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The 1000 most prolific inventors, since 1976 is listed based on patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The table below allows for the filtering by type of patents granted (Utility, Design, Plant). This table is updated every Tuesday morning in US Eastern time.

#	Inventor	Years Active	Patentssorted descending	Pending	Forward Citations	ph-index	Average Co-Inventor Count	Majority Assignment	Location
1	Shunpei Yamazaki	1980-2026*	6,739	943	138,745	139	2.3	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP
2	Tao Luo	2006-2026	4,764	1,272	6,467	24	4.4	Qualcomm Incorporated	San Diego, CA (US)
3	Kia Silverbrook	1994-2018	4,747	722	60,211	88	1.6	Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd	Balmain, AU
4	Junyi Li	2002-2026	3,040	721	8,726	41	4.4	Qualcomm Incorporated	Chester, NJ (US)
5	Kangguo Cheng	2004-2026	2,870	211	14,909	40	3.5	International Business Machines Corporation	Albany, NY (US)
6	Frederick E Shelton, IV	2005-2026	2,764	736	1,413,800	787	3.3	Cilag International Gmbh	Hillsboro, OH (US)
7	Peter S Gaal	1987-2026	2,702	611	7,270	30	4.8	Qualcomm Incorporated	San Diego, CA (US)
8	Wanshi Chen	2009-2026	2,468	443	5,497	23	4.6	Qualcomm Incorporated	San Diego, CA (US)
9	Xiaoxia Zhang	2009-2026	2,383	656	2,511	18	4.7	Qualcomm Incorporated	San Diego, CA (US)
10	Esmael Hejazi Dinan	2006-2026	2,172	1,056	14,357	76	2.3	Ofinno, LLC	Reston, VA (US)
11	Jing X Sun	1996-2026	2,052	747	2,381	21	4.6	Qualcomm Incorporated	San Diego, CA (US)
12	Chen-Hua Douglas Yu	1996-2026	2,036	412	32,090	63	3.7	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.	Hsinchu, TW
13	Lowell L Wood, Jr	2005-2026*	1,993	804	26,036	59	6.2	The Invention Science Fund I LLC	Bellevue, WA (US)
14	Roderick A Hyde	2001-2026	1,893	865	23,659	54	5.6	Elwha LLC	Redmond, WA (US)
15	Shan Liu	2005-2026	1,886	576	3,728	28	3.4	Tencent America LLC	San Jose, CA (US)
16	Hanbyul Seo	2010-2026	1,884	290	3,961	16	3.0	Lg Electronics Inc.	Seoul, KR
17	Sarbajit Kumar Rakshit	2013-2026	1,647	644	2,597	22	2.8	International Business Machines Corporation	Kolkata, IN
18	Jun Koyama	1991-2026	1,518	101	35,414	88	2.3	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, JP
19	Yunjung Yi	2011-2026	1,476	332	2,904	15	3.6	Lg Electronics Inc.	Vienna, VA (US)
20	Gurtej S Sandhu	1991-2026	1,439	51	27,065	76	2.1	Micron Technology Incorporated	Boise, ID (US)
21	Ruilong Xie	2013-2026	1,432	698	6,689	34	4.0	International Business Machines Corporation	Niskayuna, NY (US)
22	Suckchel Yang	2013-2026	1,353	356	2,830	16	3.8	Lg Electronics Inc.	Seoul, KR
23	Shou-Shan Fan	2001-2026	1,328	175	4,943	29	3.5	Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.	Beijing, CN
24	Alexander Reznicek	2006-2026	1,326	158	7,015	32	3.9	International Business Machines Corporation	Troy, NY (US)
25	Juan Montojo	2004-2026	1,313	240	4,362	25	4.9	Qualcomm Incorporated	San Diego, CA (US)
26	Satoshi Seo	2002-2026	1,308	258	12,178	46	3.2	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, JP
27	Paul Lapstun	2000-2026	1,302	129	17,674	64	2.3	Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd	Balmain, AU
28	Yan Zhou	2012-2026	1,296	752	814	9	4.2	Qualcomm Incorporated	San Diego, CA (US)
28	Takahiro Nishi	2001-2026	1,296	318	2,492	23	5.0	Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of Ame...	Nara, JP
