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||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>6456</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>2851</small> | ||
||<small>44.2%</small> | ||<small>44.2%</small> | ||
||<small>1972—2024</small> | ||<small>1972—2024</small> | ||
||<small>52. |
||<small>52.7</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>123</small> | ||
||<small>3.6</small> | ||<small>3.6</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|Japan}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|Japan}}</small> | ||
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||<small>Tao Luo</small> | ||<small>Tao Luo</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>3609</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>3034</small> | ||
||<small>84. |
||<small>84.1%</small> | ||
||<small>2006—2024</small> | ||<small>2006—2024</small> | ||
||<small>18. |
||<small>18.6</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>194</small> | ||
||<small>5.6</small> | ||<small>5.6</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
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||<small>Kangguo Cheng</small> | ||<small>Kangguo Cheng</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>2761</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1516</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>54.9%</small> | ||
||<small>2004—2024</small> | ||<small>2004—2024</small> | ||
||<small>20</small> | ||<small>20.1</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>137</small> | ||
||<small>3.9</small> | ||<small>3.9</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
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||<small>Frederick E. Shelton IV</small> | ||<small>Frederick E. Shelton IV</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>2448</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1144</small> | ||
||<small>46. |
||<small>46.7%</small> | ||
||<small>2005—2024</small> | ||<small>2005—2024</small> | ||
||<small>19. |
||<small>19.5</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>126</small> | ||
||<small>4.5</small> | ||<small>4.5</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
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||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>2306</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1951</small> | ||
||<small>84. |
||<small>84.6%</small> | ||
||<small>2002—2024</small> | ||<small>2002—2024</small> | ||
||<small>22</small> | ||<small>22.1</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>104</small> | ||
||<small>5.2</small> | ||<small>5.2</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
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||<small>Peter Gaal</small> | ||<small>Peter Gaal</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>2251</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1732</small> | ||
||<small>76.9%</small> | ||<small>76.9%</small> | ||
||<small>2002—2024</small> | ||<small>2002—2024</small> | ||
||<small>22. |
||<small>22.3</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>101</small> | ||
||<small>5.9</small> | ||<small>5.9</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
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||<small>Wanshi Chen</small> | ||<small>Wanshi Chen</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>2094</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1616</small> | ||
||<small>77. |
||<small>77.2%</small> | ||
||<small>2009—2024</small> | ||<small>2009—2024</small> | ||
||<small>15. |
||<small>15.6</small> | ||
||<small>134</small> | ||<small>134</small> | ||
||<small>5.7</small> | ||<small>5.7</small> | ||
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||<small>Chen-Hua Yu</small> | ||<small>Chen-Hua Yu</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1771</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>951</small> | ||
||<small>53.7%</small> | ||<small>53.7%</small> | ||
||<small>1996—2024</small> | ||<small>1996—2024</small> | ||
||<small>28. |
||<small>28.5</small> | ||
||<small>62</small> | ||<small>62</small> | ||
||<small>4.9</small> | ||<small>4.9</small> | ||
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||<small>Xiaoxia Zhang</small> | ||<small>Xiaoxia Zhang</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1733</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1496</small> | ||
||<small>86. |
||<small>86.3%</small> | ||
||<small>2009—2024</small> | ||<small>2009—2024</small> | ||
||<small>15. |
||<small>15.9</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>109</small> | ||
||<small>5.5</small> | ||<small>5.5</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
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||<small>Hanbyul Seo</small> | ||<small>Hanbyul Seo</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1684</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1242</small> | ||
||<small>73. |
||<small>73.8%</small> | ||
||<small>2012—2024</small> | ||<small>2012—2024</small> | ||
||<small>12. |
||<small>12.6</small> | ||
||<small>134</small> | ||<small>134</small> | ||
||<small>3.8</small> | ||<small>3.8</small> | ||
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||<small>Esmael H. Dinan</small> | ||<small>Esmael H. Dinan</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1643</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>686</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>41.8%</small> | ||
||<small>2006—2024</small> | ||<small>2006—2024</small> | ||
||<small>18. |
||<small>18.5</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>89</small> | ||
||<small>3.6</small> | ||<small>3.6</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
