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Printing Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Primary CPC class B41 · Section B

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 3,339 patents in 2014.peak 3,3391996: 1,384 patents19961997: 1,402 patents1998: 1,989 patents1999: 1,949 patents19992000: 2,298 patents2001: 2,508 patents2002: 2,723 patents20022003: 2,673 patents2004: 2,508 patents2005: 2,048 patents20052006: 2,219 patents2007: 2,126 patents2008: 2,280 patents20082009: 2,152 patents2010: 2,825 patents2011: 2,932 patents20112012: 2,903 patents2013: 2,986 patents2014: 3,339 patents20142015: 2,985 patents2016: 2,512 patents2017: 2,093 patents20172018: 2,073 patents2019: 2,270 patents2020: 2,277 patents20202021: 2,041 patents2022: 1,853 patents2023: 1,815 patents20232024: 1,731 patents2025: 1,662 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Masaru Ohnishi 19 Mimaki Engineering Co.
2 Tsuneyuki Sasaki 19 Seiko Epson
3 Akira Sago 18 Brother Kogyo
#4 Tadahiro Mizutani 18 Seiko Epson
#5 Koshiro Yamaguchi 16 Brother Kogyo
#6 Naomi Kimura 16 Seiko Epson
#7 Kenji Samoto 14 Brother Kogyo
#8 Satoshi Kimura 14 Canon
#9 Shoma Kudo 14 Seiko Epson
#10 Atsushi Kobayashi 13 Seiko Epson
#11 Eiju Hirai 13 Seiko Epson
#12 Jason M. LeFevre 13 Xerox
#13 Shunsuke Watanabe 13 Seiko Epson
#14 Hitotoshi Kimura 12 Seiko Epson
#15 Michael J. Piatt 12 Eastman Kodak
#16 Takeshi Watanabe 12 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#17 Yuji Koga 12 Brother Kogyo
#18 Andrew L. Van Brocklin 11 HP
#19 Hidenao Suzuki 11 Seiko Epson
#20 Hidenori Takenaka 11 Kyocera Document Solutions
#21 Isamu Togashi 11 Seiko Epson
#22 James A. Katerberg 11 Eastman Kodak
#23 Jumpei Hobo 11 Kyocera Document Solutions
#24 Motoki Takabe 11 Seiko Epson
#25 Munehide Kanaya 11 Seiko Epson
#26 Takashi Horiuchi 11 Brother Kogyo
#27 Alexander Govyadinov 10 HP
#28 Fujio Akahane 10 Seiko Epson
#29 Todd W. Miller 10 Invensys Systems
#30 Tomohisa Soda 10 Kyocera Document Solutions
#31 Yasuhiro Shibata 10 Brother Kogyo
#32 Ayako Ohishi 9 Brother Kogyo
#33 Eiji Kumai 9 Seiko Epson
#34 Kazuhiro Yamada 9 Canon
#35 Kiyomitsu Kudo 9 Canon
#36 Kyosuke Toda 9 Canon
#37 Naoko Tsujiuchi 9 Canon
#38 Shunya Fukuda 9 Seiko Epson
#39 Teruo Imamaki 9 Brother Kogyo
#40 Tomohiro Kanbe 9 Brother Kogyo
#41 Tsuyoshi Ito 9 Brother Kogyo
#42 Tsuyoshi Nagae 9 Brother Kogyo
#43 Chu-heng Liu 8 Xerox
#44 Hidenori Jo 8 Brother Kogyo
#45 Hidetoshi Kodama 8 Seiko Epson
#46 Kazunari Fujii 8 Canon
#47 Naoki Sudo 8 Seiko Epson
#48 Shun Oya 8 Seiko Epson
#49 Shiro Yazaki 8 Seiko Epson
#50 Yasunori Koike 8 Seiko Epson
#51 Yuzuru Ishida 8 Canon
#52 Yukihiro Mori 8 Fujitsu Component Limited
#53 Eliyahu Vronsky 7 Kateeva
#54 Hirofumi Kondo 7 Brother Kogyo
#55 Hiroki Miyajima 7 Seiko Epson
#56 Hiroaki Okui 7 Seiko Epson
#57 Hiroshige Owaki 7 Seiko Epson
#58 Hiroyuki Yoda 7 Seiko Epson
#59 Keiji Matsumoto 7 Canon
#60 Masami Fujihara 7 Kyocera Document Solutions
#61 Santokh S. Badesha 7 Xerox
#62 Satoshi Horiguchi 7 Sii Printek
#63 Suguru Tomoguchi 7 Brother Kogyo
#64 Sumio Watanabe 7 Fujitsu Component Limited
#65 Takatsugu Moriya 7 Canon
#66 Tokujiro Okuno 7 Seiko Epson
#67 Volkmar Rolf Schwitzky 7 Koenig & Bauer Ag
#68 Yuji Aoki 7 Seiko Epson
#69 Zentaro Tamenaga 7 Canon
#70 Akinori Igarashi 6 Brother Kogyo
#71 Akira Sakamoto 6 —
#72 Akito Sato 6 Seiko Epson
#73 Alex Veis 6 Hp Scitex
#74 Arihito Miyakoshi 6 Canon
#75 Benzion Landa 6 Landa Corporation
#76 Frank B. Tamarez Gomez 6 Xerox
#77 Hajime Nakao 6 Seiko Epson
#78 Hiroshi Arimizu 6 Canon
#79 Hiroyuki Hiratsuka 6 Ricoh Company
#80 Hiroyoshi Kamoda 6 Komori
#81 Hirotake Nakamura 6 Brother Kogyo
#82 Hiroaki Sakai 6 Seiko Epson
#83 Hiroto Sugahara 6 Brother Kogyo
#84 Hiroshi Sugita 6 Seiko Epson
#85 Hiroshi Sugitani 6 Canon
#86 Izumi Nozawa 6 Seiko Epson
#87 James D. Shifley 6 Eastman Kodak
#88 Johannes Georg Schaede 6 Kba-Notasys Sa
#89 Junji Nakai 6 Ricoh Company
#90 Kenji Yanagishita 6 Seiko Epson
#91 Keiichiro Yoshino 6 Seiko Epson
#92 Kia Silverbrook 6 Silverbrook Research Pty
#93 Kunio Muraji 6 Screen Holdings Co.
