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Printing Patent Leaders in 2023 2023

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 James Michael Gardner 24 HP
2 Yoshinori Osakabe 24 Brother Kogyo
3 Michael W. Cumbie 21 HP
#4 Scott A. Linn 19 HP
#5 Keita Sugiura 17 Brother Kogyo
#6 Seemit Praharaj 16 Xerox
#7 Chien-Hua Chen 15 HP
#8 Chu-heng Liu 15 Xerox
#9 Douglas K. Herrmann 15 Xerox
#10 Jason M. LeFevre 15 Xerox
#11 Benzion Landa 14 Landa Corporation
#12 Hiroaki Takahashi 13 Brother Kogyo
#13 Jiro Yamamoto 12 Brother Kogyo
#14 Paul J. McConville 12 Xerox
#15 Taisuke Mizuno 12 Brother Kogyo
#16 Akinari Ishibe 11 Brother Kogyo
#17 Chi-Feng Huang 11 Microjet Technology Co.
#18 Hao-Jan Mou 11 Microjet Technology Co.
#19 Hsien-Chung Tai 11 Microjet Technology Co.
#20 Satoru Arakane 11 Brother Kogyo
#21 Ying-Lun Chang 11 Microjet Technology Co.
#22 Yung-Lung Han 11 Microjet Technology Co.
#23 Masahiro Hayashi 10 Brother Kogyo
#24 Palghat S. Ramesh 10 Xerox
#25 Shotaro Kanzaki 10 Brother Kogyo
#26 Anthony S. Condello 9 Xerox
#27 Eiichiro Watanabe 9 Seiko Epson
#28 Eric Martin 9 HP
#29 Hiroaki Okui 9 Seiko Epson
#30 Jack T. LeStrange 9 Xerox
#31 Joseph C. Sheflin 9 Xerox
#32 Kenta Horade 9 Brother Kogyo
#33 Shotaro Tamai 9 Seiko Epson
#34 Yuma Fukuzawa 9 Seiko Epson
#35 Koki Shimada 8 Canon
#36 Kyosuke Nagaoka 8 Canon
#37 Linn C. Hoover 8 Xerox
#38 Nobuaki Ito 8 Seiko Epson
#39 Ryoji Inoue 8 Canon
#40 Takuya Fukasawa 8 Canon
#41 Takahiro Kanegae 8 Seiko Epson
#42 Taiji Maruyama 8 Canon
#43 Yusuke Tanaka 8 Sony
#44 David K. Biegelsen 7 Xerox
#45 David Olsen 7 HP
#46 Hideaki Matsumura 7 Canon
#47 Junichiro Iri 7 Canon
#48 Motoki Takabe 7 Seiko Epson
#49 Peter J. Knausdorf 7 Xerox
#50 Takahiro Katakura 7 Seiko Epson
#51 Tadahiro Mizutani 7 Seiko Epson
#52 Takatoshi Nakano 7 Canon
#53 Toshiro MURAYAMA 7 Seiko Epson
#54 Yasuyuki Asai 7 Canon
#55 Yuta Araki 7 Canon
#56 Alexander Sou-Kang Ko 6 Kateeva
#57 Anthony M. Fuller 6 HP
#58 Atsushi Takahashi 6 Canon
#59 Atsuhiko Takeuchi 6 Seiko Epson
#60 Boon Bing Ng 6 HP
#61 Erick Hagstrom 6 Primera Technology
#62 Hiroshi Katayama 6 Brother Kogyo
#63 James R. Przybyla 6 HP
#64 Jeffrey H. Luke 6 HP
#65 Judson M. Leiser 6 HP
#66 Kazuaki Uchida 6 Seiko Epson
#67 Ken Takenaga 6 Canon
#68 Keiichi Yato 6 Seiko Epson
#69 Noriyuki Fukasawa 6 Seiko Epson
#70 Shun KATSUIE 6 Seiko Epson
#71 Shohei Koide 6 Brother Kogyo
#72 Shuichi Nakano 6 Seiko Epson
#73 Shuichi Tamaki 6 Brother Kogyo
#74 Takanori Aimono 6 Seiko Epson
#75 Takeho Miyashita 6 Canon
#76 Takumi Nagashima 6 Seiko Epson
#77 Toru Kakiuchi 6 Brother Kogyo
#78 Toshihiro Shimizu 6 Seiko Epson
#79 Toshiaki Tokisawa 6 Canon
#80 Tsutomu Obata 6 Canon
#81 Yoshiyuki Nakagawa 6 Canon
#82 Yoshinori Nakagawa 6 Canon
#83 Yushi Kato 6 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#84 Yumi Komamiya 6 Canon
#85 Atsushi Ito 5 Brother Kogyo
#86 Atsushi Matsuyama 5 Canon
#87 Brian M. Balthasar 5 Xerox
#88 Brian Robert Brown 5 Silverbrook Research Pty
#89 Daryl E. Anderson 5 HP
#90 Daiju Takeda 5 Canon
#91 Eiichi Ohara 5 Mimaki Engineering Co.
