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Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

Recent years: 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 4,045 patents in 2019.peak 4,0451996: 885 patents19961997: 943 patents1998: 1,333 patents1999: 1,309 patents19992000: 1,481 patents2001: 1,462 patents2002: 1,450 patents20022003: 1,560 patents2004: 1,586 patents2005: 1,434 patents20052006: 1,961 patents2007: 1,716 patents2008: 1,672 patents20082009: 1,843 patents2010: 2,378 patents2011: 2,482 patents20112012: 3,058 patents2013: 3,135 patents2014: 3,150 patents20142015: 2,911 patents2016: 2,920 patents2017: 3,277 patents20172018: 3,364 patents2019: 4,045 patents2020: 3,902 patents20202021: 3,921 patents2022: 4,036 patents2023: 3,634 patents20232024: 3,841 patents2025: 3,862 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank Inventor Patents Primary Company
1 Gholamreza Chaji 29 Vuereal
2 Xue Dong 28 BOE
3 Hajime Kimura 23 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#4 Renwei Guo 20 Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#5 Juncheng Xiao 19 Tencent
#6 Katsuhide Uchino 19 Sony
#7 Chao Dai 18 Tencent
#8 Xiaojing Qi 17 BOE
#9 Junichi Yamashita 15 Sony
#10 Mang Zhao 15 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#11 Shunpei Yamazaki 15 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#12 Shangcao Cao 14 Tencent
#13 Atsushi Umezaki 13 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#14 Zhongyuan Wu 13 BOE
#15 Hiroyuki Miyake 12 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#16 Jae-Hoon Lee 12 Samsung
#17 Joon-Chul Goh 12 Samsung
#18 Ki Hyun Pyun 12 Samsung
#19 Lixuan Chen 12 Tencent
#20 Tsutomu Harada 12 Japan Display
#21 Akira Sakaigawa 11 Japan Display
#22 Dongsheng Guo 11 Tencent
#23 Haigang Qing 11 BOE
#24 Jun Koyama 11 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#25 Masayuki Kumeta 11 Samsung
#26 Matthew Wayne Wallace 11 Lincoln Global
#27 Noritaka Kishi 11 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#28 Arokia Nathan 10 Ignis Innovation
#29 Dong Qian 10 Shanghai Tianma Am-Oled Co.
#30 Eiji Kanda 10 Seiko Epson
#31 Kyong-Tae Park 10 Samsung
#32 Masaaki Kabe 10 Japan Display
#33 Ryo Ishii 10 Samsung
#34 Takayuki Nakanishi 10 Japan Display
#35 Yaser Azizi 10 Ignis Innovation
#36 David Anthony Zboray 9 Lincoln Global
#37 Dong-Gyu Kim 9 Samsung
#38 Fumitaka Gotoh 9 Japan Display
#39 Jai-Hyun Koh 9 Samsung
#40 Jae-Byung Park 9 Samsung
#41 Naoyuki Takasaki 9 Japan Display
#42 Naobumi Toyomura 9 Sony
#43 Su-Hyeong Park 9 Samsung
#44 Tatsuya Yata 9 Japan Display
#45 Toshiyuki Nagatsuma 9 Japan Display
#46 Tuo Sun 9 BOE
#47 Xiangyang Xu 9 Tencent
#48 Amane Higashi 8 Japan Display
#49 Bo-Yong Chung 8 Samsung
#50 Cheol-Woo Park 8 Samsung
#51 Hai-Jung In 8 Samsung
#52 Jiang Zhu 8 Tencent
#53 Jun-Ho Hwang 8 Samsung
#54 Liye Duan 8 BOE
#55 Masanori Ohara 8 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#56 Noriyuki Tanaka 8 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#57 Oh Jo Kwon 8 Samsung
#58 Shengji Yang 8 BOE
#59 Takeshi Okuno 8 Samsung
#60 Tetsuro Yamamoto 8 Sony
#61 Yu-Yeh Chen 8 Tencent
#62 Zachary Steven Lenker 8 Lincoln Global
#63 Zhanjie Ma 8 BOE
#64 Akizumi Fujioka 7 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#65 Andrew Paul Lundell 7 Lincoln Global
#66 Bong-Hyun You 7 Samsung
#67 Chih-tsung Kang 7 Tencent
#68 Chaohao Wang 7 Apple
#69 Do-Hyung Ryu 7 Samsung
#70 Eric A. Preisz 7 Lincoln Global
#71 Hidekazu Miyata 7 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#72 Ik-Soo Lee 7 Samsung
#73 Jeremiah Hennessey 7 Lincoln Global
#74 Jung-Taek Kim 7 Samsung
#75 Lei Sun 7 Globalfoundries
