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Global Top 1000 Inventors

Inventors by country, gender, period and patent type

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.