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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Yonago, JP ranks #4,291 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 652 patents from 127 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Yonago, JP include Honda Motor Co., Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Fuji Electric Co..

Showing 1–50 of 127 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Tsutomu Inui Honda Motor Co. 39
2 Yoshihiro Nakada Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 34
3 Kunio Matsubara Fuji Electric Co. 33
#4 Shuji Akiyama Tokyo Electron Limited 32
#5 Hiroharu Jinmura Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 31
#5 Mikio Umehara Minebea Mitsumi 31
#7 Yoshihiro Kohara Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 24
#8 Yutaka Kamogi Minebea Mitsumi 23
#9 Takaya Otsuki Nidec 21
#9 Takao Yoshitsugu Sumitomo Electric Industries 21
#11 Keiichi Katayama Mitsubishi Mining 19
#12 Akio Ando Toshiba 15
#13 Koji Tanimura Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 14
#13 Hideshi Fukutani Sumitomo Electric Industries 14
#15 Toshiaki Tsuzaki Sumitomo Electric Industries 11
#15 Akinori Oka Otsuka Chemical Co. 11
#17 Kenichi Kishimoto Panasonic 10
#18 Eiichi Ibata Sumitomo Electric Industries 9
#19 Kouji Kuyama Sumitomo Electric Industries 8
#19 Kumio Masuda Panasonic 8
#21 Mitsunobu Nakase Nidec 6
#21 Shouichi Yoshikawa Asmo Co. 6
#21 Shuhei Nishi Minebea Co. 6
#21 Ryoji Saneshige Sumitomo Electric Industries 6
#25 Fumihiro Umeda Nidec 5
#25 Goshi Shiota National University Corporation Tottori University 5
#25 Toshiaki Fukuoka Sumitomo Electric Industries 5
#25 Fumihiro Morikawa Nippon Densan Co. 5
#25 Akihide Matsuo Sumitomo Electric Industries 5
#25 Eiji Uenishi Mabuchi Motor Co. 5
#25 Akihiko Wakitani Sumitomo Electric Industries 5
#25 Noboru Hanai Hitachi 5
#25 Hiroki Shimizu National University Corporation Tottori University 5
#25 Hironobu Nishida Sumitomo Electric Industries 5
#35 Toshihisa Hasegawa Tottori University 4
#35 Masaki Kageyama Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 4
#35 Noriko ITABA National University Corporation Tottori University 4
#35 Bora In Minebea Mitsumi 4
#35 Hisakazu Shinya Tsurumi Manufacturing Co. 4
#35 Shigeru Ohtsuka Sumitomo Electric Industries 4
#35 Keiji Yamauchi Mitsubishi Electric 4
#35 Toshiro Katsube Fujitsu Limited 4
#35 Rokuo Ichiyasu Hitachi 4
#44 Kenichiro Abe National University Corporation Tottori University 3
#44 Masaru Sumi Fujitsu Limited 3
#44 Tsuguo Inazawa Sumitomo Electric Industries 3
#44 Mitsuhiro Abe Meiji Seika Pharma Co. 3
#44 Tadashi Itami Sumitomo Electric Industries 3
#44 Masaru Ueki National University Corporation Tottori University 3
#44 Hajime Kurosaki National University Corporation Tottori University 3