Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Yamanashi, JP ranks #174 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 16,416 patents from 1,957 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Yamanashi, JP include Sony, Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Fujitsu Limited.

Showing 1–50 of 1,957 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kazuhiro Watanabe Sony 294
2 Tomoyuki Yamamoto Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 153
3 Takatoshi Ishikawa Fujitsu Limited 151
#4 Hiroki Murakami Tokyo Electron Limited 139
#5 Hisashi Takasugi Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co. 135
#6 Yasusuke Iwashita Fanuc 123
#7 Tadashi Okita Fanuc 118
#8 Satoshi Ikai Fanuc 111
#9 Yoshiyuki Suzuki Canon 110
#10 Hisao Yabe Olympus Optical Co. 108
#11 Masaya Takahashi Canon 107
#12 Shuji Sato 105
#13 Shigeru Nakajima Tokyo Electron Limited 101
#14 Hiroyuki Yoneyama Fujifilm 99
#15 Masato Watanabe Ts Tech Co. 93
#16 Shigeru Kasai Tokyo Electron Limited 92
#17 Takahiro Fujii Sony 88
#17 Yuichi Kubota Tdk 88
#19 Kenta Yamamoto Fanuc 87
#20 Koji Akiyama Sumitomo Electric Industries 86
#21 Masao Fukuda Ishida Co. 81
#22 Shigeo Yoshida Canon 78
#23 Shinichi Imai Sumitomo Electric Industries 71
#24 Naoto Sonoda Fanuc 70
#24 Masao Kamiguchi Fanuc 70
#26 Yuki Ishii Fujitsu Limited 69
#26 Junichi Tezuka Fanuc 69
#28 Mikio Sato Hitachi 68
#29 Toshio Takagi Sumitomo Electric Industries 66
#29 Yuichi Takenaga Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited 66
#31 Hitoshi Ishida Kobe Steel 65
#31 Takashi Satou Fanuc 65
#33 Masashi Sano Tdk 63
#34 Hiromitsu Takahashi Fanuc 62
#34 Nobuyuki Kitamura Toyota 62
#36 Yuuki Morita Fanuc 61
#37 Yumiko Kawano Tokyo Electron Limited 60
#38 Yoshiyuki Kondo Mitsubishi Electric 59
#38 Masatomo Shirouzu Fanuc 59
#40 Shigeyuki Ozawa Yamaha Motor 58
#40 Yasuhiro Sugimoto Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 58
#40 Kazuyoshi Tanaka Konica Minolta 58
#40 Junichi Ogawa Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha 58
#44 Yoshiharu Nagatsuka Fanuc 56
#45 Tatsuo Hatano Tokyo Electron Limited 55
#45 Hiroshi Mochizuki Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 55
#45 Sadato Imai Citizen Electronics Co. 55
#48 Toshiaki Otsuki Fanuc 53
#49 Kazunori Ban Fanuc 52
#49 Mamoru Kubo Fanuc 52