Showing 1–8 of 8 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoji Ikeda | Tohoku University | 73 |
| 2 | Tsutomu Yamashita | Komag | 48 |
| 3 | Makoto Shizukuishi | Fujitsu Limited | 39 |
| #4 | Mitsumasa Koyanagi | Tohoku University | 25 |
| #5 | Hiroshi Iwabuchi | Fujifilm | 17 |
| #6 | Masato Otani | Nitto Chemical Industry Co. | 9 |
| #7 | Yahong Wang | Petrochina Company Limited | 6 |
| #8 | Toshihiko Ogura | Japan Science And Technology Agency | 2 |
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