| Top 100 Inventors for 2012 |
| Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps |
|---|
| 1 | Shunpei Yamazaki | JP | Tokyo | May 26, 2016 / 20160149055 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MEMORY DEVICE | 200 |
| 2 | Wen-Rong Chen | TW | Tu-Cheng | Feb 14, 2013 / 20130040119 - COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAID ARTICLE | 179 |
| 3 | Wen-Rong Chen | TW | Tu-Cheng | Feb 14, 2013 / 20130040119 - COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAID ARTICLE | 179 |
| 4 | Cheng-Shi Chen | TW | Tu-Cheng | Jun 20, 2013 / 20130157038 - COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME | 179 |
| 5 | Hsin-Pei Chang | TW | Tu-Cheng | Jul 04, 2013 / 20130169409 - ANTI-COUNTERFEITING ARTICLE AND METHOD THEREOF | 174 |
| 6 | Hsin-Pei Chang | TW | Tu-Cheng | Jul 04, 2013 / 20130169409 - ANTI-COUNTERFEITING ARTICLE AND METHOD THEREOF | 174 |
| 7 | Huann-Wu Chiang | TW | Tu-Cheng | Jun 20, 2013 / 20130157038 - COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME | 170 |
| 8 | Huann-Wu Chiang | TW | Tu-Cheng | Jun 20, 2013 / 20130157038 - COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME | 170 |
| 9 | Shunpei Yamazaki | JP | Setagaya | May 26, 2016 / 20160149048 - OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR FILM AND FORMATION METHOD THEREOF | 155 |
| 10 | Adam Soroca | US | Cambridge, MA | Jan 15, 2015 / 20150019329 - Dynamic Bidding and Expected Value | 144 |
| 11 | Lowell L. Wood, Jr. | US | Bellevue, WA | May 26, 2016 / 20160150674 - MANAGEMENT OF EXTERIOR TEMPERATURES ENCOUNTERED BY USER OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 135 |
| 12 | Roderick A. Hyde | US | Redmond, WA | May 26, 2016 / 20160150674 - MANAGEMENT OF EXTERIOR TEMPERATURES ENCOUNTERED BY USER OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 134 |
| 13 | Shou-Shan Fan | CN | Beijing | May 26, 2016 / 20160149146 - METHOD FOR MAKING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR | 130 |
| 14 | Jorey Ramer | US | Cambridge, MA | May 01, 2014 / 20140122243 - Managing Sponsored Content for Delivery to Mobile Communication Facilities | 114 |
| 15 | Dennis Doughty | US | Brookline, MA | Jan 15, 2015 / 20150019329 - Dynamic Bidding and Expected Value | 113 |
| 16 | Huilong Zhu | US | Poughkeepsie, NY | Apr 14, 2016 / 20160104801 - MEMORY DEVICES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF ACCESSING THE SAME | 106 |
| 17 | Jae Hoon Chung | KR | Anyang-Si | May 26, 2016 / 20160150529 - DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | 102 |
| 18 | Marta Karczewicz | US | San Diego, CA | May 26, 2016 / 20160150234 - PALETTE MODE CODING | 100 |
| 19 | James D. Bennett | CZ | Hroznetin | May 12, 2016 / 20160134155 - INTEGRATED WIRELESS RESONANT POWER CHARGING AND COMMUNICATION CHANNEL | 97 |
| 20 | Frederick E. Shelton, Iv | US | Hillsboro, OH | May 19, 2016 / 20160135812 - SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENTS WITH ROTATABLE STAPLE DEPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS | 97 |
| 21 | Sanjiv Sirpal | CA | Oakville | May 12, 2016 / 20160132279 - UNIFIED DESKTOP BIG BROTHER APPLICATION POOLS | 91 |
| 22 | Jay S. Walker | US | Ridgefield, CT | May 05, 2016 / 20160125492 - PURCHASING, REDEMPTION AND SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS WHEREIN A BUYER TAKES POSSESSION AT A RETAILER OF A PRODUCT PURCHASED USING A COMMUNICATION NETWORK | 88 |
| 23 | Jeyhan Karaoguz | US | Irvine, CA | May 19, 2016 / 20160142309 - Method And System For Dynamic Routing And/Or Switching In A Network | 87 |
| 24 | Seung Hee Han | KR | Anyang-Si | May 26, 2016 / 20160150529 - DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | 80 |
| 25 | Peter Gaal | US | San Diego, CA | May 26, 2016 / 20160150525 - LOW LATENCY PHYSICAL LAYER DESIGN FOR CONTENTION-BASED UPLINK CHANNELS | 80 |