30	Clarence T Tegreene	2000-2025	1,251	495	20,821	54	7.0	Elwha LLC	Bellevue, WA (US)
31	Dawei Zhang	2002-2026	1,246	949	753	9	8.2	Apple Inc.	Saratoga, CA (US)
32	Jason L Harris	2011-2026	1,231	396	333,729	371	3.8	Cilag International Gmbh	Lebanon, OH (US)
33	Marta Karczewicz	2000-2026	1,230	340	10,463	48	3.5	Qualcomm Incorporated	San Diego, CA (US)
34	Seungmin Lee	2014-2026	1,217	489	1,768	11	3.2	Lg Electronics Inc.	Seoul, KR
35	Kijun Kim	2013-2026	1,198	120	3,092	15	4.0	Lg Electronics Inc.	Seoul, KR
36	Joonkui Ahn	2013-2026	1,190	116	2,909	17	3.9	Lg Electronics Inc.	Seoul, KR
37	Sony Akkarakaran	2011-2026	1,155	329	1,024	11	4.6	Qualcomm Incorporated	Poway, CA (US)
37	Tingfang Ji	2006-2026	1,155	211	4,138	23	5.3	Qualcomm Incorporated	San Diego, CA (US)
39	Li Feng Zhang	2000-2025	1,148	512	7,637	39	4.1	Bytedance Inc.	San Diego, CA (US)
40	Edward K Y Jung	1996-2024	1,122	22	14,457	53	6.0	The Invention Science Fund I LLC	Bellevue, WA (US)
41	Leonard Forbes	1991-2026*	1,110	16	39,517	99	1.6	Micron Technology Incorporated	Corvallis, OR (US)
42	Hao Xu	2006-2026	1,107	347	3,085	20	4.8	Qualcomm Incorporated	San Diego, CA (US)
43	Satoshi Nagata	1987-2026	1,101	1,105	1,465	15	3.4	Ntt Docomo, Inc.	Tokyo, JP
44	Jason K Resch	2009-2026	1,074	196	3,492	22	2.7	International Business Machines Corporation	Chicago, IL (US)
45	Youngdae Lee	2002-2026	1,073	307	2,878	20	3.2	Lg Electronics Inc.	Seoul, KR
46	Rick A Hamilton, Ii	1999-2026	1,057	98	17,129	64	4.1	International Business Machines Corporation	Charlottesville, VA (US)
47	Justin T Mason	2008-2026	1,053	109	2,960	13	1.0	Ms-Technologies Gmbh	Granger, IN (US)
48	Ahmadreza Rofougaran	2002-2026	1,024	94	8,975	43	1.7	Broadcom Corporation	Newport Coast, CA (US)
49	Michael J Sullivan	1987-2025	1,013	77	16,984	65	2.5	Acushnet Company	Fairhaven, MA (US)
50	Hong He	2011-2026	1,009	626	1,238	14	6.9	Apple Inc.	San Jose, CA (US)
51	Donald E Weder	1978-2017	1,002	152	22,240	80	1.5	Southpac Trust International Inc.	Highland, IL (US)
52	Jordin T Kare	1992-2025	993	445	8,389	39	6.5	Elwha LLC	Seattle, WA (US)
53	Jay S Walker	1998-2026	989	140	81,272	155	3.6	Walker Digital, LLC	Ridgefield, CT (US)
54	Wei Zeng	2012-2026	985	684	834	12	8.2	Apple Inc.	San Diego, CA (US)
55	Kyungmin Park	2016-2026	983	436	1,833	12	4.9	Ofinno, LLC	Herndon, VA (US)
56	William H Eby	1994-2026	980	158	13,398	21	1.1	Stine Seed Farm, Inc.	Panora, IA (US)
57	Hajime Kimura	2002-2026	972	151	12,002	47	1.5	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, JP
58	Stuart C Salter	1990-2026	961	262	2,936	21	4.3	Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC	White Lake, MI (US)
59	Hyunsoo Ko	2010-2026	957	193	2,632	19	4.4	Lg Electronics Inc.	Seoul, KR
60	Chih-Hao Wang	2002-2026	956	382	7,621	21	4.8	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.	Hsinchu, TW
61	Chih-Chao Yang	2003-2026	945	136	4,493	25	2.9	International Business Machines Corporation	Glenmont, NY (US)
62	David R Hall	1985-2026	931	286	13,990	55	3.1	Other	Provo, UT (US)
63	Hongyuan Zhang	2009-2026	929	155	6,615	35	3.1	Marvellworld Trade Ltd.	Fremont, CA (US)
64	Nathan P Myhrvold	1994-2026	911	289	17,558	49	7.3	The Invention Science Fund I LLC	Medina, WA (US)
65	Kai Zhang	2010-2026	910	491	4,208	26	4.4	Bytedance Inc.	San Diego, CA (US)
66	Hua Zhou	2012-2026	896	455	1,395	11	5.9	Ofinno, LLC	Herndon, VA (US)
