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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Tokai, JP ranks #1,790 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,851 patents from 387 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Tokai, JP include Hitachi, Mitsubishi Materials, Toyota.

Showing 1–50 of 387 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Hiroyuki Nakano Hitachi 174
2 Hideaki Sakurai Mitsubishi Materials 106
3 Hideo Koyama Toyota 48
#4 Shigeo Takeuchi Hitachi 44
#5 Masaki Matsumori Japan Display 43
#6 Yasunori Takahashi Kawasaki Teitoku Co. 37
#7 Hideyoshi Tsuruta Ngk Insulators 29
#8 Kazumasa Hasegawa Seiko Epson 27
#8 Takeshi Nishikibe Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha 27
#10 Toshimitsu Aso Nippon Steel 25
#11 Misao Ogawa Nippon Steel 24
#12 Masaharu Hayakawa Mitsubishi Electric 23
#13 Hidenori Oka Brother Kogyo 22
#13 Toshihiko Matsuo Mitsubishi Materials 22
#15 Akira Nishimizu Hitachi 21
#16 Kunihiro Yamaura Toyota 19
#17 Takehiko Yoshida Vision Optic Co. 18
#17 Hiromitsu Sago Brother Kogyo 18
#17 Akinori Morishima Toyota 18
#20 Masateru Suwa Hitachi 17
#21 Toshio Hotta Aiphone Co. 16
#21 Mitsuo Kuriyama Hitachi 16
#23 Mitsumasa Kako Brother Kogyo 14
#23 Osamu Furuta GE 14
#25 Hitoshi Miyazaki Panasonic 13
#26 Takekazu Terui Denso 12
#26 Hajime Banno Ihi 12
#26 Izumi Yamada Hitachi 12
#29 Mitsuru Sawamura Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal 11
#29 Eiji Ueno Nifco 11
#29 Tsutomu Kurita Kabushiki Kaisha Honda Lock 11
#29 Hironori Noto Toyota 11
#29 Nobuyuki Teraura Denso 11
#29 Naoki Saitou Pfu Limited 11
#35 Kouji Murata Aichi Steel Works 10
#35 Isao Kondoh Doryokuro Kakunenryo Kaihatsu Jigyodan 10
#35 Takeshi Usami Hitachi 10
#35 Minoru Kanoi Hitachi 10
#39 Yoshihiro Shimoide Denso 9
#39 Toru Matsuo Aichi Steel Works 9
#39 Nobuyuki Hashimura Denso 9
#39 Yoichi Hamada Daikin Industries 9
#39 Takeshi Inada Toto 9
#39 Minoru Yabuki Hitachi 9
#45 Jin Ohuchi Doryokuro Kakunenryo Kaihatsu Jigyodan 8
#45 Takeshi Higashino Sanyo Electric Co. 8
#45 Seiji Totsuka Denso 8
#45 Hidenori Kawai Nichia 8
#45 Shintaro Ishiyama Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute 8
#50 Hiroki NAKAI Nichia 7