Top Patent Inventors for 2013

U.S. Patent Inventors with the highest number of patent applications filed in the year 2013

1. Canon Kabushiki Kaisha πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Tokyo, Japan 1,309
2. International Business Machines Corporation πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Armonk, NY, United States 1,199
3. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Suwon-si, South Korea 1,024
4. PANASONIC CORPORATION πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Osaka, Japan 586
5. Sony Corporation πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Tokyo, Japan 575
6. QUALCOMM Incorporated πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ San Diego, CA, United States 493
7. FUJITSU LIMITED πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Kawasaki-shi, Japan 483
8. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Gyeonggi-do, South Korea 473
9. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ Shenzhen, China 469
10. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Tokyo, Japan 428
11. APPLE INC. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Cupertino, CA, United States 410
12. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ , United States 299
13. AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Atlanta, GA, United States 297
14. Microsoft Corporation πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Redmond, WA, United States 286
15. FUJIFILM CORPORATION πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Tokyo, Japan 280
16. CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ , United States 276
17. RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Waterloo, Canada 276
18. Roderick A. Hyde πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Redmond, WA, United States 271
19. Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Atsugi-shi, Japan 262
20. Lowell L. Wood, JR. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Bellevue, WA, United States 260
21. International Business Machines Corporation πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ , United States 234
22. Denso Corporation πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Kariya-city, Japan 233
23. Texas Instruments Incorporated πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Dallas, TX, United States 211
24. Royce A. Levien πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Lexington, MA, United States 210
25. LG Electronics, Inc. πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Seoul, South Korea 209
26. Mark A. Malamud πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Seattle, WA, United States 207
27. Jordin T. Kare πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Seattle, WA, United States 199
28. Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Tokyo, Japan 189
29. Broadcom Corporation πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Irvine, CA, United States 184
30. Shunpei Yamazaki πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Tokyo, Japan 175
31. MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Boise, ID, United States 171
32. Robert W. Lord πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Seattle, WA, United States 169
33. Covidien LP πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Mansfield, MA, United States 162
34. GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Detroit, MI, United States 161
35. Marta Karczewicz πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ San Diego, CA, United States 160
36. Shunpei YAMAZAKI πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Setagaya, Japan 160
37. SHOU-SHAN FAN πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ Beijing, China 159
38. HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ TOKYO, Japan 150
39. E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ WILMINGTON, DE, United States 150
40. Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ , United States 149
41. Robert Bosch GmbH πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Stuttgart, Germany 147
42. Richard T. Lord πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Tacoma, WA, United States 144
43. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Maple Grove, MN, United States 142
44. General Electric Company πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Schenectady, NY, United States 141
45. Renesas Electronics Corporation πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Kawasaki-shi, Japan 137
46. OLYMPUS CORPORATION πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Tokyo, Japan 130
47. Clarence T. Tegreene πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Bellevue, WA, United States 124
48. Hitachi, Ltd. πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Tokyo, Japan 123
49. Peter Gaal πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ San Diego, CA, United States 123
50. LG Display Co., Ltd. πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Seoul, South Korea 121
51. Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Daejeon, South Korea 118
52. MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Nagaokakyo-shi, Japan 116
53. The Procter & Gamble Company πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Cincinnati, OH, United States 116
54. Marvell World Trade Ltd. St. Michael, Barbados 112
55. KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ , United States 108
56. NIKON CORPORATION πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Tokyo, Japan 105
57. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ , United States 104
58. Allergan, Inc. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Irvine, CA, United States 101
59. Wanshi Chen πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ San Diego, CA, United States 99
60. SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD. πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Yongin-City, South Korea 98
61. Elpida Memory, Inc. πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Tokyo, Japan 98
62. Tokyo Electron Limited πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Tokyo, Japan 97
63. The Regents of the University of California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Oakland, CA, United States 96
64. OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Tokyo, Japan 95
65. Hisao SASAI πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Osaka, Japan 95
66. KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Osaka, Japan 94
67. Santosh Paul Abraham πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ San Diego, CA, United States 93
68. ROLLS-ROYCE PLC πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ LONDON, United Kingdom 92
69. NITTO DENKO CORPORATION πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Osaka, Japan 92
70. Youji Shibahara πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Osaka, Japan 92
71. Jeyhan Karaoguz πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Irvine, CA, United States 92
72. Muriel Y. Ishikawa πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Livermore, CA, United States 92
73. BASF SE πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Ludwigshafen, Germany 91
74. Huawei Device Co., Ltd πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ Shenzhen, China 91
75. Yu-Chun Hsiao πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ Shenzhen City, China 91
76. Sony Corporation πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ , United States 90
77. Yi-Cheng Kuo πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ Shenzhen City, China 90
78. Nathan P. Myhrvold πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Bellevue, WA, United States 90
79. Takahiro Nishi πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Nara, Japan 90
80. Fujitsu Limited πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ , United States 89
81. Samsung electro-mechanics Co., Ltd. πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Suwon, South Korea 89
82. John D. Rinaldo, JR. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Bellevue, WA, United States 89
83. Frederick E. Shelton, IV πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Hillsboro, OH, United States 88
84. QUALCOMM Incorporated πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ , United States 86
85. Toshiyasu Sugio πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Osaka, Japan 86
86. SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Osaka, Japan 85
87. Simone Merlin πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ San Diego, CA, United States 85
88. Esmael Hejazi Dinan πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Herndon, VA, United States 84
89. IGT πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Reno, NV, United States 84
90. Jason Tyler Griffin πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Kitchener, Canada 83
91. Eric C. Leuthardt πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ St. Louis, MO, United States 82
92. SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Tokyo, Japan 81
93. Yu-chun Hsiao πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ Shenzhen, China 81
94. Kia Silverbrook πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Balmain, Australia 81
95. Matthew G. Dyor πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Bellevue, WA, United States 80
96. John M. Santosuosso πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Rochester, MN, United States 80
97. Electronics and Telecommunications Research In πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Daejeon, South Korea 79
98. LG INNOTEK CO., LTD. πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Seoul, South Korea 78
99. Kangguo CHENG πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Schenectady, NY, United States 78
100. Sanjiv Sirpal πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Oakville, Canada 77

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