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Printing Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

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 Motoki Takabe 20 Seiko Epson
2 Eiju Hirai 17 Seiko Epson
3 Michael W. Cumbie 17 HP
#4 Shingo Okushima 17 Canon
#5 Shuzo Iwanaga 16 Canon
#6 Takatsuna Aoki 16 Canon
#7 Noriyasu Nagai 15 Canon
#8 Seiichiro Karita 15 Canon
#9 Yoichi Naganuma 15 Seiko Epson
#10 Chien-Hua Chen 14 HP
#11 Andrew L. Van Brocklin 13 HP
#12 Daryl E. Anderson 13 HP
#13 Eric Martin 13 HP
#14 Hideki Sakano 13 Seiko Epson
#15 Peter Fricke 13 HP
#16 Satoru Arakane 13 Brother Kogyo
#17 Sumio Watanabe 13 Fujitsu Component Limited
#18 Hitotoshi Kimura 12 Seiko Epson
#19 Masahiro Tsuchiya 12 Fujitsu Component Limited
#20 Ning Ge 12 HP
#21 Shoma Kudo 12 Seiko Epson
#22 Katsutomo Tsukahara 11 Seiko Epson
#23 Kenta Horade 11 Brother Kogyo
#24 Munehide Kanaya 11 Seiko Epson
#25 Naomi Kimura 11 Seiko Epson
#26 Adam L. Ghozeil 10 HP
#27 Akira Yamamoto 10 Hitachi
#28 Brian Robert Brown 10 Silverbrook Research Pty
#29 Douglas K. Herrmann 10 Xerox
#30 Kazuhiro Yamada 10 Canon
#31 Masaru Ohnishi 10 Mimaki Engineering Co.
#32 Paul J. McConville 10 Xerox
#33 Steven R. Komplin 10 Lexmark International
#34 Yoshiyuki Nakagawa 10 Canon
#35 Akihito Ono 9 Brother Kogyo
#36 Billy Sy 9 Memjet Technology Limited
#37 Christopher Hibbard 9 Silverbrook Research Pty
#38 David Burke 9 Memjet Technology Limited
#39 Geordie McBain 9 Memjet Technology Limited
#40 Gilbert Alemana 9 Memjet Technology Limited
#41 Jason M. LeFevre 9 Xerox
#42 Masahiro Hayashi 9 Brother Kogyo
#43 Mark Profaca 9 Memjet Technology Limited
#44 Rommel Balala 9 Memjet Technology Limited
#45 Scott A. Linn 9 HP
#46 Shunsuke Watanabe 9 Seiko Epson
#47 Tatsurou Mori 9 Canon
#48 Tsuyoshi Ito 9 Brother Kogyo
#49 Yasuo Kotaki 9 Canon
#50 Yoshinori Osakabe 9 Brother Kogyo
#51 Yumi Komamiya 9 Canon
#52 Yukihiro Mori 9 Fujitsu Component Limited
#53 Zentaro Tamenaga 9 Canon
#54 Akio Saito 8 Canon
#55 Chu-heng Liu 8 Xerox
#56 Garry Raymond Jackson 8 Silverbrook Research Pty
#57 Hiroshi Arimizu 8 Canon
#58 Isamu Togashi 8 Seiko Epson
#59 Kenji Samoto 8 Brother Kogyo
#60 Mandakini Kanungo 8 Xerox
#61 Masahiko Kubota 8 Canon
#62 Michael John Hudson 8 Memjet Technology Limited
#63 Norman Micheal Berry 8 Silverbrook Research Pty
#64 Santokh S. Badesha 8 Xerox
#65 Samuel George Mallinson 8 Silverbrook Research Pty
#66 Satoshi Mizukami 8 Ricoh Company
#67 Suguru Tomoguchi 8 Brother Kogyo
#68 Takuya Iwano 8 Canon
#69 Taichi Shirono 8 Brother Kogyo
#70 Tetsuhiro Ishikawa 8 Toyota
#71 Akira Abe 7 Fujitsu Limited
#72 Arihito Miyakoshi 7 Canon
#73 Hiromasa Amma 7 Canon
#74 Hideki Hayashi 7 Brother Kogyo
#75 Hiroaki Takahashi 7 Brother Kogyo
#76 Isao Yahata 7 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
#77 James D. Anderson, Jr. 7 Lexmark International
#78 Keita Sugiura 7 Brother Kogyo
#79 Koichi Ishida 7 Canon
#80 Kosuke Nukui 7 Brother Kogyo
#81 Masaaki Ando 7 Seiko Epson
#82 Naoya Okazaki 7 Brother Kogyo
#83 Nobuhito Yamaguchi 7 Canon
#84 Scott R. Johnson 7 Ricoh Company
#85 Takahiro Kanegae 7 Seiko Epson
