Ranking of institutions by their representation among the top 1,000 most prolific US utility patent inventors over the last 50 years.

RankCompany / InstitutionNumber of Inventors in the Top 1000Top 1K InventorInventor RankTotal US Utility PatentsWork Years
1International Business Machines Corporation105Kangguo Cheng52,8712004 - 2026
2Qualcomm Incorporated91Tao Luo24,7752011 - 2026
3Lg Electronics Inc.79Hanbyul Seo161,8842012 - 2026
4Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.37Chen-Hua Douglas Yu122,0381996 - 2026
5Apple Inc.35Dawei Zhang301,2562015 - 2026
6Intel Corporation31Jack T Kavalieros1636502000 - 2026
7Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.26Soenghun Kim868232014 - 2026
8Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.24Shunpei Yamazaki16,7441983 - 2026
8Micron Technology Incorporated24Gurtej S Sandhu211,4401991 - 2026
10Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.14Xue Dong858252016 - 2026
10At&t Intellectual Property I, LP14Irwin Gerszberg1416822008 - 2024
12Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ)13Muhammad Ali Kazmi1456782010 - 2026
13Sun Patent Trust12Akihiko Nishio768572016 - 2026
14The Invention Science Fund I LLC11Lowell L Wood, Jr131,9932010 - 2020
14Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC11Stuart C Salter599672009 - 2026
14Capital One Services, LLC11Joshua S Edwards1137372018 - 2026
14Sony Corporation11Tetsujiro Kondo1347011987 - 2019
18Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America10Takahiro Nishi281,3042014 - 2026
18Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute10Sung Chang Lim1826252014 - 2026
18Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.10Russell Speight VanBlon2735222014 - 2026
21Broadcom Corporation8Ahmadreza Rofougaran481,0242002 - 2017
21Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.8James M Hart3184842008 - 2026
23Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd7Kia Silverbrook34,7472000 - 2013
23Ofinno, LLC7Esmael Hejazi Dinan102,1852013 - 2026
23Ntt Docomo, Inc.7Satoshi Nagata411,1142011 - 2026
23Interdigital Patent Holdings, Inc.7Paul Marinier1526662012 - 2026
27Cilag International Gmbh6Frederick E Shelton, IV62,7652021 - 2026
27Tencent America LLC6Shan Liu141,8972019 - 2026
27Huawei Technologies Co., Limited6Jianglei Ma1097402015 - 2025
30Elwha LLC5Roderick A Hyde151,8932013 - 2023
30Bytedance Inc.5Li Feng Zhang391,1482020 - 2025
30Cisco Technology, Inc.5Jean-Philippe Vasseur908072006 - 2026
30Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba5Hideo Ando1107381987 - 2024
30Genentech, Inc.5Austin L Gurney1257191999 - 2018
30Zte Corporation5Zhaohua Lu2365522013 - 2026
30Monsanto Technology LLC5Gregory J Holland2465472008 - 2026
30Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.5Michael Linley Fripp2625322004 - 2026
30Emc IP Holding Company LLC5Jian Gao2645302017 - 2024
39Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.4Shou-Shan Fan231,3292005 - 2026
39Acushnet Company4Michael J Sullivan501,0132002 - 2025
39Marvell International Limited4Hui-Ling Lou1486702006 - 2020
39Advanced Micro Devices Corporation4Mark I Gardner1726361994 - 2007
39Sprint Spectrum L.p.4Sreekar Marupaduga2685262010 - 2025
39Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation4Shohei Yamada2915062009 - 2026
39Bayer Aktiengesellschaft4Wilhelm Brandes4824101976 - 2004
46Texas Instruments Corporation3Lee Doyle Whetsel748671989 - 2026
46Adeia Semiconductor Bonding Technologies Inc.3Belgacem Haba1476721999 - 2026
46Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.v.3Thomas Wiegand1985972005 - 2026