| 26 | Clarence T. Tegreene | US | Bellevue, WA | May 12, 2016 / 20160134707 - CONTEXT PARAMETERS AND IDENTIFIERS FOR COMMUNICATION | 77 |
| 27 | Daichi Imamura | JP | Kanagawa | Apr 07, 2016 / 20160100392 - RADIO RECEPTION APPARATUS, RADIO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD | 75 |
| 28 | Juan Montojo | US | San Diego, CA | Apr 07, 2016 / 20160100387 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UPLINK TRANSMIT DIVERSITY | 72 |
| 29 | Muriel Y. Ishikawa | US | Livermore, CA | May 26, 2016 / 20160150674 - MANAGEMENT OF EXTERIOR TEMPERATURES ENCOUNTERED BY USER OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 72 |
| 30 | Satoshi Seo | JP | Sagamihara | May 12, 2016 / 20160133878 - Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Display Device, Electronic Device, and Lighting Device | 69 |
| 31 | Satoshi Seo | JP | Sagamihara | May 12, 2016 / 20160133878 - Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Display Device, Electronic Device, and Lighting Device | 69 |
| 32 | Zheng-Heng Sun | TW | Tu-Cheng | May 01, 2014 / 20140119911 - FAN DEVICE | 69 |
| 33 | Christopher C. Winslade | US | Chicago, IL | Jun 04, 2015 / 20150154626 - PROMOTION INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTING MULTIPLE SELLERS | 67 |
| 34 | Christopher C. Winslade | US | Chicago, IL | Jun 04, 2015 / 20150154626 - PROMOTION INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTING MULTIPLE SELLERS | 67 |
| 35 | Haizhou Yin | US | Poughkeepsie, NY | May 26, 2016 / 20160149027 - ASYMMETRICAL FINFET STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME | 67 |
| 36 | Neal J. Karasic | US | Brighton, MA | Jun 26, 2014 / 20140180825 - Interactive Mobile Advertisement Banners | 66 |
| 37 | Neal J. Karasic | US | Brighton, MA | Jun 26, 2014 / 20140180825 - Interactive Mobile Advertisement Banners | 66 |
| 38 | Chang-Jung Lee | TW | Tu-Cheng | Feb 13, 2014 / 20140044313 - REPORTING SYSTEM AND REPORTING METHOD FOR STOLEN VEHICLES | 66 |
| 39 | Hou-Hsien Lee | TW | Tu-Cheng | Feb 13, 2014 / 20140044313 - REPORTING SYSTEM AND REPORTING METHOD FOR STOLEN VEHICLES | 66 |
| 40 | Belgacem Haba | US | Saratoga, CA | Mar 31, 2016 / 20160093339 - STUB MINIMIZATION USING DUPLICATE SETS OF SIGNAL TERMINALS | 66 |
| 41 | Chih-Ping Lo | TW | Tu-Cheng | Feb 13, 2014 / 20140044313 - REPORTING SYSTEM AND REPORTING METHOD FOR STOLEN VEHICLES | 65 |
| 42 | Kia Silverbrook | AU | Balmain | Nov 26, 2015 / 20150336384 - INKJET PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SLOTTED SHIELD PLATE | 65 |
| 43 | Kai-Li Jiang | CN | Beijing | Apr 28, 2016 / 20160117025 - METHOD FOR MAKING TOUCH PANEL | 65 |
| 44 | Kuo-Chun Lee | US | San Diego, CA | Apr 07, 2016 / 20160098693 - ONLINE PURCHASE WITH MOBILE PAYMENT DEVICE AND METHOD | 61 |
| 45 | Zhijiong Luo | US | Poughkeepsie, NY | Feb 18, 2016 / 20160049507 - DUAL CHANNEL MEMORY | 61 |
| 46 | Zhijiong Luo | US | Poughkeepsie, NY | Feb 18, 2016 / 20160049507 - DUAL CHANNEL MEMORY | 61 |
| 47 | Elizabeth A. Sweeney | US | Seattle, WA | May 26, 2016 / 20160143536 - SYSTEMS TO MONITOR BODY PORTIONS FOR INJURY AFTER IMPACT | 61 |
| 48 | Seigo Nakao | JP | Kanagawa | Apr 07, 2016 / 20160100392 - RADIO RECEPTION APPARATUS, RADIO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD | 61 |
| 49 | Wanshi Chen | US | San Diego, CA | May 26, 2016 / 20160150525 - LOW LATENCY PHYSICAL LAYER DESIGN FOR CONTENTION-BASED UPLINK CHANNELS | 61 |
| 50 | Tom Chin | US | San Diego, CA | Apr 28, 2016 / 20160119917 - SCHEDULING DOWNLINK TIME SLOTS IN A HIGH SPEED DATA NETWORK | 60 |
| 51 | Michael J. Sullivan | US | Barrington, RI | Jul 30, 2015 / 20150209624 - MULTI-LAYERED COES FOR GOLF BALLS HAVING FOAM AND THERMOSET LAYERS | 60 |