#86 Takeho Miyashita 7 Canon
#87 Yusuke Imahashi 7 Canon
#88 Akiko Saito 6 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#89 Akira Sakamoto 6 —
#90 Alexander Sou-Kang Ko 6 Kateeva
#91 Anthony S. Condello 6 Xerox
#92 Chiaki Muraoka 6 Canon
#93 Daniel Gonzalez Perello 6 HP
#94 Hiroki Hayashi 6 Canon
#95 James Michael Gardner 6 HP
#96 Jack T. LeStrange 6 Xerox
#97 Joaquim Brugue Garvi 6 Peridot Print
#98 Jun Isozaki 6 —
#99 Jun Yamanobe 6 Fujifilm
#100 Karl Robert Schäfer 6 Koenig & Bauer Ag

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Seiko Epson 409
2 HP 222
3 Canon 207
#4 Brother Kogyo 194
#5 Ricoh Company 104
#6 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha 66
#7 Xerox 61
#8 Fujifilm 36
#9 Mimaki Engineering Co. 32
#10 Memjet Technology Limited 26
#11 Funai Electric Co. 24
#12 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 24
#13 Océ-Technologies B.V. 18
#14 Riso Kagaku 18
#15 Konica Minolta 16
#16 Fujitsu Component Limited 15
#17 Kyocera 15
#18 Oce-Technologies B.V. 14
#19 Roland Dg 14
#20 Zih 14
#21 Casio Computer Co. 13
#22 Fujifilm Business Innovation 13
#23 Sato 13
#24 Heidelberg Druckmaschinen 12
#25 Dai Nippon Printing Co. 11
#26 Sii Printek 11
#27 Datamax-O'Neil 10
#28 Dover Europe Sàrl 10
#29 Eastman Kodak 10
#30 Hp Indigo B.V. 10
#31 Koenig & Bauer Ag 10
#32 Kyocera Document Solutions 10
#33 Agfa Nv 7
#34 Kateeva 7
#35 Rohm Co. 7
#36 Seiko Instruments 7
#37 BOE 7
#38 Kba-Notasys Sa 6
#39 Screen Holdings Co. 6
#40 The Procter & Gamble 6
#41 Nike 6
#42 Panasonic 6
#43 Electronics For Imaging 5
#44 Goss International Americas 5
#45 Hp Scitex 5
#46 Illinois Tool Works 5
#47 Kinpo Electronics 5
#48 Komori 5
#49 Oki Data 5
#50 Stmicroelectronics Sa 5
#51 Videojet Technologies 5
#52 Xyzprinting 5
#53 Agfa-Gevaert Nv 4
#54 I. Mer Co. 4
#55 Landa Corporation 4
#56 Miyakoshi Printing Machinery Co. 4
#57 Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated 4
#58 The Hillman Group 4
#59 Toppan Printing Co. 4
#60 Apple 3
#61 Ceraloc Innovation Ab 3
#62 Citizen Watch Co. 3
#63 Entrust Datacard 3
#64 Hoya Candeo Optronics 3
#65 Khs Gmbh 3
#66 Markem-Imaje 3
#67 Rf Printing Technologies 3
#68 R. R. Donnelley & Sons 3
#69 Sicpa Holding Sa 3
#70 Unilin Bvba 3
#71 Xaar Technology Limited 3
#72 Merck 3
#73 Samsung 3
#74 3M 2
#75 Apex Microelectronics Co. 2
#76 Asm Assembly Systems Switzerland Gmbh 2
#77 Assa Abloy Ab 2
#78 Avery Dennison Retail Information Services 2
#79 Bhs Corrugated Maschinen-Und Anlagenbau Gmbh 2
#80 Bixolon Co. 2
#81 Bobst Mex Sa 2
#82 Citizen Systems Japan Co. 2
#83 Colop Stempelerzeugung Skopek Gesellshaft M.B.H. & Co. Kg 2
#84 Datalase 2
#85 Dow Global Technologies 2
#86 Ds Global 2
#87 Durst Phototechnik Ag 2
#88 Flint Group Germany Gmbh 2
#89 Fujifilm Dimatix 2
#90 Fujifilm Speciality Ink Systems Limited 2
#91 Iconex 2
#92 Integrated Deposition Solutions 2
#93 Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 2
#94 Kornit Digital 2
#95 Krones Ag 2
#96 Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co. Kg 2
#97 Mitsubishi Hitec Paper Europe Gmbh 2
#98 M&R Printing Equipment 2
#99 Mueller Martini Holding Ag 2
#100 My Sweet Petunia 2