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Wakayama, JP
All Time
6,446 patents · 1,298 inventors
Ranked
#832
of 111,555 cities
Top 1%
Showing 1–50 of 1,298 inventors
Rank
Inventor
Primary Company
Patents
1
Shuichi Matsumoto
Yamaha
107
2
Seiichi Mori
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
90
3
Hiroshi Ishidoshiro
Sando Iron Works Co.
69
#4
Hideki Goto
Sumitomo Wiring Systems
66
#5
Yoshikazu Sando
Sando Iron Works Co.
61
#6
Koji Kita
Noritsu Koki Co.
60
#7
Jun Shimizu
Sony
58
#8
Akihiro Onoue
Sanshin Industries
57
#9
Keiji Sasaki
Fujikoki
50
#10
Yasuhiro Doi
Kao
49
#11
Masahiro Shima
Shima Seiki Mfg.
46
#12
Kuniyasu Kawabe
Kao
44
#13
Kazuo Fujita
Fujitsu Limited
43
#14
Teruyuki Fukuda
Kao
41
#15
Keiichi Kondo
Toyota
40
#16
Yoshifumi Nishimoto
Canon
39
#17
Masanori Yamaguchi
Sony
36
#17
Yoshiaki Fujikura
Kao
36
#19
Hirotaka Takeno
Socionext
35
#19
Toshiharu Kojima
Mitsubishi Electric
35
#21
Tsutomu Inaba
Mitsubishi Electric
32
#21
Masahito Yamazaki
Kao
32
#23
Katsutoshi Aoki
Kao
31
#24
Nobumichi Kamiyoshi
Kao
30
#24
Ryosuke Fujii
Kao
30
#26
Tadayuki Suzuki
Kao
29
#27
Masaaki Yamamura
Kao
28
#27
Masaki Matsubara
Wacom Co.
28
#29
Kohshiro Sotoya
Kao
27
#29
Tetsuji Yamamoto
Panasonic
27
#31
Masao Okuno
Shima Seiki Mfg.
26
#31
Norihide Kobayashi
Mitsubishi Electric
26
#33
Koji Kishimoto
Nec
25
#33
Tougo Teramoto
Minolta Co.
25
#33
Tohru Katoh
Kao
25
#36
Mitsuhiro Sasaki
Kao
24
#37
Tetsuaki Fukushima
Kao
23
#37
Shinji Moriyama
Kao
23
#37
Ryuma Mizushima
Kao
23
#40
Yasufumi Ueda
Kao
22
#40
Yohji Hamada
Apple
22
#40
Mikio Sakaguchi
Kao
22
#43
Koji Toyoda
Sony
21
#43
Yasunori Chikawa
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
21
#45
Keiko Hasebe
Kao
20
#45
Toshio Nozaki
Kao
20
#45
Takashi Morii
Canon
20
#45
Yoshihide Kimura
Nippon Paper Industries Co.
20
#45
Masaaki Tsuchihashi
Kao
20
#45
Akihiro Tamaki
Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Incorporated
20
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