| 52 | Morris P. Kesler | US | Bedford, MA | Mar 24, 2016 / 20160087687 - Communication in a wireless power transmission system | 59 |
| 53 | Akihiko Nishio | JP | Kanagawa | Apr 07, 2016 / 20160100392 - RADIO RECEPTION APPARATUS, RADIO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD | 59 |
| 54 | Jun Koyama | JP | Sagamihara | May 19, 2016 / 20160140921 - METHOD FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | 59 |
| 55 | Edward K.y. Jung | US | Bellevue, WA | May 26, 2016 / 20160148043 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCEMENT OF FACIAL EXPRESSIONS | 59 |
| 56 | Guangming Shi | US | San Diego, CA | Dec 24, 2015 / 20150373671 - TUNE AWAY IN MULTI-SIM/MULTI-STANDBY DEVICE | 58 |
| 57 | James M. Hart | US | Belleville, MI | Mar 10, 2016 / 20160069443 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION WITH CHAIN OUTPUT | 58 |
| 58 | Shou-Kuo Hsu | TW | Tu-Cheng | May 21, 2015 / 20150138744 - PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD | 57 |
| 59 | Lee D. Whetsel | US | Parker, TX | Apr 28, 2016 / 20160116530 - INTERPOSER INSTRUMENTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS | 57 |
| 60 | Katherine L. Hall | US | Westford, MA | Mar 27, 2014 / 20140084859 - Vehicle Charger Safety System and Method | 56 |
| 61 | Royce A. Levien | US | Lexington, MA | May 26, 2016 / 20160147493 - MANAGING OBSTRUCTED VIEWS OF MULTIPLE DISPLAY SURFACES | 56 |
| 62 | Rick A. Hamilton, Ii | US | Charlottesville, VA | May 26, 2016 / 20160149830 - MARKET-DRIVEN VARIABLE PRICE OFFERINGS FOR BANDWIDTH-SHARING AD HOC NETWORKS | 56 |
| 63 | Kangguo Cheng | US | Guilderland, NY | Oct 01, 2015 / 20150279936 - STRAINED CHANNEL FOR DEPLETED CHANNEL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES | 56 |
| 64 | Tai-Her Yang | TW | Dzan-Hwa | May 19, 2016 / 20160135640 - THERMAL CONDUCTION PRINCIPLE AND DEVICE FOR INTERCROSSED STRUCTURE HAVING DIFFERENT THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS | 56 |
| 65 | Mark A. Malamud | US | Seattle, WA | May 26, 2016 / 20160147493 - MANAGING OBSTRUCTED VIEWS OF MULTIPLE DISPLAY SURFACES | 55 |
| 66 | Yi-Nan Chen | TW | Taipei City | Jul 09, 2015 / 20150194390 - METHOD FOR FORMING CRACK STOP STRUCTURE | 54 |
| 67 | Yi-Nan Chen | TW | Taipei City | Jul 09, 2015 / 20150194390 - METHOD FOR FORMING CRACK STOP STRUCTURE | 54 |
| 68 | True Xiong | US | San Diego, CA | May 05, 2016 / 20160125731 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE INTERACTION WITH ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 54 |
| 69 | True Xiong | US | San Diego, CA | May 05, 2016 / 20160125731 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE INTERACTION WITH ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 54 |
| 70 | Eric C. Leuthardt | US | St. Louis, MO | May 26, 2016 / 20160143536 - SYSTEMS TO MONITOR BODY PORTIONS FOR INJURY AFTER IMPACT | 54 |
| 71 | Andre B. Kurs | US | Chestnut Hill, MA | Mar 24, 2016 / 20160087687 - Communication in a wireless power transmission system | 53 |
| 72 | John D. Rinaldo, Jr. | US | Bellevue, WA | May 26, 2016 / 20160147493 - MANAGING OBSTRUCTED VIEWS OF MULTIPLE DISPLAY SURFACES | 53 |
| 73 | Erik Stephen Ross | US | Charlotte, NC | Apr 28, 2016 / 20160117750 - RETRIEVING PRODUCT INFORMATION FROM EMBEDDED SENSORS VIA MOBILE DEVICE VIDEO ANALYSIS | 52 |
| 74 | Erik Stephen Ross | US | Charlotte, NC | Apr 28, 2016 / 20160117750 - RETRIEVING PRODUCT INFORMATION FROM EMBEDDED SENSORS VIA MOBILE DEVICE VIDEO ANALYSIS | 52 |
| 75 | Gurtej S. Sandhu | US | Boise, ID | May 19, 2016 / 20160141336 - Field Effect Transistor Constructions And Memory Arrays | 52 |
| 76 | Victor J. Johnston | US | Houston, TX | Oct 29, 2015 / 20150307423 - Hydrogenation Catalysts Comprising a Mixed Oxide and Processes for Producing Ethanol | 52 |
