Top 100 Inventors for 2013 |
Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps |
1 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | JP | Tokyo | Aug 29, 2013 / 20130223630 - COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | 1243 |
2 | International Business Machines Corporation | US | Armonk, NY | Sep 18, 2014 / 20140282563 - DEPLOYING PARALLEL DATA INTEGRATION APPLICATIONS TO DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS | 1160 |
3 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | KR | Suwon-Si | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220283968 - METHOD OF SYNCHRONIZING TIME BETWEEN HOST DEVICE AND STORAGE DEVICE AND SYSTEM PERFORMING THE SAME | 1001 |
4 | Panasonic Corporation | JP | Osaka | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130205057 - EXCLUSIVE CONTROL METHOD OF RESOURCE AND EXCLUSIVE CONTROLLER OF RESOURCE | 559 |
5 | Sony Corporation | JP | Tokyo | Nov 28, 2013 / 20130313557 - DISPLAY APPARATUS | 538 |
6 | Fujitsu Limited | JP | Kawasaki-Shi | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130205297 - MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD | 459 |
7 | Qualcomm Incorporated | US | San Diego, CA | Aug 22, 2013 / 20130215974 - CODING OF LOOP FILTER PARAMETERS USING A CODEBOOK IN VIDEO CODING | 458 |
8 | Qualcomm Incorporated | US | San Diego, CA | Aug 22, 2013 / 20130215974 - CODING OF LOOP FILTER PARAMETERS USING A CODEBOOK IN VIDEO CODING | 458 |
9 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | KR | Gyeonggi-Do | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130205344 - METHOD AND DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ESG | 450 |
10 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | KR | Gyeonggi-Do | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130205344 - METHOD AND DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ESG | 450 |
11 | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | CN | Shenzhen | Aug 29, 2013 / 20130227576 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TASK EXECUTION | 438 |
12 | Seiko Epson Corporation | JP | Tokyo | Aug 22, 2013 / 20130215396 - LIGHT-ADJUSTING UNIT AND PROJECTOR | 398 |
13 | Apple Inc. | US | Cupertino, CA | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130205390 - NETWORK ASSISTED FRAUD DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHODS | 384 |
14 | Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | US | | Apr 21, 2016 / 20160111396 - SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | 298 |
15 | At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p. | US | Atlanta, GA | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130205392 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK SECURITY | 292 |
16 | Microsoft Corporation | US | Redmond, WA | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130205382 - Resource Access Based on Multiple Credentials | 279 |
17 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | US | | Dec 03, 2015 / 20150346620 - ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS | 276 |
18 | Roderick A. Hyde | US | Redmond, WA | Mar 19, 2020 / 20200090805 - MONITORING TREATMENT COMPLIANCE USING PATIENT ACTIVITY PATTERNS | 270 |
19 | Fujifilm Corporation | JP | Tokyo | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130202999 - PATTERN FORMING METHOD, CHEMICAL AMPLIFICATION RESIST COMPOSITION AND RESIST FILM | 263 |
20 | Research In Motion Limited | CA | Waterloo | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130205409 - APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR ALERTING USER OF COMMUNICATION DEVICE OF ENTRIES ON A MAIL MESSAGE DISTRIBUTION LIST | 261 |
21 | Lowell L. Wood, Jr. | US | Bellevue, WA | Dec 09, 2021 / 20210381772 - TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED PORTABLE COOLING UNITS | 255 |
22 | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | JP | Atsugi-Shi | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130203214 - METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | 252 |
23 | International Business Machines Corporation | US | | Jun 09, 2016 / 20160164774 - SET UP OF DIRECT MAPPED ROUTERS LOCATED ACROSS INDEPENDENTLY MANAGED COMPUTE AND STORAGE NETWORKS | 234 |
24 | Denso Corporation | JP | Kariya-City | Jan 22, 2015 / 20150025802 - NAVIGATION APPARATUS | 219 |
25 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | US | Dallas, TX | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130202072 - Data Transfer Clock Recovery for Legacy Systems | 206 |