#94 Masato Kato 6 Brother Kogyo
#95 Nobuhito Yamaguchi 6 Canon
#96 Omer Gila 6 HP
#97 Peter J. Nystrom 6 Xerox
#98 Ryuichi Arai 6 Canon
#99 Ryutaro Kusunoki 6 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
#100 Satoru Arakane 6 Brother Kogyo

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Seiko Epson 600
2 Canon 260
3 Brother Kogyo 199
#4 HP 161
#5 Ricoh Company 128
#6 Xerox 91
#7 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha 73
#8 Eastman Kodak 49
#9 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 48
#10 Fujifilm 41
#11 Mimaki Engineering Co. 33
#12 Kyocera Document Solutions 32
#13 Riso Kagaku 26
#14 Screen Holdings Co. 24
#15 Oce-Technologies B.V. 22
#16 Konica Minolta 21
#17 Fujifilm Business Innovation 16
#18 Memjet Technology Limited 16
#19 Funai Electric Co. 15
#20 Heidelberg Druckmaschinen 15
#21 Komori 14
#22 Nike 14
#23 Panasonic 14
#24 Kyocera 13
#25 Sii Printek 13
#26 Casio Computer Co. 12
#27 Fujitsu Component Limited 12
#28 Zih 12
#29 Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated 11
#30 Samsung 10
#31 Illinois Tool Works 9
#32 Stmicroelectronics Sa 9
#33 Electronics For Imaging 8
#34 Kba-Notasys Sa 8
#35 Seiko Instruments 8
#36 Dai Nippon Printing Co. 7
#37 Fujifilm Dimatix 7
#38 Oki Data Infotech 7
#39 Roland Dg 7
#40 Goss International Americas 6
#41 Landa Corporation 6
#42 M&R Printing Equipment 6
#43 Océ Printing Systems Gmbh & Co. Kg 6
#44 Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co. 6
#45 Dymo 5
#46 Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co. 5
#47 Kateeva 5
#48 Khs Gmbh 5
#49 Kodak Alaris 5
#50 Markem-Imaje 5
#51 Miyakoshi Printing Machinery Co. 5
#52 Ncr 5
#53 Nisca 5
#54 Océ-Technologies B.V. 5
#55 Rohm Co. 5
#56 The Procter & Gamble 5
#57 Videojet Technologies 5
#58 Yamaha Motor 5
#59 LG 5
#60 3M 4
#61 Colop Stempelerzeugung Skopek Gesellshaft M.B.H. & Co. Kg 4
#62 Koenig & Bauer Ag 4
#63 Krones Ag 4
#64 Static Control Components 4
#65 Tonejet Limited 4
#66 Unknown 4
#67 Apple 3
#68 Citizen Holdings Co. 3
#69 Citizen Systems Japan Co. 3
#70 Dover Europe Sàrl 3
#71 Entrust Datacard 3
#72 Esko-Graphics Imaging Gmbh 3
#73 Hiti Digital 3
#74 Liaoning Chaoshuo Toma Technology Steel Plate Printing Co. 3
#75 Sicpa Holding Sa 3
#76 University Of Illinois 3
#77 The Hillman Group 3
#78 Tresu A/S 3
#79 Vim Technologies 3
#80 Google 3
#81 Advaced Vision Technology (A.V.T.) 2
#82 Asm Assembly Systems Switzerland Gmbh 2
#83 Assa Abloy Ab 2
#84 Avery Dennison 2
#85 Ball 2
#86 Covestro Deutschland Ag 2
#87 Datalase 2
#88 Dell Products 2
#89 Esselte Ipr Ab 2
#90 Felix Boettcher Gmbh & Co. Kg 2
#91 Flooring Technologies 2
#92 Fuji Machine Mfg. Co. 2
#93 I. Mer Co. 2
#94 Inca Digital Printers Limited 2
#95 Innovia Films 2
#96 Isabellenhütte Heusler Gmbh & Co. Kg 2
#97 Korea Institute Of Machinery & Materials 2
#98 Leader Engineering-Fabrication 2
#99 Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co. Kg 2
#100 Linx Printing Technologies Limited 2