Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Sept 30, 2025
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Minoru Tanaka

HIHitachi: 22 patents #1,535 of 28,497Top 6%
Mitsubishi Electric: 15 patents #1,633 of 25,717Top 7%
SESeiko Epson: 11 patents #1,668 of 7,774Top 25%
JSJfe Steel: 10 patents #175 of 1,401Top 15%
SOSony: 6 patents #6,793 of 25,231Top 30%
JSJsr: 5 patents #221 of 1,137Top 20%
KTKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba: 5 patents #5,683 of 21,451Top 30%
Nichia: 5 patents #398 of 1,531Top 30%
JCJms Co.: 5 patents #15 of 184Top 9%
TKTateho Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha: 4 patents #1 of 6Top 20%
SCShiroki Kogyo Co.: 4 patents #1 of 31Top 4%
FCFuji Photo Optical Co.: 4 patents #132 of 509Top 30%
TIToyota Industries: 4 patents #358 of 1,610Top 25%
TIToray Industries: 4 patents #687 of 3,690Top 20%
TCTachibana Eletech Co.: 4 patents #2 of 14Top 15%
Fujitsu Limited: 4 patents #7,093 of 24,456Top 30%
ASAsics: 3 patents #108 of 285Top 40%
AZAzbil: 3 patents #59 of 257Top 25%
FUFujifilm: 3 patents #1,989 of 4,519Top 45%
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha: 3 patents #4,164 of 10,731Top 40%
SCStanley Electric Co.: 3 patents #245 of 1,072Top 25%
MCMitsubishi Chemical: 3 patents #1,511 of 3,022Top 50%
YCYamatake-Honeywell Co.: 2 patents #37 of 169Top 25%
Canon: 2 patents #12,681 of 19,416Top 70%
MKMitsubishikaseikogyo Kabushiki Kaisha: 2 patents #2 of 49Top 5%
TLToyota Central R&D Labs: 2 patents #528 of 1,657Top 35%
MIMitutoyo: 2 patents #351 of 721Top 50%
FUFujikura: 2 patents #518 of 1,407Top 40%
NCNippon Kokan Co.: 1 patents #290 of 735Top 40%
NCNippon Light Metal Company: 1 patents #203 of 499Top 45%
NSNippon Steel: 1 patents #2,111 of 4,423Top 50%
NMNisshin Flour Milling: 1 patents #178 of 320Top 60%
RIRailway Technical Research Institute: 1 patents #70 of 233Top 35%
RIRimtec: 1 patents #8 of 20Top 40%
Honda Motor Co.: 1 patents #12,035 of 21,052Top 60%
HMHitachi Medical: 1 patents #371 of 680Top 55%
TOToyota: 1 patents #15,335 of 26,838Top 60%
FUFujinon: 1 patents #170 of 339Top 55%
TATaisei: 1 patents #56 of 224Top 25%
TETeac: 1 patents #255 of 440Top 60%
TCTeijin Seiki Co.: 1 patents #75 of 143Top 55%
TCToagosei Co.: 1 patents #155 of 338Top 50%
TLTokyo Electron Limited: 1 patents #3,538 of 5,567Top 65%
ECElectric Power Development Co.: 1 patents #44 of 132Top 35%
TCToyoda Gosei Co.: 1 patents #1,271 of 2,296Top 60%
TCT&S Co.: 1 patents #9 of 21Top 45%
UNUnknown: 1 patents #29,356 of 83,584Top 40%
Yamaha Motor: 1 patents #1,283 of 2,310Top 60%
PAPanasonic: 1 patents #13,264 of 21,108Top 65%
JCJ.S.T. Mfg. Co.: 1 patents #144 of 255Top 60%
KCKonishiroku Photo Industry Co.: 1 patents #532 of 894Top 60%
KOKasei Optonix: 1 patents #58 of 142Top 45%
KCKumahira Safe Co.: 1 patents #5 of 15Top 35%
MKMino Ganryo Kagaku: 1 patents #5 of 5Top 100%
JRJapan Synthetic Rubber: 1 patents #256 of 558Top 50%
NENec: 1 patents #7,889 of 14,502Top 55%
IIIzumi Industries: 1 patents #5 of 10Top 50%
Overall (All Time): #4,709 of 4,157,543Top 1%
171 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 26–50 of 171 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
9677148 Method for manufacturing galvanized steel sheet Yoshitsugu Suzuki, Mai Miyata, Yasunobu Nagataki 2017-06-13
9030763 Lens device and imaging device mounted with the lens device Shigehiro Kanayama 2015-05-12
8879165 Device for changing operating force of lens device Atsushi Misawa 2014-11-04
8824883 Lens device and image capturing apparatus having the same Arihiro Saita, Shigehiro Kanayama 2014-09-02
8694552 Management system, electronic instrument, and management method Hisashi Koike 2014-04-08
8602090 Heat exchanger, method for manufacturing the heat exchanger, and method for manufacturing heart-lung machine Tomokazu Niitsuma 2013-12-10
8593161 Contact detection apparatus and pinch prevention apparatus Masayuki Kato, Kazushi Hirose, Yoshihiro Fujimura, Takao Koba, Hiroki Nishida +2 more 2013-11-26
8533370 Device and method for enabling a host apparatus to access a peripheral device Itaru Maekawa, Hidemasa Yoshida 2013-09-10
8434226 Method for manufacturing a heat exchanger Tomokazu Niitsuma 2013-05-07
8414515 Blood reservoir Yutaka Katsuno 2013-04-09
8217607 Safety device for power window, opening/closing control method and plate-glass processing method Satoshi Inoue, Masayuki Kato, Kazushi Hirose, Yoshihiro Fujimura, Takao Koba +2 more 2012-07-10
8147753 Heat exchanger for medical use and artificial heart-lung machine Tomokazu Niitsuma, Shigeki Kawarabata, Takashi Matsushita 2012-04-03
8115106 Surface mount device Seishi Watanabe 2012-02-14
7906927 Signal input method and opening/closing controller Masayuki Kato, Kazushi Hirose, Yoshihiro Fujimura, Takao Koba, Hiroki Nishida 2011-03-15
7830107 Safety device for power window Satoshi Inoue, Masayuki Kato, Kazushi Hirose, Takao Koba, Yoshihiro Fujimura +2 more 2010-11-09
7806169 Heat exchanger, method for manufacturing the same, and heart-lung machine Shinichi Yoshida, Tomokazu Niitsuma 2010-10-05
7773144 Lens device 2010-08-10
7586127 Light emitting diode Tadashi Nomura, Yasumasa Morita 2009-09-08
7361119 Needle bearing and speed reducer using the needle bearing Masakazu Kurita, Koji Nakamura 2008-04-22
7300326 LED device and method for manufacturing the same Tomohisa Tanaka 2007-11-27
7261470 Optical receptacle adapted for connection to an optical plug Taichiro Miyao, Shinji Uchida, Yuzo Mizuta 2007-08-28
7172239 Sealing structure for vehicle door Masahiro Nozaki 2007-02-06
7163983 Olefinic thermoplastic elastomer sheet, process for production thereof, and laminates Kentarou Kanae, Toshiyuki Hayakawa, Akihiko Morikawa 2007-01-16
7160362 Method and device for cleaning air Isao Terada, Yuji Matumura, Sadao Kobayashi, Naoki Mori, Hiromu Itoh +2 more 2007-01-09
6982302 Molding for automobile Kentarou Kanae, Toshiyuki Hayakawa, Akihiko Morikawa 2006-01-03