing Co..
Showing 1–14 of 14 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiroyuki Onishi | Seiko Epson | 93 |
| 2 | Hiroshi Ohashi | Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. | 61 |
| 3 | Kenichi Sakai | Murata Manufacturing Co. | 49 |
| #4 | Kozo Takahashi | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | 43 |
| #5 | Hirokazu Takeuchi | Nippon Electric Glass Co. | 42 |
| #6 | Masaki Fujita | Toray Industries | 39 |
| #7 | Hideyuki Fujiwara | Toyoda Gosei Co. | 24 |
| #8 | Toshiyuki Asakura | Toray Industries | 8 |
| #9 | Hideki Shinohara | Hitachi | 7 |
| #10 | Masao Hirose | Sony | 4 |
| #10 | Hirohito Okino | Toray Industries | 4 |
| #12 | Shigeru Suzue | Toray Industries | 3 |
| #12 | Atsuhiko Yamanaka | Kyowa Industrial Co. | 3 |
| #14 | Kazuhiko Kominami | Director-General Of Agency Of Industrial Science And Technology | 2 |