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||<small>Jun Koyama</small> | ||<small>Jun Koyama</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1495</small> | ||
||<small>618</small> | ||<small>618</small> | ||
||<small>41. |
||<small>41.3%</small> | ||
||<small>1991—2022</small> | ||<small>1991—2022</small> | ||
||<small>30.8</small> | ||<small>30.8</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>49</small> | ||
||<small>3.1</small> | ||<small>3.1</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|Japan}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|Japan}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Jing Sun</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>1445</small> | |||
||<small>1221</small> | |||
||<small>84.5%</small> | |||
||<small>2012—2024</small> | |||
||<small>12</small> | |||
||<small>120</small> | |||
||<small>5.9</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
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||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Jing Sun</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>1421</small> | |||
||<small>1201</small> | |||
||<small>84.5%</small> | |||
||<small>2012—2024</small> | |||
||<small>11.9</small> | |||
||<small>119</small> | |||
||<small>5.9</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>Sarbajit K. Rakshit</small> | ||<small>Sarbajit K. Rakshit</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1339</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1118</small> | ||
||<small>83.5%</small> | ||<small>83.5%</small> | ||
||<small>2013—2024</small> | ||<small>2013—2024</small> | ||
||<small>11. |
||<small>11.9</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>113</small> | ||
||<small>3.4</small> | ||<small>3.4</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|India}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|India}}</small> | ||
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||<small>{{flag|Australia}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|Australia}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Shan Liu</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>1256</small> | |||
||<small>824</small> | |||
||<small>65.6%</small> | |||
||<small>2013—2024</small> | |||
||<small>11.3</small> | |||
||<small>111</small> | |||
||<small>3.4</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>Alexander Reznicek</small> | ||<small>Alexander Reznicek</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1254</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>751</small> | ||
||<small>59. |
||<small>59.9%</small> | ||
||<small>2006—2024</small> | ||<small>2006—2024</small> | ||
||<small>18. |
||<small>18.7</small> | ||
||<small>67</small> | ||<small>67</small> | ||
||<small>3.9</small> | ||<small>3.9</small> | ||
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||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Shan Liu</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>1228</small> | |||
||<small>811</small> | |||
||<small>66.0%</small> | |||
||<small>2013—2024</small> | |||
||<small>11.2</small> | |||
||<small>110</small> | |||
||<small>3.4</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>Satoshi Seo</small> | ||<small>Satoshi Seo</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1196</small> | ||
||<small>564</small> | ||<small>564</small> | ||
||<small>47. |
||<small>47.2%</small> | ||
||<small>2002—2024</small> | ||<small>2002—2024</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>22</small> | ||
||<small>54</small> | ||<small>54</small> | ||
||<small>4.1</small> | ||<small>4.1</small> | ||
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||<small>Suckchel Yang</small> | ||<small>Suckchel Yang</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1189</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>766</small> | ||
||<small>64.4%</small> | ||<small>64.4%</small> | ||
||<small>2013—2024</small> | ||<small>2013—2024</small> | ||
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||<small>Kijun Kim</small> | ||<small>Kijun Kim</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1154</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>801</small> | ||
||<small>69. |
||<small>69.4%</small> | ||
||<small>2013—2024</small> | ||<small>2013—2024</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>11</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>105</small> | ||
||<small>4.6</small> | ||<small>4.6</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|South Korea}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|South Korea}}</small> | ||
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||<small>Joonkui Ahn</small> | ||<small>Joonkui Ahn</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1128</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>733</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>65.0%</small> | ||
||<small>2013—2024</small> | ||<small>2013—2024</small> | ||
||<small>11. |
||<small>11.4</small> | ||
||<small>99</small> | ||<small>99</small> | ||
||<small>4.7</small> | ||<small>4.7</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|South Korea}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|South Korea}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Juan Montojo</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>1117</small> | |||
||<small>913</small> | |||
||<small>81.7%</small> | |||
||<small>2004—2024</small> | |||
||<small>20.8</small> | |||
||<small>54</small> | |||
||<small>6.9</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>Edward K. Y. Jung</small> | ||<small>Edward K. Y. Jung</small> | ||
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||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Juan Montojo</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>1108</small> | |||