| 77 | Robert W. Lord | US | Seattle, WA | May 26, 2016 / 20160150674 - MANAGEMENT OF EXTERIOR TEMPERATURES ENCOUNTERED BY USER OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 52 |
| 78 | Scott H. Wittkopp | US | Ypsilanti, MI | Oct 29, 2015 / 20150308543 - MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION | 52 |
| 79 | Ahmadreza (reza) Rofougaran | US | Newport Coast, CA | May 19, 2016 / 20160142223 - RF BUS CONTROLLER | 52 |
| 80 | Yeong Hyeon Kwon | KR | Anyang-Si | May 12, 2016 / 20160135091 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING POWER CONTROL BY TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE CARRIERS | 52 |
| 81 | Satoshi Seo | JP | Kawasaki | Mar 31, 2016 / 20160093835 - Semiconductor Device and Method of Manufacturing Same | 52 |
| 82 | Hsien-Wen Liu | TW | Taoyuan County | Jul 09, 2015 / 20150194390 - METHOD FOR FORMING CRACK STOP STRUCTURE | 51 |
| 83 | Hsien-Wen Liu | TW | Taoyuan County | Jul 09, 2015 / 20150194390 - METHOD FOR FORMING CRACK STOP STRUCTURE | 51 |
| 84 | Leigh M. Rothschild | US | Sunny Isles Beach, FL | Jun 04, 2015 / 20150153198 - DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SPEED OF A VEHICLE USING A POSITIONAL INFORMATION DEVICE | 51 |
| 85 | Marin Soljacic | US | Belmont, MA | Mar 24, 2016 / 20160087687 - Communication in a wireless power transmission system | 51 |
| 86 | Jason Tyler Griffin | CA | Kitchener | Apr 28, 2016 / 20160116986 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DIRECT AND INDIRECT NAVIGATION MODES FOR TOUCHSCREEN DEVICES | 51 |
| 87 | Jason Tyler Griffin | CA | Kitchener | Apr 28, 2016 / 20160116986 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DIRECT AND INDIRECT NAVIGATION MODES FOR TOUCHSCREEN DEVICES | 51 |
| 88 | Nobuharu Ohsawa | JP | Zama | May 12, 2016 / 20160133878 - Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Display Device, Electronic Device, and Lighting Device | 51 |
| 89 | Edward J. Nowak | US | Essex Junction, VT | May 12, 2016 / 20160133730 - JUNCTIONLESS TUNNEL FET WITH METAL-INSULATOR TRANSITION MATERIAL | 51 |
| 90 | Shih-Fang Wong | TW | Tu-Cheng | Jan 23, 2014 / 20140025723 - CLOUD STORAGE SYSTEM AND DATA STORAGE AND SHARING METHOD BASED ON THE SYSTEM | 50 |
| 91 | Lokesh M. Gupta | US | Tucson, AZ | May 19, 2016 / 20160140053 - RE-MRU OF METADATA TRACKS TO REDUCE LOCK CONTENTION | 50 |
| 92 | Lokesh M. Gupta | US | Tucson, AZ | May 19, 2016 / 20160140053 - RE-MRU OF METADATA TRACKS TO REDUCE LOCK CONTENTION | 50 |
| 93 | Jin Wu | US | Pittsford, NY | May 05, 2016 / 20160124351 - INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBERS | 50 |
| 94 | Martin Gimpl | FI | Helsinki | May 12, 2016 / 20160132279 - UNIFIED DESKTOP BIG BROTHER APPLICATION POOLS | 49 |
| 95 | Aristeidis Karalis | US | Boston, MA | Mar 24, 2016 / 20160087687 - Communication in a wireless power transmission system | 49 |
| 96 | Jae Hoon Chung | KR | Gyeonggi-Do | Jan 07, 2016 / 20160007328 - TECHNIQUE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DOWNLINK REFERENCE SIGNALS | 49 |
| 97 | Andreas Gutsch | DE | Luedinghausen | Feb 13, 2014 / 20140044878 - CERAMIC COMPOSITE WALL COVERING | 49 |
| 98 | Sung Ho Moon | KR | Anyang-Si | May 12, 2016 / 20160135173 - TERMINAL DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING A POWER HEADROOM REPORT IN A MULTI-CARRIER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SAME | 49 |
| 99 | Dae Won Lee | KR | Anyang-Si | May 19, 2016 / 20160142116 - METHOD OF ALLOCATING RESOURCES FOR TRANSMITTING UPLINK SIGNAL IN MIMO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREOF | 48 |
| 100 | Michael T. Benhase | US | Tucson, AZ | May 12, 2016 / 20160132273 - TIERED CACHING AND MIGRATION IN DIFFERING GRANULARITIES | 48 |
