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Printing Patent Leaders in 2020 2020

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 Eric Martin 26 HP
2 Kenta Horade 23 Brother Kogyo
3 Satoru Arakane 22 Brother Kogyo
#4 Yoshiyuki Nakagawa 22 Canon
#5 Michael W. Cumbie 21 HP
#6 Yoshinori Osakabe 20 Brother Kogyo
#7 Hiroaki Takahashi 19 Brother Kogyo
#8 Daryl E. Anderson 18 HP
#9 Keita Sugiura 17 Brother Kogyo
#10 Masahiro Hayashi 17 Brother Kogyo
#11 Chien-Hua Chen 16 HP
#12 James Michael Gardner 16 HP
#13 Kazuhiro Yamada 15 Canon
#14 Benzion Landa 14 Landa Corporation
#15 Eiju Hirai 13 Seiko Epson
#16 Kosuke Nukui 13 Brother Kogyo
#17 Paul J. McConville 13 Xerox
#18 Ryosuke Hirokawa 13 Canon
#19 Toru Ohnishi 13 Canon
#20 Shoma Kudo 12 Seiko Epson
#21 Taichi Shirono 12 Brother Kogyo
#22 Toshiro Ueda 12 Brother Kogyo
#23 Akihito Ono 11 Brother Kogyo
#24 Chu-heng Liu 11 Xerox
#25 Douglas K. Herrmann 11 Xerox
#26 Jason M. LeFevre 11 Xerox
#27 Linn C. Hoover 11 Xerox
#28 Masako Kawagoe 11 Brother Kogyo
#29 Motoki Takabe 11 Seiko Epson
#30 Naomi Kimura 11 Seiko Epson
#31 Ryo Kasai 11 Canon
#32 Seemit Praharaj 11 Xerox
#33 Akinari Ishibe 10 Brother Kogyo
#34 Akihiro Mouri 10 Canon
#35 Mark Profaca 10 Memjet Technology Limited
#36 Mikio Ogawa 10 Brother Kogyo
#37 Tetsuro Kobayashi 10 Brother Kogyo
#38 Toshiaki Tokisawa 10 Canon
#39 Tsuyoshi Saeki 10 Canon
#40 Alexander Govyadinov 9 HP
#41 Atsushi Takahashi 9 Canon
#42 Noriyasu Nagai 9 Canon
#43 Noboru Toyama 9 Canon
#44 Tadahiro Mizutani 9 Seiko Epson
#45 Takuro Yamazaki 9 Canon
#46 Takahiro Yoshida 9 Ricoh Company
#47 Toru Kakiuchi 9 Brother Kogyo
#48 Toru Yamane 9 Canon
#49 Tsuyoshi Ito 9 Brother Kogyo
#50 Aharon Shmaiser 8 Landa Corporation
#51 Atsushi Sakamoto 8 Canon
#52 David A. VanKouwenberg 8 Xerox
#53 Eliyahu Vronsky 8 Kateeva
#54 Erik D. Torniainen 8 HP
#55 Jack T. LeStrange 8 Xerox
#56 Kyosuke Deguchi 8 Canon
#57 Motonori Chikamoto 8 Seiko Epson
#58 Naozumi Nabeshima 8 Canon
#59 Peter J. Knausdorf 8 Xerox
#60 Shohei Koide 8 Brother Kogyo
#61 Shingo Okushima 8 Canon
#62 Takuya Fukasawa 8 Canon
#63 Taku Ishizawa 8 Seiko Epson
#64 Takahiro Miyao 8 Brother Kogyo
#65 Takeho Miyashita 8 Canon
#66 Takatoshi Nakano 8 Canon
#67 Taiki Tanaka 8 Brother Kogyo
#68 Toru Nakakubo 8 Canon
#69 Yoshinori Nakagawa 8 Canon
#70 Anthony S. Condello 7 Xerox
#71 Atsushi Kohnotoh 7 Canon
#72 David Burke 7 Memjet Technology Limited
#73 Hiroshi Katayama 7 Brother Kogyo
#74 Ippei Okuda 7 Seiko Epson
#75 Kazuya Yoshii 7 Canon
#76 Keita Hirai 7 Brother Kogyo
#77 Kengo Umeda 7 Canon
#78 Lawrence H. White 7 HP
#79 Mandakini Kanungo 7 Xerox
#80 Masao Nakayama 7 Seiko Epson
#81 Masaru Ohnishi 7 Mimaki Engineering Co.
