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Printing Patent Leaders in 2024 2024

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 Yoshinori Osakabe 21 Brother Kogyo
2 Toru Matsuyama 13 Seiko Epson
3 Benzion Landa 12 Landa Corporation
#4 Fumio Nakazawa 12 Brother Kogyo
#5 James Michael Gardner 12 HP
#6 Scott A. Linn 12 HP
#7 Hiroaki Takahashi 11 Brother Kogyo
#8 Masahiro Hayashi 11 Brother Kogyo
#9 Taichi Shirono 11 Brother Kogyo
#10 Alexander Sou-Kang Ko 10 Kateeva
#11 Akinari Ishibe 9 Brother Kogyo
#12 Ryohei Maruyama 9 Canon
#13 Satoru Arakane 9 Brother Kogyo
#14 Shunsuke Minamikawa 9 Brother Kogyo
#15 Tomohito Abe 9 Canon
#16 Toshiro MURAYAMA 9 Seiko Epson
#17 Daigo Kuronuma 8 Canon
#18 Hiromasa Yoneyama 8 Canon
#19 Kosuke Nukui 8 Brother Kogyo
#20 Michael W. Cumbie 8 HP
#21 Motoki Takabe 8 Seiko Epson
#22 Naoya Okazaki 8 Brother Kogyo
#23 Sosuke Kuroyanagi 8 Brother Kogyo
#24 Takahiro Katakura 8 Seiko Epson
#25 Toshiaki Yamaguchi 8 Canon
#26 Yusuke Matsumoto 8 Seiko Epson
#27 Chu-heng Liu 7 Xerox
#28 Haruka AZECHI 7 Brother Kogyo
#29 Seemit Praharaj 7 Xerox
#30 Tadahiro Mizutani 7 Seiko Epson
#31 Atsushi TOYOFUKU 6 Seiko Epson
#32 Douglas K. Herrmann 6 Xerox
#33 Hideaki Matsumura 6 Canon
#34 Hideyuki Nozawa 6 Canon
#35 Kenta Horade 6 Brother Kogyo
#36 Keisuke Nishihara 6 Brother Kogyo
#37 Masakazu Nagashima 6 Canon
#38 Masao Nakayama 6 Seiko Epson
#39 Miquel Boleda Busquets 6 HP
#40 Naoaki Wada 6 Canon
#41 Noritaka IDE 6 Seiko Epson
#42 Palghat S. Ramesh 6 Xerox
#43 Ryuji Horata 6 Brother Kogyo
#44 Satoru OKI 6 Brother Kogyo
#45 Shotaro Tamai 6 Seiko Epson
#46 Shinya Yamazaki 6 Seiko Epson
#47 Takanori Aimono 6 Seiko Epson
#48 Takuya Fukasawa 6 Canon
#49 Taisuke Mizuno 6 Brother Kogyo
#50 Takatoshi Nakano 6 Canon
#51 Takanori Yokoi 6 Seiko Epson
#52 Tetsuya Okuno 6 Brother Kogyo
#53 Yasuyuki Asai 6 Canon
#54 Yasuhiro Hosokawa 6 Seiko Epson
#55 Yoshiyuki Nakagawa 6 Canon
#56 Aharon Shmaiser 5 Landa Corporation
#57 Akio Ishimoto 5 Seiko Epson
#58 Akihito Ono 5 Brother Kogyo
#59 Atsushi Takahashi 5 Canon
#60 Boon Bing Ng 5 HP
#61 Daisuke Mezaki 5 Ricoh Company
#62 David Olsen 5 HP
#63 Eiju Hirai 5 Seiko Epson
#64 Eliyahu Vronsky 5 Kateeva
#65 Eric Martin 5 HP
#66 Hiroki Kobayashi 5 Kyocera
#67 Jason M. LeFevre 5 Xerox
#68 Jorge A. Alvarez 5 Xerox
#69 Katsuhiro Okubo 5 Seiko Epson
#70 Katsumi Yamada 5 Seiko Epson
#71 Kenta Iimura 5 Canon
#72 Kentaro Murakami 5 Seiko Epson
#73 Kentaro Murayama 5 Brother Kogyo
#74 Kilian Klages 5 Phoenix Contact
#75 Kiyoshi Tsukamura 5 Ricoh Company
#76 Koki Shimada 5 Canon
#77 Kunio Tabata 5 Seiko Epson
#78 Masaki Mori 5 Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
#79 Masatomo Yamaguchi 5 Brother Kogyo
#80 Noriyuki Fukasawa 5 Seiko Epson
#81 Nobuhisa Nomoto 5 Seiko Epson
#82 Satoshi Miyase 5 Brother Kogyo
#83 Sean T. Weaver 5 Funai Electric Co.