||<small>906</small> | |||
||<small>81.8%</small> | |||
||<small>2004—2024</small> | |||
||<small>20.7</small> | |||
||<small>54</small> | |||
||<small>6.9</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
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||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1070</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>880</small> | ||
||<small>82. |
||<small>82.2%</small> | ||
||<small>2000—2024</small> | ||<small>2000—2024</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>24</small> | ||
||<small>45</small> | ||<small>45</small> | ||
||<small>4.0</small> | ||<small>4.0</small> | ||
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||<small>Rick Allen Hamilton II</small> | ||<small>Rick Allen Hamilton II</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1063</small> | ||
||<small>714</small> | ||<small>714</small> | ||
||<small>67.2%</small> | ||<small>67.2%</small> | ||
||<small>1999—2024</small> | ||<small>1999—2024</small> | ||
||<small>25</small> | ||<small>25</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>43</small> | ||
||<small>4.2</small> | ||<small>4.2</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
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||<small>Jason L. Harris</small> | ||<small>Jason L. Harris</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1063</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>615</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>57.9%</small> | ||
||<small>2011—2024</small> | ||<small>2011—2024</small> | ||
||<small>13. |
||<small>13.9</small> | ||
||<small>76</small> | ||<small>76</small> | ||
||<small>6.0</small> | ||<small>6.0</small> | ||
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||<small>Ruilong Xie</small> | ||<small>Ruilong Xie</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1040</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>777</small> | ||
||<small>74.7%</small> | ||<small>74.7%</small> | ||
||<small>2013—2024</small> | ||<small>2013—2024</small> | ||
||<small>11. |
||<small>11.9</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>87</small> | ||
||<small>4.2</small> | ||<small>4.2</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
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||<small>Takahiro Nishi</small> | ||<small>Takahiro Nishi</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1035</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>362</small> | ||
||<small>35. |
||<small>35.0%</small> | ||
||<small>2001—2024</small> | ||<small>2001—2024</small> | ||
||<small>23. |
||<small>23.3</small> | ||
||<small>44</small> | ||<small>44</small> | ||
||<small>6.3</small> | ||<small>6.3</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|Japan}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|Japan}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Jason K. Resch</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>1013</small> | |||
||<small>507</small> | |||
||<small>50.0%</small> | |||
||<small>2009—2024</small> | |||
||<small>15.2</small> | |||
||<small>67</small> | |||
||<small>4.2</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>Tingfang Ji</small> | ||<small>Tingfang Ji</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>1020</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>757</small> | ||
||<small>74.2%</small> | ||<small>74.2%</small> | ||
||<small>2006—2024</small> | ||<small>2006—2024</small> | ||
||<small>18. |
||<small>18.4</small> | ||
||<small>55</small> | ||<small>55</small> | ||
||<small>6.9</small> | ||<small>6.9</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Jason K. Resch</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>1019</small> | |||
||<small>508</small> | |||
||<small>49.9%</small> | |||
||<small>2009—2024</small> | |||
||<small>15.3</small> | |||
||<small>67</small> | |||
||<small>4.2</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
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||<small>Yunjung Yi</small> | ||<small>Yunjung Yi</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>986</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>696</small> | ||
||<small>70.6%</small> | ||<small>70.6%</small> | ||
||<small>2015—2024</small> | ||<small>2015—2024</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>9.1</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>108</small> | ||
||<small>3.3</small> | ||<small>3.3</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|South Korea}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|South Korea}}</small> | ||
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||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>959</small> | |||
||<small>466</small> | |||
||<small>48.6%</small> | |||
||<small>2002—2024</small> | |||
||<small>22.4</small> | |||
||<small>43</small> | |||
||<small>6.4</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>Seungmin Lee</small> | ||<small>Seungmin Lee</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>967</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>716</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>74.0%</small> | ||
||<small>2014—2024</small> | ||<small>2014—2024</small> | ||
||<small>10. |
||<small>10.2</small> | ||
||<small>95</small> | ||<small>95</small> | ||
||<small>3.5</small> | ||<small>3.5</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|South Korea}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|South Korea}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>964</small> | |||
||<small>467</small> | |||
||<small>48.4%</small> | |||
||<small>2002—2024</small> | |||
||<small>22.5</small> | |||
