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Printing Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

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 Koshiro Yamaguchi 18 Brother Kogyo
2 Hideki Sakano 14 Seiko Epson
3 Shoma Kudo 14 Seiko Epson
#4 Atsushi Kobayashi 13 Seiko Epson
#5 Akira Sago 12 Brother Kogyo
#6 Tadahiro Mizutani 12 Seiko Epson
#7 Antonio Gracia Verdugo 11 —
#8 Masataka Kato 11 Canon
#9 Motoki Takabe 11 Seiko Epson
#10 Naomi Kimura 11 Seiko Epson
#11 Teruo Imamaki 11 Brother Kogyo
#12 Tsuneyuki Sasaki 11 Seiko Epson
#13 Chien-Hua Chen 10 HP
#14 Isamu Togashi 10 Seiko Epson
#15 Masaaki Ando 10 Seiko Epson
#16 Masaru Ohnishi 10 Mimaki Engineering Co.
#17 Munehide Kanaya 10 Seiko Epson
#18 Takashi Horiuchi 10 Brother Kogyo
#19 Tsuyoshi Nagae 10 Brother Kogyo
#20 Eliyahu Vronsky 9 Kateeva
#21 Michael W. Cumbie 9 HP
#22 Ning Ge 9 HP
#23 Tsuyoshi Ito 9 Brother Kogyo
#24 Yasuhiro Shibata 9 Brother Kogyo
#25 Yoshinori Osakabe 9 Brother Kogyo
#26 Hiroshi Nishimura 8 Ricoh Company
#27 Kazuo Suzuki 8 Canon
#28 Kenta Horade 8 Brother Kogyo
#29 Kyosuke Toda 8 Canon
#30 Masaya Uetsuki 8 Canon
#31 Santokh S. Badesha 8 Xerox
#32 Shin Genta 8 Canon
#33 Takafumi Sano 8 Seiko Epson
#34 Timothy Stowe 8 Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
#35 Toshimitsu Danzuka 8 Canon
#36 Tsuyoshi Ibe 8 Canon
#37 Yoshiyuki Tanaka 8 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#38 Eiju Hirai 7 Seiko Epson
#39 Hiroyuki Nakamura 7 Sumitomo Electric Industries
#40 Jefferson P. Ward 7 HP
#41 Keiji Matsumoto 7 Canon
#42 Kia Silverbrook 7 Silverbrook Research Pty
#43 Lucas D. Barkley 7 Funai Electric Co.
#44 Mandakini Kanungo 7 Xerox
#45 Michael Anthony Marra, III 7 Lexmark International
#46 Rio Rivas 7 HP
#47 Satoru Katagami 7 Seiko Epson
#48 Shohei Koide 7 Brother Kogyo
#49 Shun Oya 7 Seiko Epson
#50 Steven R. Komplin 7 Lexmark International
#51 Suguru Tomoguchi 7 Brother Kogyo
#52 Taishi Sasaki 7 Seiko Epson
#53 Xulong Fu 7 HP
#54 Benzion Landa 6 Landa Corporation
#55 Carolyn Moorlag 6 Xerox
#56 Chu-heng Liu 6 Xerox
#57 Daryl E. Anderson 6 HP
#58 Hiroaki Okui 6 Seiko Epson
#59 Hideo Sodeyama 6 Seiko Epson
#60 Iwane Sano 6 Brother Kogyo
#61 John Glenn Edelen 6 Lexmark International
#62 Junya Kawai 6 Brother Kogyo
#63 Ken Iguchi 6 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
#64 Kenji Samoto 6 Brother Kogyo
#65 Mana Honoki 6 Brother Kogyo
#66 Nahid Harjee 6 Kateeva
#67 Ryo Taguri 6 Canon
#68 Satoshi Kimura 6 Canon
#69 Shiro Yazaki 6 Seiko Epson
#70 Sumio Watanabe 6 Fujitsu Component Limited
#71 Takeshi Iwamuro 6 Seiko Epson
#72 Takashi Sugiura 6 Canon
#73 Tomohisa Higuchi 6 Brother Kogyo
#74 Tomohiro Kanbe 6 Brother Kogyo
#75 Tokujiro Okuno 6 Seiko Epson
#76 Xiaoqi Zhou 6 HP
#77 Yoshihiro Koizumi 6 Seiko Epson
#78 Akira Abe 5 Fujitsu Limited
#79 Akira Sakamoto 5 —
#80 Akito Sato 5 Seiko Epson
#81 Akihiro Toya 5 Seiko Epson
#82 Alberto Campanini 5 Custom S.P.A.