#84 Shota Iijima 5 Brother Kogyo
#85 Shotaro Kanzaki 5 Brother Kogyo
#86 Shun Oya 5 Seiko Epson
#87 Shinji Ukai 5 Brother Kogyo
#88 Takashi Abe 5 Sony
#89 Takahiro Kanegae 5 Seiko Epson
#90 Takumi Nagashima 5 Seiko Epson
#91 Taishi Sasaki 5 Seiko Epson
#92 Takayuki Ushiyama 5 Canon
#93 Tetsu Hamano 5 Canon
#94 Toshihiro Shimizu 5 Seiko Epson
#95 Toshiaki Tokisawa 5 Canon
#96 Tsuneyuki Sasaki 5 Seiko Epson
#97 Yoichiro Kondo 5 Seiko Epson
#98 Yoshinori Nakagawa 5 Canon
#99 Yusuke Arai 5 Brother Kogyo
#100 Yushi Deura 5 Brother Kogyo

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Seiko Epson 325
2 Brother Kogyo 217
3 Canon 210
#4 Ricoh Company 103
#5 HP 99
#6 Kyocera Document Solutions 40
#7 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha 30
#8 Xerox 28
#9 Fujifilm 24
#10 Samsung 21
#11 Screen Holdings Co. 20
#12 Konica Minolta 17
#13 Kyocera 16
#14 Kateeva 15
#15 Koenig & Bauer Ag 15
#16 Landa Corporation 15
#17 Dai Nippon Printing Co. 14
#18 Semes Co. 14
#19 Sii Printek 14
#20 Casio Computer Co. 12
#21 Funai Electric Co. 10
#22 Memjet Technology Limited 10
#23 Mimaki Engineering Co. 10
#24 Zebra Technologies 10
#25 Bobst Bielefeld Gmbh 9
#26 Entrust 8
#27 Illinois Tool Works 8
#28 Agfa Nv 7
#29 Electronics For Imaging 7
#30 Fujifilm Business Innovation 7
#31 Heidelberg Druckmaschinen 7
#32 Sato 6
#33 Phoenix Contact 5
#34 Rohm Co. 5
#35 Roland Dg 5
#36 Cricut 4
#37 Fiery 4
#38 Hand Held Products 4
#39 Toppan 4
#40 Toyo Seikan Co. 4
#41 NVIDIA 4
#42 Sony 4
#43 3M 3
#44 Applied Materials 3
#45 Bixolon Co. 3
#46 Bobst Mex Sa 3
#47 Crown Packaging Technology 3
#48 Esko-Graphics Imaging Gmbh 3
#49 Fuji 3
#50 Fujifilm Dimatix 3
#51 Fujitsu Frontech Limited 3
#52 Nippon Paper Industries Co. 3
#53 Papierfabrik August Koehler Se 3
#54 Riso Kagaku 3
#55 University of Michigan 3
#56 Unilin Bv 3
#57 Videojet Technologies 3
#58 Windmöller & Hölscher Kg 3
#59 Xaar Technology Limited 3
#60 Xsys Prepress N.V. 3
#61 Additive Technologies 2
#62 Appvion 2
#63 Assa Abloy Ab 2
#64 Avery Dennison 2
#65 Dover Europe Sàrl 2
#66 Ds Global 2
#67 Eastman Kodak 2
#68 Ekra Automatisierungssysteme Gmbh 2
#69 Enjet Co. 2
#70 Flint Group Germany Gmbh 2
#71 Fujitsu Component Limited 2
#72 Geehy Microelectronics 2
#73 Gosantech Co. 2
#74 Keyence 2
#75 Korea Institute Of Machinery & Materials 2
#76 Kornit Digital 2
#77 Landa Labs (2012) 2
#78 Matthews International 2
#79 Microjet Technology Co. 2
#80 Oki Electric Industry Co. 2
#81 Parric Ningbo Stationary And Gifts Mfg. Co. 2
#82 Harvard University 2
#83 Riso Technologies 2
#84 Scribe Opco 2
#85 Scrona Ag 2
#86 Sicpa Holding Sa 2
#87 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 2
#88 Stmicroelectronics Sa 2
#89 Tesa Se 2
#90 The Boeing 2
#91 Think Laboratory Co. 2
#92 Weidmüller Interface Gmbh & Co. Kg And Ph 2
#93 Xeikon Manufacturing N.V. 2
#94 Comcast 2
#95 Nike 2
#96 Actega North America Technologies 1
#97 Acushnet 1
#98 Advaced Vision Technology (A.V.T.) 1
#99 Agilent Technologies 1
#100 Ahlstrom Oyj 1