Top 100 Inventors for 2012 |
Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps |
1 | Shunpei Yamazaki | JP | Tokyo | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293795 - SEMICONDUCTOR 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 | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293798 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | 155 |
10 | Adam Soroca | US | Cambridge, MA | Nov 04, 2021 / 20210342890 - USER CHARACTERISTIC INFLUENCED SEARCH RESULTS | 144 |
11 | Lowell L. Wood, Jr. | US | Bellevue, WA | Dec 09, 2021 / 20210381772 - TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED PORTABLE COOLING UNITS | 135 |
12 | Roderick A. Hyde | US | Redmond, WA | Mar 19, 2020 / 20200090805 - MONITORING TREATMENT COMPLIANCE USING PATIENT ACTIVITY PATTERNS | 134 |
13 | Shou-Shan Fan | CN | Beijing | Aug 18, 2022 / 20220260829 - METHOD FOR DESIGNING NONSYMMETRIC FREEFORM SURFACE OPTICAL SYSTEM | 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 | Nov 04, 2021 / 20210342890 - USER CHARACTERISTIC INFLUENCED SEARCH RESULTS | 113 |
16 | Huilong Zhu | US | Poughkeepsie, NY | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220285559 - VERTICAL STORAGE DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING STORAGE DEVICE | 106 |
17 | Jae Hoon Chung | KR | Anyang-Si | Mar 10, 2022 / 20220077898 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN MULTI-ANTENNA SYSTEM | 102 |
18 | Marta Karczewicz | US | San Diego, CA | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295077 - COMBINATION OF INTER-PREDICTION AND INTRA-PREDICTION IN VIDEO CODING | 100 |
19 | James D. Bennett | CZ | Hroznetin | Jun 15, 2017 / 20170169510 - COMPUTING SYSTEM SUPPORTING ONLINE PURCHASES | 97 |
20 | Frederick E. Shelton, Iv | US | Hillsboro, OH | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296243 - STAPLE CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING VARIOUS TISSUE COMPRESSION GAPS AND STAPLE FORMING GAPS | 97 |
21 | Sanjiv Sirpal | CA | Oakville | Jan 06, 2022 / 20220004350 - UNIFIED DESKTOP TRIAD CONTROL USER INTERFACE FOR AN APPLICATION LAUNCHER | 91 |
22 | Jay S. Walker | US | Ridgefield, CT | Nov 11, 2021 / 20210346789 - CUSTOMIZABLE DISPLAY OF BETTING LAYOUT | 88 |
23 | Jeyhan Karaoguz | US | Irvine, CA | Oct 14, 2021 / 20210321248 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A NETWORKED SELF-CONFIGURING COMMUNICATION DEVICE UTILIZING USER PREFERENCE INFORMATION | 87 |
24 | Seung Hee Han | KR | Anyang-Si | Aug 25, 2022 / 20220272686 - SYMBOL MAPPING METHOD FOR REPETITION CHANNEL CODING | 80 |
25 | Peter Gaal | US | San Diego, CA | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295506 - HALF-DUPLEX OPERATION IN DUAL CONNECTIVITY | 80 |
26 | Clarence T. Tegreene | US | Bellevue, WA | Dec 31, 2020 / 20200412877 - IDENTIFIER TECHNIQUE FOR COMMUNICATION INTERCHANGE | 77 |
27 | Daichi Imamura | JP | Kanagawa | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220256476 - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION POWER | 75 |
28 | Juan Montojo | US | San Diego, CA | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295477 - TIME DOMAIN RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR A TIME DOMAIN WAVEFORM | 72 |
29 | Muriel Y. Ishikawa | US | Livermore, CA | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190001128 - CONTROLLING EAR STIMULATION IN RESPONSE TO ELECTRICAL CONTACT SENSING | 72 |
30 | Satoshi Seo | JP | Sagamihara | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293879 - LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT | 69 |
31 | Satoshi Seo | JP | Sagamihara | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293879 - LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT | 69 |