#83 Alexander Govyadinov 5 HP
#84 Asako Tomida 5 Canon
#85 Conor F. Madigan 5 Kateeva
#86 Curt Gonzales 5 HP
#87 David J. Gervasi 5 Xerox
#88 David Maxfield 5 HP
#89 David Olsen 5 HP
#90 Ed Friesen 5 HP
#91 Fujio Akahane 5 Seiko Epson
#92 Hiromasa Amma 5 Canon
#93 Hiroaki Kida 5 Seiko Epson
#94 Hiroyuki Kobayashi 5 Seiko Epson
#95 Hidenao Suzuki 5 Seiko Epson
#96 Hiroyuki Taki 5 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
#97 Isao Yahata 5 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
#98 James D. Anderson, Jr. 5 Lexmark International
#99 Kazutoshi Fujishima 5 Seiko Epson
#100 Keita Hirai 5 Brother Kogyo

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Seiko Epson 444
2 HP 193
3 Canon 186
#4 Brother Kogyo 175
#5 Ricoh Company 96
#6 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha 71
#7 Xerox 69
#8 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 44
#9 Funai Electric Co. 40
#10 Fujifilm 33
#11 Mimaki Engineering Co. 29
#12 Riso Kagaku 21
#13 Fujifilm Business Innovation 19
#14 Sato 19
#15 Oce-Technologies B.V. 18
#16 Heidelberg Druckmaschinen 16
#17 Océ-Technologies B.V. 15
#18 Konica Minolta 14
#19 Screen Holdings Co. 14
#20 Zih 13
#21 Kyocera 12
#22 Kyocera Document Solutions 12
#23 Memjet Technology Limited 11
#24 Kateeva 10
#25 Panasonic 10
#26 Fujitsu Component Limited 9
#27 Agfa Graphics Nv 8
#28 Datamax-O'Neil 8
#29 Electronics For Imaging 8
#30 Koenig & Bauer Ag 8
#31 Komori 8
#32 Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated 8
#33 Videojet Technologies 8
#34 Dai Nippon Printing Co. 7
#35 Eastman Kodak 7
#36 Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co. 7
#37 Sii Printek 7
#38 The Procter & Gamble 7
#39 Samsung 7
#40 Casio Computer Co. 6
#41 Dover Europe Sàrl 6
#42 Landa Corporation 6
#43 Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited 6
#44 Roland Dg 6
#45 Stmicroelectronics Sa 6
#46 IBM 6
#47 Custom S.P.A. 5
#48 Kba-Notasys Sa 5
#49 Océ Printing Systems Gmbh & Co. Kg 5
#50 Rohm Co. 5
#51 Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co. 5
#52 Nike 5
#53 Bobst Mex Sa 4
#54 Illinois Tool Works 4
#55 Krones Ag 4
#56 Manroland Web Systems Gmbh 4
#57 Markem-Imaje 4
#58 Miyakoshi Printing Machinery Co. 4
#59 M&R Printing Equipment 4
#60 My Sweet Petunia 4
#61 Seiko Instruments 4
#62 Shandong New Beiyang Information Technology Co. 4
#63 Sicpa Holding Sa 4
#64 Tonejet Limited 4
#65 Unknown 4
#66 Windmöller & Hölscher Kg 4
#67 Woosim System 4
#68 BOE 4
#69 3M 3
#70 Agfa-Gevaert Nv 3
#71 Apex Microelectronics Co. 3
#72 Assa Abloy Ab 3
#73 Citic Dicastal Co. 3
#74 Fujifilm Dimatix 3
#75 Goss International Americas 3
#76 Hoya Candeo Optronics 3
#77 Jvckenwood 3
#78 Khs Gmbh 3
#79 Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 3
#80 Max Co. 3
#81 Oji Holdings 3
#82 Pergo (Europe) Ab 3
#83 Google 3
#84 Avision 2
#85 Beijing Founder Electronics Co. 2
#86 Cimpress Schweiz Gmbh 2
#87 Citizen Systems Japan Co. 2
#88 Citizen Watch Co. 2
#89 Clover Technologies Group 2
#90 Dalian University Of Technology 2
#91 Day International 2
#92 Dymo 2
#93 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 2
#94 Entrust Datacard 2
#95 Founder Information Industry Holdings Co. 2
#96 Gew (Ec) Limited 2
#97 Gwangju Institute Of Science And Technology 2
#98 Foxconn 2
#99 Intermec Technologies 2
#100 Lcy Chemical 2