||<small>43</small> | |||
||<small>6.4</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>John F. O'Connor</small> | ||<small>John F. O'Connor</small> | ||
Line 591: | Line 591: | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Hao Xu</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>922</small> | |||
||<small>660</small> | |||
||<small>71.6%</small> | |||
||<small>2005—2024</small> | |||
||<small>19.7</small> | |||
||<small>47</small> | |||
||<small>4.7</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|China}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>David R. Hall</small> | ||<small>David R. Hall</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>918</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>760</small> | ||
||<small>82.8%</small> | ||<small>82.8%</small> | ||
||<small>1985—2024</small> | ||<small>1985—2024</small> | ||
Line 603: | Line 615: | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
||<small>Hall Labs</small> | ||<small>Hall Labs</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Hao Xu</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>914</small> | |||
||<small>654</small> | |||
||<small>71.6%</small> | |||
||<small>2005—2024</small> | |||
||<small>19.6</small> | |||
||<small>47</small> | |||
||<small>4.7</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|China}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
Line 639: | Line 639: | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Hajime Kimura</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>896</small> | |||
||<small>284</small> | |||
||<small>31.7%</small> | |||
||<small>2002—2024</small> | |||
||<small>22.1</small> | |||
||<small>41</small> | |||
||<small>2.6</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|Japan}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>Francis H. Richards</small> | ||<small>Francis H. Richards</small> | ||
Line 651: | Line 663: | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
||<small>Francis H. Richards</small> | ||<small>Francis H. Richards</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Hajime Kimura</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>890</small> | |||
||<small>280</small> | |||
||<small>31.5%</small> | |||
||<small>2002—2024</small> | |||
||<small>21.9</small> | |||
||<small>41</small> | |||
||<small>2.6</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|Japan}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
Line 678: | Line 678: | ||
||<small>Hongyuan Zhang</small> | ||<small>Hongyuan Zhang</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>876</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>478</small> | ||
||<small>54.6%</small> | ||<small>54.6%</small> | ||
||<small>2009—2024</small> | ||<small>2009—2024</small> | ||
||<small>15. |
||<small>15.6</small> | ||
||<small>56</small> | ||<small>56</small> | ||
||<small>3.9</small> | ||<small>3.9</small> | ||
Line 706: | Line 706: | ||
||<small>77.9%</small> | ||<small>77.9%</small> | ||
||<small>1997—2020</small> | ||<small>1997—2020</small> | ||
||<small>23. |
||<small>23.4</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>37</small> | ||
||<small>6.8</small> | ||<small>6.8</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
Line 714: | Line 714: | ||
||<small>Chih-Chao Yang</small> | ||<small>Chih-Chao Yang</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>841</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>525</small> | ||
||<small>62.4%</small> | ||<small>62.4%</small> | ||
||<small>2003—2024</small> | ||<small>2003—2024</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>21</small> | ||
||<small>40</small> | ||<small>40</small> | ||
||<small>3.4</small> | ||<small>3.4</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Lee D. Whetsel</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>840</small> | |||
||<small>128</small> | |||
||<small>15.2%</small> | |||
||<small>1991—2017</small> | |||
||<small>26.4</small> | |||
||<small>32</small> | |||
||<small>1.1</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>Muriel Y. Ishikawa</small> | ||<small>Muriel Y. Ishikawa</small> | ||
Line 747: | Line 759: | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Lee D. Whetsel</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>836</small> | |||
||<small>129</small> | |||
||<small>15.4%</small> | |||
||<small>1991—2017</small> | |||
||<small>26.4</small> | |||
||<small>32</small> | |||
||<small>1.1</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>836</small> | ||
||<small>548</small> | ||<small>548</small> | ||
||<small>65.6%</small> | ||<small>65.6%</small> | ||
Line 771: | Line 771: | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Yan Zhou</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>828</small> | |||
||<small>739</small> | |||
||<small>89.3%</small> | |||
||<small>2012—2024</small> | |||
||<small>12.3</small> | |||
||<small>67</small> | |||
||<small>4.4</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>Devendra K. Sadana</small> | ||<small>Devendra K. Sadana</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>815</small> | ||
||<small>459</small> | ||<small>459</small> | ||
||<small>56. |
||<small>56.3%</small> | ||
||<small>1983—2024</small> | ||<small>1983—2024</small> | ||
||<small>41.8</small> | ||<small>41.8</small> | ||
Line 783: | Line 795: | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Yan Zhou</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>803</small> | |||
||<small>716</small> | |||
||<small>89.2%</small> | |||
||<small>2012—2024</small> | |||
||<small>12.2</small> | |||
||<small>66</small> | |||
||<small>4.4</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>Stuart C. Salter</small> | ||<small>Stuart C. Salter</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>802</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>754</small> | ||
