U.S. Patent Inventors with the highest number of patent applications filed in the year 2013
| 1. | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | π―π΅ Tokyo, Japan | 1,309 |
| 2. | International Business Machines Corporation | πΊπΈ Armonk, NY, United States | 1,199 |
| 3. | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | π°π· Suwon-si, South Korea | 1,024 |
| 4. | PANASONIC CORPORATION | π―π΅ Osaka, Japan | 586 |
| 5. | Sony Corporation | π―π΅ Tokyo, Japan | 575 |
| 6. | QUALCOMM Incorporated | πΊπΈ San Diego, CA, United States | 493 |
| 7. | FUJITSU LIMITED | π―π΅ Kawasaki-shi, Japan | 483 |
| 8. | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | π°π· Gyeonggi-do, South Korea | 473 |
| 9. | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | π¨π³ Shenzhen, China | 469 |
| 10. | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | π―π΅ Tokyo, Japan | 428 |
| 11. | APPLE INC. | πΊπΈ Cupertino, CA, United States | 410 |
| 12. | Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | πΊπΈ , United States | 299 |
| 13. | AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. | πΊπΈ Atlanta, GA, United States | 297 |
| 14. | Microsoft Corporation | πΊπΈ Redmond, WA, United States | 286 |
| 15. | FUJIFILM CORPORATION | π―π΅ Tokyo, Japan | 280 |
| 16. | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | πΊπΈ , United States | 276 |
| 17. | RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED | π¨π¦ Waterloo, Canada | 276 |
| 18. | Roderick A. Hyde | πΊπΈ Redmond, WA, United States | 271 |
| 19. | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | π―π΅ Atsugi-shi, Japan | 262 |
| 20. | Lowell L. Wood, JR. | πΊπΈ Bellevue, WA, United States | 260 |
| 21. | International Business Machines Corporation | πΊπΈ , United States | 234 |
| 22. | Denso Corporation | π―π΅ Kariya-city, Japan | 233 |
| 23. | Texas Instruments Incorporated | πΊπΈ Dallas, TX, United States | 211 |
| 24. | Royce A. Levien | πΊπΈ Lexington, MA, United States | 210 |
| 25. | LG Electronics, Inc. | π°π· Seoul, South Korea | 209 |
| 26. | Mark A. Malamud | πΊπΈ Seattle, WA, United States | 207 |
| 27. | Jordin T. Kare | πΊπΈ Seattle, WA, United States | 199 |
| 28. | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | π―π΅ Tokyo, Japan | 189 |
| 29. | Broadcom Corporation | πΊπΈ Irvine, CA, United States | 184 |
| 30. | Shunpei Yamazaki | π―π΅ Tokyo, Japan | 175 |
| 31. | MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC | πΊπΈ Boise, ID, United States | 171 |
| 32. | Robert W. Lord | πΊπΈ Seattle, WA, United States | 169 |
| 33. | Covidien LP | πΊπΈ Mansfield, MA, United States | 162 |
| 34. | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC | πΊπΈ Detroit, MI, United States | 161 |
| 35. | Marta Karczewicz | πΊπΈ San Diego, CA, United States | 160 |
| 36. | Shunpei YAMAZAKI | π―π΅ Setagaya, Japan | 160 |
| 37. | SHOU-SHAN FAN | π¨π³ Beijing, China | 159 |
| 38. | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. | π―π΅ TOKYO, Japan | 150 |
| 39. | E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY | πΊπΈ WILMINGTON, DE, United States | 150 |
| 40. | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute | πΊπΈ , United States | 149 |
| 41. | Robert Bosch GmbH | π©πͺ Stuttgart, Germany | 147 |
| 42. | Richard T. Lord | πΊπΈ Tacoma, WA, United States | 144 |
| 43. | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. | πΊπΈ Maple Grove, MN, United States | 142 |
| 44. | General Electric Company | πΊπΈ Schenectady, NY, United States | 141 |
| 45. | Renesas Electronics Corporation | π―π΅ Kawasaki-shi, Japan | 137 |
| 46. | OLYMPUS CORPORATION | π―π΅ Tokyo, Japan | 130 |
| 47. | Clarence T. Tegreene | πΊπΈ Bellevue, WA, United States | 124 |