26 | Royce A. Levien | US | Lexington, MA | Dec 31, 2020 / 20200412877 - IDENTIFIER TECHNIQUE FOR COMMUNICATION INTERCHANGE | 206 |
27 | Mark A. Malamud | US | Seattle, WA | Dec 31, 2020 / 20200412877 - IDENTIFIER TECHNIQUE FOR COMMUNICATION INTERCHANGE | 202 |
28 | Lg Electronics Inc. | KR | Seoul | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130205346 - DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNAL, DIGITAL TELEVISION RECEIVER, AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNAL | 199 |
29 | Jordin T. Kare | US | Seattle, WA | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160188929 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCANNING A USER ENVIRONMENT AND EVALUATING DATA OF INTEREST | 198 |
30 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | JP | Tokyo | Aug 29, 2013 / 20130221474 - IMAGE SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | 186 |
31 | Broadcom Corporation | US | Irvine, CA | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130201405 - Method and System for Adaptive Temporal Interpolation Filtering for Motion Compensation | 181 |
32 | Shunpei Yamazaki | JP | Tokyo | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293795 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | 172 |
33 | Micron Technology, Inc | US | Boise, ID | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130201764 - NON-VOLATILE MEMORY PROGRAMMING | 167 |
34 | Robert W. Lord | US | Seattle, WA | Nov 25, 2021 / 20210365848 - REAL-TIME CARPOOL COORDINATING SYSTEM | 164 |
35 | Marta Karczewicz | US | San Diego, CA | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295077 - COMBINATION OF INTER-PREDICTION AND INTRA-PREDICTION IN VIDEO CODING | 159 |
36 | Shou-Shan Fan | CN | Beijing | Aug 18, 2022 / 20220260829 - METHOD FOR DESIGNING NONSYMMETRIC FREEFORM SURFACE OPTICAL SYSTEM | 159 |
37 | Shunpei Yamazaki | JP | Setagaya | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293798 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | 159 |
38 | Gm Global Technology Operations Llc | US | Detroit, MI | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130203552 - MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION | 157 |
39 | Electronics And Telecommunications Research Institute | US | | Sep 18, 2014 / 20140270768 - OPTICAL LINE TERMINAL OF PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UPSTREAM BAND USING THE SAME | 149 |
40 | Covidien Lp | US | Mansfield, MA | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130204286 - LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENT AND TROCAR SYSTEMS AND RELATED SURGICAL METHOD | 149 |
41 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | DE | Stuttgart | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160184956 - MACHINE TOOL WITH TOOL-ACCOMMODATING DEVICE | 144 |
42 | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | JP | Tokyo | Aug 29, 2013 / 20130220724 - BODY COVER SYSTEM FOR A SMALL VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAME | 142 |
43 | General Electric Company | US | Schenectady, NY | May 29, 2014 / 20140147276 - SYSTEM FOR DAMPING VIBRATIONS IN A TURBINE | 140 |
44 | Richard T. Lord | US | Tacoma, WA | Dec 29, 2016 / 20160379183 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AGNOSTIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS | 139 |
45 | E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company | US | Wilmington, DE | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130205438 - DOUBLING OF CHROMOSOMES IN HAPLOID EMBRYOS | 138 |
46 | E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company | US | Wilmington, DE | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130205438 - DOUBLING OF CHROMOSOMES IN HAPLOID EMBRYOS | 138 |
47 | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | US | Maple Grove, MN | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130204352 - LONGITUDINALLY FLEXIBLE EXPANDABLE STENT | 136 |
48 | Renesas Electronics Corporation | JP | Kawasaki-Shi | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130205058 - MULTI-THREAD PROCESSOR AND ITS INTERRUPT PROCESSING METHOD | 133 |
49 | Renesas Electronics Corporation | JP | Kawasaki-Shi | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130205058 - MULTI-THREAD PROCESSOR AND ITS INTERRUPT PROCESSING METHOD | 133 |