32 | Zheng-Heng Sun | TW | Tu-Cheng | May 01, 2014 / 20140119911 - FAN DEVICE | 69 |
33 | Christopher C. Winslade | US | Chicago, IL | Jul 01, 2021 / 20210200837 - SAFETY MONITORING SYSTEM WITH IN-WATER AND ABOVE WATER MONITORING DEVICES | 67 |
34 | Christopher C. Winslade | US | Chicago, IL | Jul 01, 2021 / 20210200837 - SAFETY MONITORING SYSTEM WITH IN-WATER AND ABOVE WATER MONITORING DEVICES | 67 |
35 | Haizhou Yin | US | Poughkeepsie, NY | Jun 09, 2016 / 20160163832 - FINFET 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 | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293567 - DIRECT BONDED STACK STRUCTURES FOR INCREASED RELIABILITY AND IMPROVED YIELD IN MICROELECTRONICS | 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 | Jun 15, 2017 / 20170165968 - INKJET PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY HAVING INK AND AIR PASSAGES | 65 |
43 | Kai-Li Jiang | CN | Beijing | Oct 28, 2021 / 20210336564 - NANOFIBER ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME | 65 |
44 | Kuo-Chun Lee | US | San Diego, CA | Aug 25, 2022 / 20220272568 - WAKE-UP SIGNAL ERROR HANDLING | 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 | Mar 19, 2020 / 20200090805 - MONITORING TREATMENT COMPLIANCE USING PATIENT ACTIVITY PATTERNS | 61 |
48 | Seigo Nakao | JP | Kanagawa | Oct 28, 2021 / 20210336749 - TERMINAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A RESPONSE SIGNAL AT A TERMINAL | 61 |
49 | Wanshi Chen | US | San Diego, CA | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295544 - NON-TRANSPARENT INBAND RELAY NODE IN A SINGLE FREQUENCY NETWORK | 61 |
50 | Tom Chin | US | San Diego, CA | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220279399 - USER EQUIPMENT (UE) MOBILITY HISTORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT | 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 | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170263374 - Wireless Energy Transfer Using Repeater Resonators | 59 |
53 | Akihiko Nishio | JP | Kanagawa | Nov 04, 2021 / 20210345379 - Base Station Apparatus, Mobile Station Apparatus, Method for Mapping a Response Signal, and Method for Determining a Response Signal Resource | 59 |
54 | Jun Koyama | JP | Sagamihara | Jul 07, 2022 / 20220216242 - SHIFT REGISTER AND DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF | 59 |
55 | Edward K.y. Jung | US | Bellevue, WA | Dec 31, 2020 / 20200412877 - IDENTIFIER TECHNIQUE FOR COMMUNICATION INTERCHANGE | 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 | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220252146 - TRANSFER CASE OFF-AXIS PUMP | 58 |
58 | Shou-Kuo Hsu | TW | Tu-Cheng | May 21, 2015 / 20150138744 - PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD | 57 |
59 | Lee D. Whetsel | US | Parker, TX | Aug 18, 2022 / 20220260631 - 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 | Dec 31, 2020 / 20200412877 - IDENTIFIER TECHNIQUE FOR COMMUNICATION INTERCHANGE | 56 |
62 | Rick A. Hamilton, Ii | US | Charlottesville, VA | Sep 17, 2020 / 20200294387 - SECURITY SYSTEM WITH COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR | 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 | Dec 31, 2020 / 20200412877 - IDENTIFIER TECHNIQUE FOR COMMUNICATION INTERCHANGE | 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 | Dec 16, 2021 / 20210387089 - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CONTROLLED CAMERA PERSPECTIVE GENERATOR AND AI BROADCASTER | 54 |
69 | True Xiong | US | San Diego, CA | Dec 16, 2021 / 20210387089 - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CONTROLLED CAMERA PERSPECTIVE GENERATOR AND AI BROADCASTER | 54 |
70 | Eric C. Leuthardt | US | St. Louis, MO | Mar 19, 2020 / 20200090805 - MONITORING TREATMENT COMPLIANCE USING PATIENT ACTIVITY PATTERNS | 54 |