#76 Matthew Alan Bennett 7 Lincoln Global
#77 Naoaki Komiya 7 Samsung
#78 Noboru Noguchi 7 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#79 Paul Dana 7 Lincoln Global
#80 Paolo Sacchetto 7 Apple
#81 Peng Liu 7 BOE
#82 Robin Atkins 7 Dolby Laboratories Licensing
#83 Sandro H. Pintz 7 Apple
#84 Seung-Kyu Lee 7 Samsung
#85 Tae Gon Kim 7 Samsung
#86 Takuya Sone 7 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#87 Takao Tanikame 7 Sony
#88 Tetsuo Minami 7 Sony
#89 Toshihiro Sato 7 Japan Display
#90 Yong-Sung Park 7 Samsung
#91 Yvette Christine Dudac 7 Lincoln Global
#92 Chong-Chul Chai 6 Samsung
#93 Choong-Sun Shin 6 Samsung
#94 Christopher P. Tann 6 Apple
#95 Danna Song 6 BOE
#96 Dong-Yoon So 6 Samsung
#97 Hirobumi Furihata 6 Synaptics Incorporated
#98 Jhih-Siou Cheng 6 Novatek Microelectronics
#99 Jhen-wei He 6 Tencent
#100 Ji-Sun Kim 6 Samsung

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Samsung 591
2 BOE 232
3 Tencent 184
#4 LG 154
#5 Japan Display 89
#6 Sony 72
#7 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory 71
#8 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 70
#9 Apple 57
#10 Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 48
#11 Au Optronics 42
#12 Seiko Epson 41
#13 Canon 39
#14 Joled 34
#15 IBM 34
#16 Tianma Microelectronics Co. 33
#17 Ignis Innovation 31
#18 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. 31
#19 Amazon 28
#20 Intel 28
#21 Panasonic 28
#22 Beijing Boe Display Technology Co. 24
#23 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 24
#24 Novatek Microelectronics 22
#25 E Ink Holdings 18
#26 Hefei Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 17
#27 Microsoft 17
#28 NVIDIA 17
#29 Google 16
#30 Lenovo (Beijing) Limited 15
#31 Dolby Laboratories Licensing 14
#32 Fujitsu Limited 14
#33 Lincoln Global 14
#34 Synaptics Japan Gk 14
#35 Shanghai Tianma Am-Oled Co. 13
#36 Dell Products 12
#37 Innolux 12
#38 Lapis Semiconductor Co. 12
#39 Unknown 11
#40 Foxconn 10
#41 Ordos Yuansheng Optoelectronics Co. 10
#42 Casio Computer Co. 9
#43 Educational Testing Service 9
#44 Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co. 9
#45 Mitsubishi Electric 9
#46 Renesas Electronics 9
#47 Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co. 9
#48 Beijing Lenovo Software 8
#49 Everdisplay Optronics (Shanghai) Co. 8
#50 Hisense Usa 8
#51 Nec Display Solutions 8
#52 Chunghwa Picture Tubes 7
#53 The Boeing 7
#54 Texas Instruments 7
#55 Hisense Electric Co. 6
#56 Illinois Tool Works 6
#57 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 6
#58 KAIST 6
#59 R. R. Donnelley & Sons 6
#60 Saturn Licensing 6
#61 Shanghai Avic Optoelectronics Co. 6
#62 Snaptrack 6
#63 X Development 6
#64 Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co. 6
#65 Gaumard Scientific Company 5
#66 Humanetics Innovative Solutions 5
#67 Jvckenwood 5
#68 Mediatek 5
#69 Nxp Usa 5
#70 Pearson Education 5
#71 Philips Lighting Holding B.V. 5
#72 Ricoh Company 5
#73 Sakai Display Products 5
#74 Sitronix Technology 5
#75 Thomson Licensing 5
#76 Wistron 5
#77 Xerox 5
#78 Qualcomm 5
#79 AMD 4
#80 AT&T 4
#81 Adti Media 4
#82 Avery Dennison 4
#83 Avery Dennison Retail Information Services 4
#84 Blackberry Limited 4
#85 Denso 4
#86 Freedom Scientific 4
#87 Fujifilm 4
#88 Global Oled Technology 4
#89 Himax Technologies Limited 4
#90 Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 4
#91 Landmark Screens 4
#92 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. 4
#93 Magnachip Semiconductor 4
#94 Mind Research Institute 4
#95 Mstar Semiconductor 4
#96 Nichia 4
#97 Nokia Technologies Oy 4
#98 Rockwell Collins 4
#99 Sct Technology 4
#100 Shenzhen Yunyinggu Technology Co. 4