#92 Eliyahu Vronsky 5 Kateeva
#93 Fumie Kameyama 5 Canon
#94 Fumio Nakazawa 5 Brother Kogyo
#95 Harunobu KOIKE 5 Seiko Epson
#96 Hiromitsu Mizutani 5 Brother Kogyo
#97 Hiroshi Nishimura 5 Ricoh Company
#98 Hiromasa Yoneyama 5 Canon
#99 Itaru Wada 5 Canon
#100 Jin Kook Kim 5 Bixolon Co.

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Seiko Epson 318
2 Canon 249
3 Brother Kogyo 196
#4 HP 144
#5 Ricoh Company 100
#6 Xerox 47
#7 Kyocera Document Solutions 40
#8 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha 36
#9 Memjet Technology Limited 25
#10 Fujifilm 20
#11 Landa Corporation 19
#12 Konica Minolta 16
#13 Kateeva 15
#14 Heidelberg Druckmaschinen 14
#15 Screen Holdings Co. 13
#16 Funai Electric Co. 12
#17 Kyocera 12
#18 Electronics For Imaging 11
#19 Koenig & Bauer Ag 11
#20 Microjet Technology Co. 11
#21 Zebra Technologies 11
#22 Samsung 11
#23 Casio Computer Co. 9
#24 Sii Printek 9
#25 Rohm Co. 8
#26 Roland Dg 8
#27 Eastman Kodak 7
#28 Illinois Tool Works 7
#29 Mimaki Engineering Co. 7
#30 Dai Nippon Printing Co. 6
#31 Dover Europe Sàrl 6
#32 Entrust 6
#33 Fujifilm Business Innovation 6
#34 Hand Held Products 6
#35 Hangzhou Chipjet Technology Co. 6
#36 Kornit Digital 6
#37 Primera Technology 6
#38 Semes Co. 6
#39 Bixolon Co. 5
#40 Bobst Bielefeld Gmbh 5
#41 Esko-Graphics Imaging Gmbh 5
#42 Fuji 5
#43 Agfa Nv 4
#44 Agfa Offset Bv 4
#45 Assa Abloy Ab 4
#46 Matthews International 4
#47 Prototype And Production Systems 4
#48 Sicpa Holding Sa 4
#49 The Procter & Gamble 4
#50 Sony 4
#51 Asmpt Smt Singapore Pte. 3
#52 Bizerba Se & Co. Kg 3
#53 Bobst Mex Sa 3
#54 Kao 3
#55 Landa Labs (2012) 3
#56 Lsinc 3
#57 Sato 3
#58 Seiko Instruments 3
#59 Truist Bank 3
#60 Xaar Technology Limited 3
#61 Xeikon Manufacturing N.V. 3
#62 BOE 3
#63 3M 2
#64 Apple 2
#65 Avery Dennison Retail Information Services 2
#66 Avision 2
#67 Ccl Label 2
#68 Conde Systems 2
#69 Datamax-O'Neil 2
#70 Digimarc 2
#71 Ekra Automatisierungssysteme Gmbh 2
#72 Fujifilm Dimatix 2
#73 Fujitsu Frontech Limited 2
#74 Gallus Ferd. Rueesch Ag 2
#75 Geehy Microelectronics 2
#76 Global Graphics Software Limited 2
#77 Global Inkjet Systems Limited 2
#78 Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co. 2
#79 Kabushiki Kaisha Isowa 2
#80 Keyence 2
#81 Krones Ag 2
#82 Levi Strauss & 2
#83 Lg Hausys 2
#84 Macdermid Graphics Solutions 2
#85 Mitsubishi Hitec Paper Europe Gmbh 2
#86 M&R Printing Equipment 2
#87 Phoseon Technology 2
#88 Scribe Opco 2
#89 Scrona Ag 2
#90 Shanghai University 2
#91 Stolle Machinery Company 2
#92 Stratasys 2
#93 University of Michigan 2
#94 Tsc Auto Id Technology Co. 2
#95 Velox-Puredigital 2
#96 Vinventions Usa 2
#97 Xtpl S.A. 2
#98 Yupo 2
#99 Comcast 2
#100 Applied Materials 1