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. | Dawei Zhang | 🇺🇸 Saratoga, CA, United States | 370 |
| 2. | Esmael Hejazi Dinan | 🇺🇸 McLean, VA, United States | 313 |
| 3. | Jing Sun | 🇺🇸 San Diego, CA, United States | 268 |
| 4. | Tao Luo | 🇺🇸 San Diego, CA, United States | 251 |
| 5. | Moon-il LEE | 🇺🇸 Melville, NY, United States | 238 |
| 6. | Kai WU | 🇨🇳 Ningde, China | 231 |
| 7. | Wei ZENG | 🇺🇸 Saratoga, CA, United States | 218 |
| 8. | Hong He | 🇺🇸 San Jose, CA, United States | 216 |
| 9. | Chunxuan Ye | 🇺🇸 San Diego, CA, United States | 215 |
| 10. | Junyi LI | 🇺🇸 Greentown, PA, United States | 203 |
Top Assignees this year.
| 1. | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 🇰🇷 Suwon-si, South Korea | 3,428 |
| 2. | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 🇯🇵 Toyota-shi, Japan | 2,006 |
| 3. | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. | 🇨🇳 Shenzhen, China | 1,509 |
| 4. | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. | 🇹🇼 Hsinchu, Taiwan | 1,201 |
| 5. | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea | 1,122 |
| 6. | Hyundai Motor Company | 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea | 1,033 |
| 7. | KIA CORPORATION | 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea | 1,032 |
| 8. | NEC Corporation | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 979 |
| 9. | LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD. | 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea | 950 |
| 10. | LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. | 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea | 918 |
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Top Inventors since 2005.
Inventors with the highest number of patent applications filed between the years 2005 and 2026
| 1. | Tao Luo | 🇺🇸 San Diego, CA, United States | 5,944 |
| 2. | Kia Silverbrook | 🇦🇺 Balmain, Australia | 4,816 |
| 3. | Shunpei Yamazaki | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 3,677 |
| 4. | Frederick E. Shelton, IV | 🇺🇸 Hillsboro, OH, United States | 3,342 |
| 5. | Peter Gaal | 🇺🇸 San Diego, CA, United States | 3,279 |
| 6. | Xiaoxia Zhang | 🇺🇸 San Diego, CA, United States | 2,986 |
| 7. | Wanshi Chen | 🇺🇸 San Diego, CA, United States | 2,896 |
| 8. | Roderick A. Hyde | 🇺🇸 Redmond, WA, United States | 2,777 |
| 9. | Jing Sun | 🇺🇸 San Diego, CA, United States | 2,681 |
| 10. | Lowell L. Wood, JR. | 🇺🇸 Bellevue, WA, United States | 2,650 |
| 11. | Kangguo CHENG | 🇺🇸 Schenectady, NY, United States | 2,629 |
| 12. | Shunpei YAMAZAKI | 🇯🇵 Setagaya, Japan | 2,598 |
| 13. | Esmael Hejazi Dinan | 🇺🇸 McLean, VA, United States | 2,179 |
| 14. | Sarbajit K. Rakshit | 🇮🇳 Kolkata, India | 2,061 |
| 15. | Yan Zhou | 🇺🇸 San Diego, CA, United States | 2,012 |
| 16. | Dawei Zhang | 🇺🇸 Saratoga, CA, United States | 1,949 |
| 17. | Shan Liu | 🇺🇸 San Jose, CA, United States | 1,943 |
| 18. | Satoshi Nagata | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 1,862 |
| 19. | Ruilong Xie | 🇺🇸 Niskayuna, NY, United States | 1,742 |
| 20. | Edward K.Y. Jung | 🇺🇸 Bellevue, WA, United States | 1,671 |
Top Assignees since 2005.
Assignees with the highest number of patent applications filed between the years 2005 and 2026
| 1. | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 🇺🇸 ARMONK, NY, United States | 138,894 |
| 2. | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 🇰🇷 Suwon-si, South Korea | 98,736 |
| 3. | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 67,793 |
| 4. | INTEL CORPORATION | 🇺🇸 Santa Clara, CA, United States | 49,302 |
| 5. | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea | 47,027 |
| 6. | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | 🇺🇸 San Diego, CA, United States | 45,732 |
| 7. | Sony Corporation | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 43,281 |
| 8. | APPLE INC. | 🇺🇸 Cupertino, CA, United States | 37,507 |
| 9. | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 36,354 |
| 10. | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 🇺🇸 Redmond, WA, United States | 35,141 |
| 11. | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. | 🇨🇳 Shenzhen, China | 31,981 |
| 12. | Micron Technology, Inc. | 🇺🇸 Boise, ID, United States | 29,278 |
| 13. | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 🇺🇸 Schenectady, NY, United States | 28,829 |
| 14. | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 28,032 |
| 15. | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | 🇺🇸 Redmond, WA, United States | 27,849 |
| 16. | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 🇯🇵 Toyota-shi, Japan | 27,593 |
| 17. | FUJITSU LIMITED | 🇯🇵 Kawasaki, Japan | 26,846 |
| 18. | FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 🇺🇸 Dearborn, MI, United States | 24,109 |
| 19. | Hyundai Motor Company | 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea | 22,826 |
| 20. | FUJIFILM CORPORATION | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 22,268 |