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Printing Patent Leaders in 2021 2021

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 Michael W. Cumbie 27 HP
2 Eric Martin 26 HP
3 James Michael Gardner 26 HP
#4 Daryl E. Anderson 25 HP
#5 Taisuke Mizuno 20 Brother Kogyo
#6 Hiroaki Takahashi 19 Brother Kogyo
#7 Chien-Hua Chen 18 HP
#8 Kenta Horade 17 Brother Kogyo
#9 Satoru Arakane 17 Brother Kogyo
#10 David Burke 15 Memjet Technology Limited
#11 Yoshiyuki Nakagawa 15 Canon
#12 Akinari Ishibe 14 Brother Kogyo
#13 Paul J. McConville 14 Xerox
#14 Keita Sugiura 13 Brother Kogyo
#15 Takeshi Watanabe 13 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#16 Hiroatsu Tamai 12 Kyocera Document Solutions
#17 Jason M. LeFevre 12 Xerox
#18 Keita Hirai 12 Brother Kogyo
#19 Naoto Miyakoshi 12 Kyocera Document Solutions
#20 Seemit Praharaj 12 Xerox
#21 Taku Ishizawa 12 Seiko Epson
#22 Tadahiro Mizutani 12 Seiko Epson
#23 Toru Nakakubo 12 Canon
#24 Akihito Ono 11 Brother Kogyo
#25 Chu-heng Liu 11 Xerox
#26 Douglas K. Herrmann 11 Xerox
#27 Harrick Selvan Anothonysamy 11 Memjet Technology Limited
#28 Hideki Hayashi 11 Brother Kogyo
#29 Jefferson P. Ward 11 HP
#30 Kosuke Nukui 11 Brother Kogyo
#31 Masahiro Hayashi 11 Brother Kogyo
#32 Norman Micheal Berry 11 Silverbrook Research Pty
#33 Poh Lai Say 11 Memjet Technology Limited
#34 Reynovel Pacinio Anciano 11 Memjet Technology Limited
#35 Soon Keat Fah 11 Memjet Technology Limited
#36 Yoshinori Osakabe 11 Brother Kogyo
#37 Kenichi Satake 10 Kyocera Document Solutions
#38 Masato Usui 10 Kyocera Document Solutions
#39 Shohei Koide 10 Brother Kogyo
#40 Yasuhiro Michishita 10 Kyocera Document Solutions
#41 Benzion Landa 9 Landa Corporation
#42 David A. VanKouwenberg 9 Xerox
#43 Hiroshi Katayama 9 Brother Kogyo
#44 Linn C. Hoover 9 Xerox
#45 Masataka Kato 9 Canon
#46 Noboru Nitta 9 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
#47 Stephen D. Panshin 9 —
#48 Takahiro Miyao 9 Brother Kogyo
#49 Hiroki Sakane 8 Kyocera Document Solutions
#50 Kazuhiro Yamada 8 Canon
#51 Mark Profaca 8 Memjet Technology Limited
#52 Motoki Takabe 8 Seiko Epson
#53 Noriyuki Fukasawa 8 Seiko Epson
#54 Ryo Kasai 8 Canon
#55 Shinobu Ohata 8 Kyocera Document Solutions
#56 Shingo Okushima 8 Canon
#57 Shunsuke Yamasaki 8 Kyocera Document Solutions
#58 Takahiro Netsu 8 Seiko Epson
#59 Toru Matsuyama 8 Seiko Epson
#60 Yoshinori Misumi 8 Canon
#61 Yusuke Tamekuni 8 Kyocera Document Solutions
#62 Yuzuru Yuasa 8 Kyocera Document Solutions
#63 Berkeley Fisher 7 HP
#64 Daisuke Eto 7 Kyocera Document Solutions
#65 Hitotoshi Kimura 7 Seiko Epson
#66 Maki Kato 7 Canon
#67 Masashi Kuno 7 Brother Kogyo
#68 Masaru Ohnishi 7 Mimaki Engineering Co.
#69 Masaya Uyama 7 Canon
#70 Michael J. Levy 7 Xerox
#71 Robert Yraceburu 7 HP
#72 Scott A. Linn 7 HP
#73 Shunya Fukuda 7 Seiko Epson
#74 Shota Iijima 7 Brother Kogyo
#75 Shota Morikawa 7 Brother Kogyo
#76 Si-lam Choy 7 HP
#77 Takahiro Yoshida 7 Ricoh Company
#78 Tsubasa Funabashi 7 Canon
#79 Yuma Fukuzawa 7 Seiko Epson
#80 Yuzuru Ishida 7 Canon
#81 Akiko Hammura 6 Canon
#82 Alex Veis 6 Hp Scitex
#83 David Olsen 6 HP
#84 Eiju Hirai 6 Seiko Epson
#85 Eiichi Ohara 6 Mimaki Engineering Co.