50 | Olympus Corporation | JP | Tokyo | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130201355 - IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | 127 |
51 | Peter Gaal | US | San Diego, CA | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295506 - HALF-DUPLEX OPERATION IN DUAL CONNECTIVITY | 123 |
52 | Clarence T. Tegreene | US | Bellevue, WA | Dec 31, 2020 / 20200412877 - IDENTIFIER TECHNIQUE FOR COMMUNICATION INTERCHANGE | 123 |
53 | Electronics And Telecommunications Research Institute | KR | Daejeon | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130205090 - MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR HAVING HIERARCHICAL COMMUNICATION ARCHITECTURE | 116 |
54 | Electronics And Telecommunications Research Institute | KR | Daejeon | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130205090 - MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR HAVING HIERARCHICAL COMMUNICATION ARCHITECTURE | 116 |
55 | Hitachi, Ltd. | JP | Tokyo | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130201401 - IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM | 115 |
56 | Lg Display Co., Ltd. | KR | Seoul | Jul 18, 2013 / 20130182210 - LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF | 114 |
57 | Lg Display Co., Ltd. | KR | Seoul | Jul 18, 2013 / 20130182210 - LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF | 114 |
58 | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | JP | Nagaokakyo-Shi | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130201601 - CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | 111 |
59 | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | JP | Nagaokakyo-Shi | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130201601 - CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | 111 |
60 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | US | | Jun 11, 2015 / 20150162771 - SECONDARY BATTERY CONTROL APPARATUS | 108 |
61 | The Procter & Gamble Company | US | Cincinnati, OH | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130204597 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCT PERFORMANCE AND PERCEPTION MODELING | 106 |
62 | Seiko Epson Corporation | US | | Dec 31, 2015 / 20150376397 - COMPOSITION FOR INJECTION MOLDING, SINTERED COMPACT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINTERED COMPACT | 104 |
63 | Marvell World Trade Ltd. | BB | St. Michael | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130203413 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCOVERING WIRELESS DEVICES | 103 |
64 | Nikon Corporation | JP | Tokyo | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130202727 - IMAGE FORMING OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS, PROFILE MEASURING APPARATUS, STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING METHOD | 103 |
65 | Allergan, Inc. | US | Irvine, CA | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130203854 - ENHANCED BIMATOPROST OPHTHALMIC SOLUTION | 100 |
66 | Elpida Memory, Inc. | JP | Tokyo | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130201774 - SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING READ PREAMBLE SIGNAL THEREOF, AND DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM | 97 |
67 | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | KR | Yongin-City | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130203193 - ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 96 |
68 | Wanshi Chen | US | San Diego, CA | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295544 - NON-TRANSPARENT INBAND RELAY NODE IN A SINGLE FREQUENCY NETWORK | 96 |
69 | Hisao Sasai | JP | Osaka | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295067 - ARITHMETIC CODING FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO SAMPLE ADAPTIVE OFFSET PROCESSING | 95 |
70 | Hisao Sasai | JP | Osaka | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295067 - ARITHMETIC CODING FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO SAMPLE ADAPTIVE OFFSET PROCESSING | 95 |
71 | The Regents Of The University Of California | US | Oakland, CA | Feb 13, 2014 / 20140041727 - HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING OF CRYSTALLIZATION OF MATERIALS | 94 |
72 | The Regents Of The University Of California | US | Oakland, CA | Feb 13, 2014 / 20140041727 - HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING OF CRYSTALLIZATION OF MATERIALS | 94 |
73 | Rolls-Royce Plc | GB | London | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130200569 - LEAF SEAL | 92 |