46Google Inc.3Matthew Nirvan Sharifi3494692012 - 2026
46Research in Motion Corporation3Jason Tyler Griffin3744581999 - 2014
46Basf Aktiengesellschaft3Eberhard Ammermann3854511979 - 2015
46Largan Precision Co., Ltd.3Hsin-Hsuan Huang4104372012 - 2025
46The Procter Gamble Company3Donald Carroll Roe4734121992 - 2025
46Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.3Yang Liu4714122020 - 2026
46Pure Storage, Inc.3John Colgrove4784102013 - 2026
46General Electric Company3Ajith Kuttannair Kumar4934061984 - 2020
46Nec Corporation3Gang Wang6273632018 - 2026
58Marvellworld Trade Ltd.2Hongyuan Zhang649302010 - 2020
58Rambus Inc.2Frederick Abbott Ware928001994 - 2026
58Igt2Anthony J Baerlocher1916062001 - 2026
58Cirrus Logic Inc.2John L Melanson2045882002 - 2026
58Ethicon, Gmbh2Jerome R Morgan2255622017 - 2021
58Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.2Hai Tang2285592019 - 2026
58Masimo Corporation2Ammar Al-Ali2405502001 - 2026
58Deka Products Limited Partnership2Dean Kamen2435491992 - 2026
58Amazon Technologies, Inc.2Eric Jason Brandwine2615322010 - 2026
58Blackberry Corporation2Zhijun Cai3044952013 - 2025
58Panasonic Corporation2Shinya Kadono Kadono3374772009 - 2015
58Snowflake Inc.2Benoit Dageville3714602019 - 2026
58Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC2Amer A Hassan3754582005 - 2026
58United Technologies Corporation2Gabriel L Suciu3734581985 - 2020
58Bayer Cropscience Ag2Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann3834562006 - 2026
58Kyocera Corporation2Masato Fujishiro4264292012 - 2026
58Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.2Jeffrey E Stahmann4344251994 - 2026
58Xerox Corporation2Jin Wu4814102004 - 2021
58Dell Products Inc.2Deeder M Aurongzeb4954052015 - 2026
58Dexcom, Inc.2Apurv Ullas Kamath5223942005 - 2026
58Infineon Technologies Austria Ag2Franz Hirler5503852008 - 2026
58Pacesetter, Inc.2Gene A Bornzin5823761995 - 2026
58Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.2Masayuki Kozuka6693531991 - 2008
58Corning Incorporated2Dana Craig Bookbinder7573331993 - 2025
58Dolby International Ab2Lars Villemoes8283202010 - 2026
58Nokia Technologies Oy2Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi9053052015 - 2026
58Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha2Yoshihito Asao9812931997 - 2014
85Ms-Technologies Gmbh1Justin T Mason471,0532011 - 2026
85Brother Kogyo Kabushiki-Kaisha1Shougo Sato997761992 - 2026
85Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.1Assaf Govari1277162012 - 2026
85Eastman-Kodak Company1Ronald S Cok1386881986 - 2018
85Massachusetts Institute of Technology1Robert Samuel Langer1746351982 - 2026
85Infineon Technologies Ag1Hans-Joachim Schulze1816272002 - 2026
85Digimarc Corporation1Geoffrey B Rhoads1946041997 - 2025
85Interdigital Technology Corporation1Stephen E Terry2095832003 - 2025
85Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.1Jun Hatakeyama2125771991 - 2026
85Chinese Academy of Sciences1Huilong Zhu2295592012 - 2026
853M Innovative Properties Company1Andrew John Ouderkirk2305581989 - 2026
85Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP1Max P McDaniel2395512005 - 2026
85Qorvo US, Inc.1Nadim Khlat2705232016 - 2026
85Headway Technologies, Incorporated1Yoshitaka Sasaki3234822005 - 2023
85Bank of America Corporation1Manu Jacob Kurian3684612015 - 2026
85Cadence Design Systems, Inc.1Steven L Teig3664612003 - 2014
85Symbol Technologies, LLC1Edward D Barkan3764581981 - 2025
85Nxp USA, Inc.1Liwen Chu3784572020 - 2026
85Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha1Atsushi Tabata3954431994 - 2026