71 | Andre B. Kurs | US | Chestnut Hill, MA | Jun 07, 2018 / 20180158601 - WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS WITH SHIELD OPENINGS | 53 |
72 | John D. Rinaldo, Jr. | US | Bellevue, WA | Dec 31, 2020 / 20200412877 - IDENTIFIER TECHNIQUE FOR COMMUNICATION INTERCHANGE | 53 |
73 | Erik Stephen Ross | US | Charlotte, NC | Jun 09, 2016 / 20160163000 - POPULATING BUDGETS AND/OR WISH LISTS USING REAL-TIME VIDEO IMAGE ANALYSIS | 52 |
74 | Erik Stephen Ross | US | Charlotte, NC | Jun 09, 2016 / 20160163000 - POPULATING BUDGETS AND/OR WISH LISTS USING REAL-TIME VIDEO IMAGE ANALYSIS | 52 |
75 | Gurtej S. Sandhu | US | Boise, ID | Aug 18, 2022 / 20220262623 - METHODS OF FORMING NANOSTRUCTURES UTILIZING SELF-ASSEMBLED NUCLEIC ACIDS | 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 | Nov 25, 2021 / 20210365848 - REAL-TIME CARPOOL COORDINATING SYSTEM | 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 | Aug 25, 2022 / 20220272686 - SYMBOL MAPPING METHOD FOR REPETITION CHANNEL CODING | 52 |
81 | Satoshi Seo | JP | Kawasaki | Jan 06, 2022 / 20220006034 - Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, and Electronic Appliance | 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 | Dec 31, 2020 / 20200408563 - DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SPEED OF A VEHICLE USING A POSITIONAL INFORMATION DEVICE | 51 |
85 | Marin Soljacic | US | Belmont, MA | Jan 13, 2022 / 20220012619 - OPTICAL ISING MACHINES AND OPTICAL CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS | 51 |
86 | Jason Tyler Griffin | CA | Kitchener | Aug 20, 2020 / 20200261684 - SCENT POD AND A FACE MASK HAVING A SCENT POD | 51 |
87 | Jason Tyler Griffin | CA | Kitchener | Aug 20, 2020 / 20200261684 - SCENT POD AND A FACE MASK HAVING A SCENT POD | 51 |
88 | Nobuharu Ohsawa | JP | Zama | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220278292 - LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE | 51 |
89 | Edward J. Nowak | US | Essex Junction, VT | Dec 27, 2018 / 20180374758 - VERTICAL FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS | 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 | Mar 10, 2022 / 20220075704 - PERFORM PREEMPTIVE IDENTIFICATION AND REDUCTION OF RISK OF FAILURE IN COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS BY TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING MODULE | 50 |
92 | Lokesh M. Gupta | US | Tucson, AZ | Mar 10, 2022 / 20220075704 - PERFORM PREEMPTIVE IDENTIFICATION AND REDUCTION OF RISK OF FAILURE IN COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS BY TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING MODULE | 50 |
93 | Jin Wu | US | Pittsford, NY | Apr 19, 2018 / 20180107140 - FUSER MEMBERS | 50 |
94 | Martin Gimpl | FI | Helsinki | Jan 06, 2022 / 20220004350 - UNIFIED DESKTOP TRIAD CONTROL USER INTERFACE FOR AN APPLICATION LAUNCHER | 49 |
95 | Aristeidis Karalis | US | Boston, MA | Jul 13, 2017 / 20170201129 - WIRELESS POWERED TELEVISION | 49 |
96 | Jae Hoon Chung | KR | Gyeonggi-Do | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170048042 - METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR TERMINAL DEMODULATION IN RADIO MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME | 49 |
97 | Andreas Gutsch | DE | Luedinghausen | Feb 13, 2014 / 20140044878 - CERAMIC COMPOSITE WALL COVERING | 49 |
98 | Sung Ho Moon | KR | Anyang-Si | Aug 25, 2022 / 20220272686 - SYMBOL MAPPING METHOD FOR REPETITION CHANNEL CODING | 49 |
99 | Dae Won Lee | KR | Anyang-Si | Nov 18, 2021 / 20210360623 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA FRAME IN WLAN SYSTEM | 48 |
100 | Michael T. Benhase | US | Tucson, AZ | Jun 01, 2017 / 20170153976 - ASYNCHRONOUS CLEANUP AFTER A PEER-TO-PEER REMOTE COPY (PPRC) TERMINATE RELATIONSHIP OPERATION | 48 |