74 | Youji Shibahara | JP | Osaka | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295067 - ARITHMETIC CODING FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO SAMPLE ADAPTIVE OFFSET PROCESSING | 92 |
75 | Youji Shibahara | JP | Osaka | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295067 - ARITHMETIC CODING FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO SAMPLE ADAPTIVE OFFSET PROCESSING | 92 |
76 | Santosh Paul Abraham | US | San Diego, CA | Mar 19, 2020 / 20200092923 - MULTICAST IDLE MODE BEHAVIOR AND PAGING | 92 |
77 | Santosh Paul Abraham | US | San Diego, CA | Mar 19, 2020 / 20200092923 - MULTICAST IDLE MODE BEHAVIOR AND PAGING | 92 |
78 | Yu-Chun Hsiao | CN | Shenzhen City | Apr 17, 2014 / 20140104539 - Backlight Module and Liquid Crystal Display Device | 91 |
79 | Yu-Chun Hsiao | CN | Shenzhen City | Apr 17, 2014 / 20140104539 - Backlight Module and Liquid Crystal Display Device | 91 |
80 | Jeyhan Karaoguz | US | Irvine, CA | Oct 14, 2021 / 20210321248 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A NETWORKED SELF-CONFIGURING COMMUNICATION DEVICE UTILIZING USER PREFERENCE INFORMATION | 91 |
81 | Sony Corporation | US | | Feb 18, 2016 / 20160048843 - ACTIVATING LICENSABLE COMPONENT OF CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICE AT POINT OF SALE | 90 |
82 | Tokyo Electron Limited | JP | Tokyo | Aug 15, 2013 / 20130209941 - METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN | 90 |
83 | Yi-Cheng Kuo | CN | Shenzhen City | May 29, 2014 / 20140146442 - Display Device | 90 |
84 | Yi-Cheng Kuo | CN | Shenzhen City | May 29, 2014 / 20140146442 - Display Device | 90 |
85 | Nathan P. Myhrvold | US | Bellevue, WA | Nov 25, 2021 / 20210365848 - REAL-TIME CARPOOL COORDINATING SYSTEM | 90 |
86 | Muriel Y. Ishikawa | US | Livermore, CA | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190001128 - CONTROLLING EAR STIMULATION IN RESPONSE TO ELECTRICAL CONTACT SENSING | 90 |
87 | Fujitsu Limited | US | | Jun 05, 2014 / 20140156994 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING COMPUTER | 89 |
88 | Fujitsu Limited | US | | Jun 05, 2014 / 20140156994 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING COMPUTER | 89 |
89 | Olympus Medical Systems Corp. | JP | Tokyo | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130204635 - SCHEDULE PRESENTATION DEVICE | 89 |
90 | Takahiro Nishi | JP | Nara | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295113 - ENCODER AND DECODER | 89 |
91 | Nitto Denko Corporation | JP | Osaka | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130200298 - THERMAL CONDUCTIVE SHEET | 88 |
92 | John D. Rinaldo, Jr. | US | Bellevue, WA | Dec 31, 2020 / 20200412877 - IDENTIFIER TECHNIQUE FOR COMMUNICATION INTERCHANGE | 88 |
93 | Frederick E. Shelton, Iv | US | Hillsboro, OH | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296243 - STAPLE CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING VARIOUS TISSUE COMPRESSION GAPS AND STAPLE FORMING GAPS | 88 |
94 | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. | KR | Suwon | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130201603 - ARRAY-TYPE MULTILAYERED CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | 87 |
95 | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. | KR | Suwon | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130201603 - ARRAY-TYPE MULTILAYERED CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | 87 |
96 | Qualcomm Incorporated | US | | Jul 16, 2015 / 20150198718 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING NAVIGATION SATELLITE SIGNALS FROM TWO BANDS | 86 |
97 | Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. | JP | Osaka | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130201524 - IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | 85 |
98 | Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. | JP | Osaka | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130201524 - IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | 85 |
99 | Toshiyasu Sugio | JP | Osaka | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295067 - ARITHMETIC CODING FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO SAMPLE ADAPTIVE OFFSET PROCESSING | 85 |
100 | Toshiyasu Sugio | JP | Osaka | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295067 - ARITHMETIC CODING FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO SAMPLE ADAPTIVE OFFSET PROCESSING | 85 |