Top U.S. Patent Inventors and Assignees
Patents have played a crucial role in shaping the world we live in today. They protect and promote innovation, allowing inventors and companies to flourish. This page highlights some of the most prolific inventors and leading assignees who have contributed significantly to the patent landscape in recent years.
Top Inventors this year.
| 1.
| Tao Luo |
San Diego, CA, United States |
942 |
| 2.
| Junyi LI |
Fairless Hills, PA, United States |
544 |
| 3.
| Xiaoxia Zhang |
San Diego, CA, United States |
523 |
| 4.
| Jing Sun |
San Diego, CA, United States |
419 |
| 5.
| Esmael Hejazi Dinan |
McLean, VA, United States |
371 |
| 6.
| Peter Gaal |
San Diego, CA, United States |
360 |
| 7.
| Yan Zhou |
San Diego, CA, United States |
339 |
| 8.
| Shan Liu |
San Jose, CA, United States |
298 |
| 9.
| Dawei Zhang |
Saratoga, CA, United States |
289 |
| 10.
| Yushu Zhang |
Beijing, China |
259 |
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Top Assignees this year.
| 1.
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
Suwon-si, Korea (South) |
3,071 |
| 2.
| TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
Toyota-shi, Japan |
1,253 |
| 3.
| LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD. |
Seoul, Korea (South) |
1,144 |
| 4.
| FUJIFILM CORPORATION |
Tokyo, Japan |
1,056 |
| 5.
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. |
Hsinchu, Taiwan |
1,052 |
| 6.
| LG ELECTRONICS INC. |
Seoul, Korea (South) |
1,033 |
| 7.
| MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION |
TOKYO, Japan |
985 |
| 8.
| KIA CORPORATION |
Seoul, Korea (South) |
977 |
| 9.
| Hyundai Motor Company |
Seoul, Korea (South) |
971 |
| 10.
| NEC CORPORATION |
Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
966 |
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Top Inventors since 2005.
Inventors with the highest number of patent applications filed between the years 2005 and 2023
| 1.
| Tao Luo |
San Diego, CA, United States |
4,575 |
| 2.
| Kia Silverbrook |
Balmain, Australia |
4,161 |
| 3.
| Frederick E. Shelton, IV |
Hillsboro, OH, United States |
2,890 |
| 4.
| Roderick A. Hyde |
Redmond, WA, United States |
2,746 |
| 5.
| Shunpei Yamazaki |
Tokyo, Japan |
2,739 |
| 6.
| Peter Gaal |
San Diego, CA, United States |
2,726 |
| 7.
| Wanshi Chen |
San Diego, CA, United States |
2,524 |
| 8.
| Lowell L. Wood, JR. |
Bellevue, WA, United States |
2,507 |
| 9.
| Xiaoxia Zhang |
San Diego, CA, United States |
2,276 |
| 10.
| Kangguo CHENG |
Schenectady, NY, United States |
2,190 |
| 11.
| Shunpei YAMAZAKI |
Setagaya, Japan |
2,183 |
| 12.
| Jing Sun |
San Diego, CA, United States |
1,887 |
| 13.
| Edward K.Y. Jung |
Bellevue, WA, United States |
1,668 |
| 14.
| Royce A. Levien |
Lexington, MA, United States |
1,597 |
| 15.
| Robert W. Lord |
Seattle, WA, United States |
1,570 |
| 16.
| Mark A. Malamud |
Seattle, WA, United States |
1,561 |
| 17.
| Sarbajit K. Rakshit |
Kolkata, India |
1,521 |
| 18.
| Satoshi Nagata |
Tokyo, Japan |
1,487 |
| 19.
| SHOU-SHAN FAN |
Beijing, China |
1,464 |
| 20.
| Hanbyul SEO |
Seoul, Korea (South) |
1,361 |
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Top Assignees since 2005.
Assignees with the highest number of patent applications filed between the years 2005 and 2023
| 1.
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
ARMONK, NY, United States |
58,537 |
| 2.
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
Suwon-si, Korea (South) |
51,944 |
| 3.
| CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
Tokyo, Japan |
29,463 |
| 4.
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION |
Redmond, WA, United States |
29,404 |
| 5.
| Sony Corporation |
Tokyo, Japan |
25,266 |
| 6.
| Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba |
Tokyo, Japan |
20,361 |
| 7.
| LG ELECTRONICS INC. |
Seoul, Korea (South) |
19,054 |
| 8.
| TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
Toyota-shi, Japan |
18,408 |
| 9.
| FUJITSU LIMITED |
Kawasaki-shi, Japan |
16,917 |
| 10.
| SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
Tokyo, Japan |
16,374 |
| 11.
| FUJIFILM CORPORATION |
Tokyo, Japan |
14,179 |
| 12.
| GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY |
Schenectady, NY, United States |
13,757 |
| 13.
| QUALCOMM INCORPORATED |
San Diego, CA, United States |
13,136 |
| 14.
| HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. |
Tu-Cheng, Taiwan |
12,799 |
| 15.
| Hyundai Motor Company |
Seoul, Korea (South) |
10,637 |
| 16.
| MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION |
TOKYO, Japan |
10,541 |
| 17.
| Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V. |
Eindhoven, Netherlands |
10,533 |
| 18.
| FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
Dearborn, MI, United States |
9,985 |
| 19.
| INTEL CORPORATION |
Santa Clara, CA, United States |
9,899 |
| 20.
| PANASONIC CORPORATION |
Osaka, Japan |
9,791 |
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