| 48. | Hitachi, Ltd. | π―π΅ Tokyo, Japan | 123 |
| 49. | Peter Gaal | πΊπΈ San Diego, CA, United States | 123 |
| 50. | LG Display Co., Ltd. | π°π· Seoul, South Korea | 121 |
| 51. | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute | π°π· Daejeon, South Korea | 118 |
| 52. | MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | π―π΅ Nagaokakyo-shi, Japan | 116 |
| 53. | The Procter & Gamble Company | πΊπΈ Cincinnati, OH, United States | 116 |
| 54. | Marvell World Trade Ltd. | St. Michael, Barbados | 112 |
| 55. | KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA | πΊπΈ , United States | 108 |
| 56. | NIKON CORPORATION | π―π΅ Tokyo, Japan | 105 |
| 57. | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | πΊπΈ , United States | 104 |
| 58. | Allergan, Inc. | πΊπΈ Irvine, CA, United States | 101 |
| 59. | Wanshi Chen | πΊπΈ San Diego, CA, United States | 99 |
| 60. | SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD. | π°π· Yongin-City, South Korea | 98 |
| 61. | Elpida Memory, Inc. | π―π΅ Tokyo, Japan | 98 |
| 62. | Tokyo Electron Limited | π―π΅ Tokyo, Japan | 97 |
| 63. | The Regents of the University of California | πΊπΈ Oakland, CA, United States | 96 |
| 64. | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. | π―π΅ Tokyo, Japan | 95 |
| 65. | Hisao SASAI | π―π΅ Osaka, Japan | 95 |
| 66. | KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. | π―π΅ Osaka, Japan | 94 |
| 67. | Santosh Paul Abraham | πΊπΈ San Diego, CA, United States | 93 |
| 68. | ROLLS-ROYCE PLC | π¬π§ LONDON, United Kingdom | 92 |
| 69. | NITTO DENKO CORPORATION | π―π΅ Osaka, Japan | 92 |
| 70. | Youji Shibahara | π―π΅ Osaka, Japan | 92 |
| 71. | Jeyhan Karaoguz | πΊπΈ Irvine, CA, United States | 92 |
| 72. | Muriel Y. Ishikawa | πΊπΈ Livermore, CA, United States | 92 |
| 73. | BASF SE | π©πͺ Ludwigshafen, Germany | 91 |
| 74. | Huawei Device Co., Ltd | π¨π³ Shenzhen, China | 91 |
| 75. | Yu-Chun Hsiao | π¨π³ Shenzhen City, China | 91 |
| 76. | Sony Corporation | πΊπΈ , United States | 90 |
| 77. | Yi-Cheng Kuo | π¨π³ Shenzhen City, China | 90 |
| 78. | Nathan P. Myhrvold | πΊπΈ Bellevue, WA, United States | 90 |
| 79. | Takahiro Nishi | π―π΅ Nara, Japan | 90 |
| 80. | Fujitsu Limited | πΊπΈ , United States | 89 |
| 81. | Samsung electro-mechanics Co., Ltd. | π°π· Suwon, South Korea | 89 |
| 82. | John D. Rinaldo, JR. | πΊπΈ Bellevue, WA, United States | 89 |
| 83. | Frederick E. Shelton, IV | πΊπΈ Hillsboro, OH, United States | 88 |
| 84. | QUALCOMM Incorporated | πΊπΈ , United States | 86 |
| 85. | Toshiyasu Sugio | π―π΅ Osaka, Japan | 86 |
| 86. | SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. | π―π΅ Osaka, Japan | 85 |
| 87. | Simone Merlin | πΊπΈ San Diego, CA, United States | 85 |
| 88. | Esmael Hejazi Dinan | πΊπΈ Herndon, VA, United States | 84 |
| 89. | IGT | πΊπΈ Reno, NV, United States | 84 |
| 90. | Jason Tyler Griffin | π¨π¦ Kitchener, Canada | 83 |
| 91. | Eric C. Leuthardt | πΊπΈ St. Louis, MO, United States | 82 |
| 92. | SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. | π―π΅ Tokyo, Japan | 81 |
| 93. | Yu-chun Hsiao | π¨π³ Shenzhen, China | 81 |
| 94. | Kia Silverbrook | π¦πΊ Balmain, Australia | 81 |
| 95. | Matthew G. Dyor | πΊπΈ Bellevue, WA, United States | 80 |
| 96. | John M. Santosuosso | πΊπΈ Rochester, MN, United States | 80 |
| 97. | Electronics and Telecommunications Research In | π°π· Daejeon, South Korea | 79 |
| 98. | LG INNOTEK CO., LTD. | π°π· Seoul, South Korea | 78 |
| 99. | Kangguo CHENG | πΊπΈ Schenectady, NY, United States | 78 |
| 100. | Sanjiv Sirpal | π¨π¦ Oakville, Canada | 77 |
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