85Htc Corporation1Chih-Hsiang Wu4274292010 - 2024
85The Boeing Company1Gary E Georgeson4424242003 - 2026
85Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.1Noboru Kato4514201992 - 2025
85Princeton University1Stephen R Forrest4584181995 - 2022
85Innolux Corporation1Kuan-Feng Lee4594172015 - 2026
85Hitachi, Ltd.1Akira Yamamoto4624161987 - 2024
85Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.1Yi Zhang4654152019 - 2026
85Saudi Arabian Oil Company1Omer Refa Koseoglu4874082009 - 2026
85L'oreal1Jean-Louis H Gueret4914071976 - 2017
85Life Technologies Corporation1Jonathan Marc Rothberg5213952011 - 2026
85Universal Display Corporation1Chuanjun Xia5183952010 - 2026
85Sprint Communications Comapny L.p.1Lyle W Paczkowski5363912011 - 2022
85Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.1Stephen D Pacetti5353912007 - 2025
85Kioxia Corporation1Shinichi Kanno5533832021 - 2026
85Tsinghua University1Peng Liu5663802006 - 2026
85Via Technologies, Inc.1G Glenn Henry5733792007 - 2020
85Motorola Mobility LLC1Amit Kumar Agrawal5933732016 - 2026
85Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy1Esa Tapani Tiirola6013692015 - 2026
85International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.1Manfred H Vock6023691976 - 1992
85Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1Andrew J Murphy6033682003 - 2026
85Kt Corporation1Bae Keun Lee6093672015 - 2026
85Siemens Healthcare Gmbh1Dorin Comaniciu6193652016 - 2023
85Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation1Hector Floyd Deluca6343621977 - 2023
85Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc1Sheng Teng Hsu6333621999 - 2012
85Hyundai Motor Company1Seong Wook Hwang6463582012 - 2026
85Adobe, Inc.1Zhe Lin6473582014 - 2026
85Ngk Insulators, Inc.1Yukihisa Takeuchi6833501985 - 2025
85Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.1Donald Kyle7143422009 - 2026
85Japan Display Inc.1Hayato Kurasawa7193402015 - 2025
85Lenovo (Beijing) Limited1Haiming Wang7323372021 - 2026
85Asml Netherlands B.v.1Erik Roelof Loopstra7433352003 - 2022
85Emc Corporation1Stephen J Todd7453352001 - 2016
85State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company1Kenneth Jason Sanchez7483342014 - 2026
85Western Digital Technologies, Inc.1Shay Benisty7543332018 - 2026
85Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.1Lalit R Kotecha7673322012 - 2026
85AT&T Mobility1Sheldon Kent Meredith7733312011 - 2025
85Signify Holding B.v.1Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet7713312019 - 2026
85Covidien LP1Frank J Viola7813292012 - 2025
85Sandisk Technologies Inc.1Eran Sharon7823292013 - 2026
85Skhynix Inc.1Fan Zhang7983262017 - 2026
85The Goodyear & Tire Rubber Company1Paul Harry Sandstrom8133231976 - 2025
85Globalfoundries Inc.1Hui Zang8393182015 - 2021
85Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha1Hiroshi Ueda8623141976 - 1997
85Macronix International Co., Ltd.1Chun-Hsiung Hung8693131997 - 2025
85Shell Oil Comapny1Harold J Vinegar8793111982 - 2015
85Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation1Peng Yin8763112014 - 2026
85Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.v.1Hardayal Singh Gill8983062003 - 2012
85Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha1Hiroshi Nomura9043051988 - 2002
85Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.1Gary Karlin Michelson9213032006 - 2017
85Freescale Semiconductor,inc.1William C Moyer9273012004 - 2016
85Honda Motor Co., Ltd.1Yuji Yasui9662962004 - 2026
85Denso Corporation1Yuki Takahashi9942912014 - 2026
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