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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Yamagata, JP ranks #1,543 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,177 patents from 482 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Yamagata, JP include Yanmar Holdings Co., Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo, Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha.

Showing 1–50 of 482 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kiyoyuki Okuyama Yanmar Holdings Co. 87
2 Toshiyuki Sugimoto Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo 82
3 Takuya Watanabe Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 81
#4 Junichi Iida Ricoh Company 78
#5 Hidetoshi Abe 3M 66
#6 Takafumi Noda Seiko Epson 53
#7 Setu Tsuchida Tdk 38
#8 Hisateru Komatsu Mitsumi Electric Co. 36
#9 Akitoshi Kuroda Seiko Epson 32
#10 Ayako Yoshida Pioneer 30
#11 Atsushi Igarashi Seiko Instruments 29
#12 Yoshinori Araki 3M 22
#13 Kouichi Sakuma Suzuki Manufacturing 20
#14 Hiroyuki Suda Komori 19
#14 Emi Ito Tdk 19
#14 Tetsugo Ishida Seiko Epson 19
#17 Kazuki ABE Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems 18
#17 Shuji Sugawara Orient Chemical Industries Co. 18
#17 Mikio Nagahara Seiko Epson 18
#20 Tadahiro Furukawa Kyodo Printing Co. 17
#21 Masaomi Sakamoto 16
#21 Kunio Mitobe Pioneer Electronic 16
#21 Hideki Aizawa Furukawa Electric Co. 16
#21 Hitoshi Oba Omron 16
#21 Masato Kurihara Tdk 16
#26 Takamasa Ishikawa Hitachi 15
#26 Takayuki Kamei Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 15
#28 Rikuo Yamada Seiko Epson 14
#28 Makoto Ueki Renesas Electronics 14
#28 Fumio Murayama Pioneer Electronic 14
#28 Hiroshi Asawa Seiko Epson 14
#32 Yoshihito Otomo Mitsumi Electric Co. 13
#32 Yoshiaki Ohashi Eisai R&D Management Co. 13
#32 Yousuke Matsuyama Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 13
#35 Masahiko Hirasawa Seiko Epson 12
#35 Shuji Okada Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. 12
#35 Giichiro Saito Toyota 12
#35 Kouichi Takashima A.L.M.T. 12
#35 Kazuhiko Toyooka 3M 12
#35 Masashige Moritoki Renesas Electronics 12
#35 Hiroyuki Dohi Pioneer 12
#42 Katsumi Suemitsu Renesas Electronics 11
#42 Teruaki Kaiya Pioneer 11
#42 Masayoshi Yokoo Tohoku Seiki Industries 11
#45 Manabu Tsuchiya Nec 10
#45 Toshitaka Nakajima 3M 10
#45 Keitaro Harada Tohoku Seiki Industries 10
#45 Tohru Sakuma Suzuki Manufacturing 10
#49 Junichi Saitoh Nec 9
#49 Atsushi Kirii Mitsumi Electric Co. 9