#82 Michael J. Levy 7 Xerox
#83 Sagi ABRAMOVICH 7 Landa Corporation
#84 Shunya Fukuda 7 Seiko Epson
#85 Shunsuke Watanabe 7 Seiko Epson
#86 Soji Kondo 7 Canon
#87 Takashi Abe 7 Sony
#88 Takuya Iwano 7 Canon
#89 Tatsuo Shigeta 7 Think Laboratory Co.
#90 Toru Matsuyama 7 Seiko Epson
#91 Tsutomu Kato 7 Brother Kogyo
#92 Yasuo Kato 7 Brother Kogyo
#93 Yoshinori Nakajima 7 Canon
#94 Akiko Hammura 6 Canon
#95 Alex Veis 6 Hp Scitex
#96 Harumitsu Inoue 6 Brother Kogyo
#97 Hiroshi Gotou 6 Ricoh Company
#98 Hideo Izawa 6 Miyakoshi Printing Machinery Co.
#99 Hitotoshi Kimura 6 Seiko Epson
#100 Izumi Nozawa 6 Seiko Epson

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Seiko Epson 368
2 Canon 270
3 Brother Kogyo 264
#4 HP 204
#5 Ricoh Company 141
#6 Xerox 57
#7 Kyocera Document Solutions 54
#8 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha 54
#9 Fujifilm 29
#10 Konica Minolta 29
#11 Memjet Technology Limited 29
#12 Heidelberg Druckmaschinen 24
#13 Mimaki Engineering Co. 21
#14 Casio Computer Co. 19
#15 Datamax-O'Neil 16
#16 Kyocera 15
#17 Koenig & Bauer Ag 13
#18 Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated 13
#19 Screen Holdings Co. 12
#20 Sii Printek 12
#21 Fujifilm Business Innovation 11
#22 Landa Corporation 11
#23 Dover Europe Sàrl 10
#24 Riso Kagaku 10
#25 Xaar Technology Limited 10
#26 BOE 10
#27 Hp Indigo B.V. 9
#28 Kateeva 9
#29 Agfa Nv 8
#30 Citizen Watch Co. 8
#31 Unknown 8
#32 Zebra Technologies 8
#33 Citizen Systems Japan Co. 7
#34 Dai Nippon Printing Co. 7
#35 Entrust Datacard 7
#36 Fujitsu Component Limited 7
#37 Funai Electric Co. 7
#38 Hp Scitex 7
#39 Khs Gmbh 7
#40 Roland Dg 7
#41 Sato 7
#42 Stmicroelectronics Sa 7
#43 Think Laboratory Co. 7
#44 Electronics For Imaging 6
#45 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 6
#46 Kao 6
#47 Landa Labs (2012) 6
#48 Miyakoshi Printing Machinery Co. 6
#49 Océ-Technologies B.V. 6
#50 Shibaura Mechatronics 6
#51 Eastman Kodak 5
#52 Fujifilm Dimatix 5
#53 Kba-Notasys Sa 5
#54 Komori 5
#55 The Boeing 5
#56 Unilin Bvba 5
#57 Samsung 5
#58 Agc 4
#59 Assa Abloy Ab 4
#60 Flint Group Germany Gmbh 4
#61 Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co. 4
#62 Illinois Tool Works 4
#63 Ms Printing Solutions S.R.L 4
#64 Retail Inkjet Solutions 4
#65 Seiko Instruments 4
#66 Showa Aluminum Can 4
#67 Sicpa Holding Sa 4
#68 The Procter & Gamble 4
#69 Toppan Printing Co. 4
#70 Toray Industries 4
#71 Comcast 4
#72 Nike 4
#73 Chien Hwa Coating Technology 3
#74 Enjet Co. 3
#75 Esko-Graphics Imaging Gmbh 3
#76 Kornit Digital 3
#77 Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co. Kg 3
#78 Linx Printing Technologies Limited 3
#79 M&R Printing Equipment 3
#80 Omya International Ag 3
#81 Rohm Co. 3
#82 Stolle Machinery Company 3
#83 Trodat Gmbh 3
#84 Videojet Technologies 3
#85 Xjet 3
#86 LG 3
#87 Panasonic 3
#88 Apple 2
#89 Align Technology 2
#90 Asm Assembly Systems Singapore Pte. 2
#91 Avision 2
#92 Bixolon Co. 2
#93 Bobst Firenze S.R.L 2
#94 Ceraloc Innovation Ab 2
#95 Domino Uk Limited 2
#96 Duplo 2
#97 Entrust 2
#98 Francotyp-Postalia Gmbh 2
#99 Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co. 2
#100 I. Mer Co. 2