#86 Eliud Robles Flores 6 —
#87 James R. Przybyla 6 HP
#88 Keigo SUGAI 6 Seiko Epson
#89 Naomi Kimura 6 Seiko Epson
#90 Ryoichi Tanaka 6 Seiko Epson
#91 Sagi ABRAMOVICH 6 Landa Corporation
#92 Souta Takeuchi 6 Canon
#93 Takahiro Kanegae 6 Seiko Epson
#94 Taiki Tanaka 6 Brother Kogyo
#95 Takuro Yamazaki 6 Canon
#96 Tetsuro Kobayashi 6 Brother Kogyo
#97 Tomohiro YODA 6 Seiko Epson
#98 Xiaoqi Zhou 6 HP
#99 Xulong Fu 6 HP
#100 Yoichi Miyasaka 6 Seiko Epson

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Seiko Epson 349
2 Canon 244
3 HP 225
#4 Brother Kogyo 205
#5 Ricoh Company 137
#6 Kyocera Document Solutions 55
#7 Xerox 50
#8 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha 33
#9 Memjet Technology Limited 29
#10 Mimaki Engineering Co. 24
#11 Koenig & Bauer Ag 17
#12 Riso Kagaku 17
#13 Electronics For Imaging 16
#14 Dai Nippon Printing Co. 15
#15 Konica Minolta 15
#16 Screen Holdings Co. 15
#17 Casio Computer Co. 13
#18 Fujifilm Business Innovation 13
#19 Roland Dg 13
#20 Datamax-O'Neil 12
#21 Fuji 11
#22 Kateeva 11
#23 Heidelberg Druckmaschinen 10
#24 Sato 10
#25 Fujifilm 9
#26 Eastman Kodak 8
#27 Hp Scitex 8
#28 Landa Corporation 8
#29 Entrust 7
#30 Kao 7
#31 Kyocera 7
#32 Hp Indigo B.V. 6
#33 Domino Uk Limited 5
#34 Dover Europe Sàrl 5
#35 Seiko Instruments 5
#36 Semes Co. 5
#37 Sicpa Holding Sa 5
#38 Sii Printek 5
#39 The Procter & Gamble 5
#40 Trodat Gmbh 5
#41 Videojet Technologies 5
#42 Samsung 5
#43 Asm Assembly Systems Singapore Pte. 4
#44 Fujifilm Dimatix 4
#45 Funai Electric Co. 4
#46 Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co. 4
#47 Illinois Tool Works 4
#48 Landa Labs (2012) 4
#49 Lsinc 4
#50 Mitsubishi Electric 4
#51 Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated 4
#52 Shuhou Co. 4
#53 Stmicroelectronics Sa 4
#54 Toppan Printing Co. 4
#55 Xaar Technology Limited 4
#56 Zebra Technologies 4
#57 Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha 3
#58 Assa Abloy Ab 3
#59 Flint Group Germany Gmbh 3
#60 Fujitsu Component Limited 3
#61 Gen-Probe Incorporated 3
#62 Kornit Digital 3
#63 Lingdong Technology (Beijing) Co. 3
#64 Matthews International 3
#65 Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited 3
#66 Oki Data 3
#67 Sandon Global Engraving Technology Limited 3
#68 Suzhou Ruifa Printing Technology Co. 3
#69 Unknown 3
#70 BOE 3
#71 Comcast 3
#72 Sony 3
#73 Actega Schmid Rhyner Ag 2
#74 Agc 2
#75 Agfa Nv 2
#76 Ball Beverage Can South America S.A. 2
#77 Ball Beverage Packaging Europe Limited 2
#78 Bobst Bielefeld Gmbh 2
#79 Ceraloc Innovation Ab 2
#80 Citic Dicastal Co. 2
#81 Citizen Watch Co. 2
#82 Dgshape 2
#83 Ds Global 2
#84 Epsilon Composite 2
#85 Esko Software Bvba 2
#86 Ev Group E. Thallner Gmbh 2
#87 Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl 2
#88 Great Computer 2
#89 Hangzhou Chipjet Technology Co. 2
#90 Komori 2
#91 M&R Printing Equipment 2
#92 Musashi Engineering 2
#93 Mycronic Ab 2
#94 Newtech Textile Technology Development (Shanghai) Co. 2
#95 Nippon Kayaku 2
#96 Omya International Ag 2
#97 Ordos Yuansheng Optoelectronics Co. 2
#98 Papierfabrik August Koehler Se 2
#99 Prinics Co. 2
#100 Procraft Development B.V. 2