67	Mark A Malamud	1997-2024	886	433	11,157	44	6.3	The Invention Science Fund I LLC	Seattle, WA (US)
68	Haitong Sun	2013-2026	884	610	513	7	8.8	Apple Inc.	Cupertino, CA (US)
69	Yushu Zhang	2016-2026	883	386	704	9	7.6	Apple Inc.	Beijing, CN
70	Kapil Gulati	2016-2026	882	276	635	8	4.6	Qualcomm Incorporated	Hillsborough, NJ (US)
71	Hsien-Wei Chen	2007-2026	878	161	4,889	31	2.8	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.	Hsinchu, TW
71	Navid Abedini	2016-2026	878	321	615	8	4.9	Qualcomm Incorporated	Somerset, NJ (US)
73	Robert W Lord	2003-2026	870	410	9,782	44	6.8	The Invention Science Fund I LLC	Seattle, WA (US)
74	Lee Doyle Whetsel	1989-2026	866	35	4,788	32	1.1	Texas Instruments Corporation	Parker, TX (US)
75	Royce A Levien	1997-2024	858	466	9,614	41	6.2	The Invention Science Fund I LLC	Lexington, MA (US)
76	Akihiko Nishio	2006-2026	857	116	1,955	16	3.1	Sun Patent Trust	Osaka, JP
77	Seyedkianoush Hosseini	2018-2026	855	346	506	8	4.1	Qualcomm Incorporated	San Diego, CA (US)
78	Muriel Y Ishikawa	2002-2025	840	365	15,100	44	8.2	The Invention Science Fund I LLC	Livermore, CA (US)
79	Clifford A Pickover	1992-2026	838	105	14,694	64	3.9	International Business Machines Corporation	Yorktown Heights, NY (US)
80	Michael K Gschwind	2001-2026	837	9	4,848	31	2.2	International Business Machines Corporation	Chappaqua, NY (US)
81	Devendra K Sadana	1983-2026	832	124	4,732	28	4.2	International Business Machines Corporation	Pleasantville, NY (US)
82	Alberto Rico Alvarino	2018-2026	830	299	821	10	4.8	Qualcomm Incorporated	San Diego, CA (US)
82	Alexandros Manolakos	2016-2026	830	530	681	10	4.1	Qualcomm Incorporated	San Diego, CA (US)
84	Hyoungsuk Jeon	2019-2026	827	472	1,440	12	5.7	Ofinno, LLC	Centreville, VA (US)
85	Xue Dong	2010-2026	823	145	924	10	6.0	Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.	Beijing, CN
85	Soenghun Kim	2014-2026	823	272	995	10	2.3	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	Suwon, KR
87	Tadamasa Toma	2005-2026	815	232	1,363	16	4.2	Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of Ame...	Osaka, JP
88	Toshiyasu Sugio	2009-2026	809	218	1,951	24	4.4	Sun Patent Trust	Osaka, JP
89	Hidetoshi Suzuki	1993-2026	806	274	1,792	18	3.3	Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of Ame...	Kanagawa, JP
90	Alireza Babaei	2016-2026	805	223	1,677	12	2.9	Ofinno, LLC	Fairfax Station, VA (US)
91	Jean-Philippe Vasseur	2006-2026	804	112	7,512	38	2.9	Cisco Technology, Inc.	Saint Martin d'Uriage, FR
92	Frederick Abbott Ware	1981-2026	798	99	8,677	46	2.3	Rambus Inc.	Los Altos Hills, CA (US)
93	James Jorasch	1994-2026	792	66	66,644	141	3.9	Walker Digital, LLC	New York, NY (US)
94	Ye-Kui Wang	2007-2026	791	259	4,057	29	1.8	Qualcomm Incorporated	San Diego, CA (US)
95	Seunghwan Kim	2002-2026	789	322	730	10	3.3	Lg Electronics Inc.	Seoul, KR
96	Gavin Bernard Horn	2002-2026	787	272	2,871	20	3.8	Qualcomm Incorporated	La Jolla, CA (US)
97	Xin Zhao	2015-2026	780	271	1,770	23	3.8	Tencent America LLC	San Diego, CA (US)
98	Shougo Sato	1992-2026	774	28	2,816	23	1.5	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki-Kaisha	Seto, JP
98	Warren M Farnworth	1990-2022	774	6	24,411	80	2.2	Micron Technology Incorporated	Nampa, ID (US)
100	Jiwon Kang	2014-2026	772	195	1,430	12	3.8	Lg Electronics Inc.	Seoul, KR
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