Shizuoka, JP ranks #4,348 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 640 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Shizuoka, JP include Canon, Yazaki, Yamaha Motor.
Showing 1–14 of 14 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manabu Kato | Canon | 171 |
| 2 | Masaru Fukuda | Yazaki | 142 |
| 3 | Takayoshi Suzuki | Yamaha Motor | 89 |
| 3 | Masayoshi Takahashi | Canon | 89 |
| #5 | Toshihiro Maki | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | 26 |
| #6 | Takanao Suzuki | Fujikura | 20 |
| #7 | Kenji Izumi | Shimane Prefectural Government | 18 |
| #8 | Takayuki Iwaki | Renesas Electronics | 17 |
| #8 | Koji Suto | Toyota | 17 |
| #10 | Yutaka Yagi | Teijin Limited | 16 |
| #11 | Takayoshi Hirakawa | Yazaki | 13 |
| #11 | Takashi Takagishi | Yazaki | 13 |
| #13 | Yoshihisa Natsume | Yazaki | 7 |
| #14 | Noriyuki Nagamine | Yazaki | 2 |
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