||<small>94.0%</small> | ||<small>94.0%</small> | ||
||<small>2009—2024</small> | ||<small>2009—2024</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>15</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>53</small> | ||
||<small>4.8</small> | ||<small>4.8</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
Line 810: | Line 810: | ||
||<small>Youngdae Lee</small> | ||<small>Youngdae Lee</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>800</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>630</small> | ||
||<small>78.8%</small> | ||<small>78.8%</small> | ||
||<small>2014—2024</small> | ||<small>2014—2024</small> | ||
||<small>10. |
||<small>10.7</small> | ||
||<small>75</small> | ||<small>75</small> | ||
||<small>3.1</small> | ||<small>3.1</small> | ||
Line 822: | Line 822: | ||
||<small>SungDuck Chun</small> | ||<small>SungDuck Chun</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>797</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>488</small> | ||
||<small>61. |
||<small>61.2%</small> | ||
||<small>2007—2024</small> | ||<small>2007—2024</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>17</small> | ||
||<small>47</small> | ||<small>47</small> | ||
||<small>3.8</small> | ||<small>3.8</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|South Korea}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|South Korea}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Hsien-Wei Chen</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>788</small> | |||
||<small>385</small> | |||
||<small>48.9%</small> | |||
||<small>2005—2024</small> | |||
||<small>19.8</small> | |||
||<small>40</small> | |||
||<small>3.5</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|Taiwan}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>Salman Akram</small> | ||<small>Salman Akram</small> | ||
Line 844: | Line 856: | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |- | ||
||<small> |
||<small>Satoshi Nagata</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small>780</small> | ||<small>780</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>743</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>95.3%</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>2011—2024</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>13.2</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>59</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>4.0</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag| |
||<small>{{flag|Japan}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>Warren M. Farnworth</small> | ||<small>Warren M. Farnworth</small> | ||
Line 870: | Line 882: | ||
||<small>Justin T. Mason</small> | ||<small>Justin T. Mason</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>774</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>770</small> | ||
||<small>99.5%</small> | ||<small>99.5%</small> | ||
||<small>2008—2024</small> | ||<small>2008—2024</small> | ||
Line 883: | Line 895: | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small>771</small> | ||<small>771</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>309</small> | ||
||<small>40. |
||<small>40.1%</small> | ||
||<small>1994—2023</small> | ||<small>1994—2023</small> | ||
||<small>29</small> | ||<small>29</small> | ||
Line 892: | Line 904: | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |- | ||
||<small> |
||<small>Kyungmin Park</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>769</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>393</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>51.1%</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>2014—2024</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>10.6</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>73</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>5.2</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag| |
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>Bruce B. Doris</small> | ||<small>Bruce B. Doris</small> | ||
Line 928: | Line 940: | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |- | ||
||<small> |
||<small>Xue Dong</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small>754</small> | ||<small>754</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>733</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>97.2%</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>2010—2024</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>13.9</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>54</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>7.4</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag| |
||<small>{{flag|China}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
Line 963: | Line 975: | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Xue Dong</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>751</small> | |||
||<small>731</small> | |||
||<small>97.3%</small> | |||
||<small>2010—2024</small> | |||
||<small>13.9</small> | |||
||<small>54</small> | |||
||<small>7.4</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|China}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>John M. Santosuosso</small> | ||<small>John M. Santosuosso</small> | ||
Line 1,002: | Line 1,002: | ||
||<small>Frederick A. Ware</small> | ||<small>Frederick A. Ware</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>732</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>227</small> | ||
||<small>31. |
||<small>31.0%</small> | ||
||<small>1981—2024</small> | ||<small>1981—2024</small> | ||
||<small>42. |
||<small>42.8</small> | ||
||<small>17</small> | ||<small>17</small> | ||
||<small>2.8</small> | ||<small>2.8</small> | ||
Line 1,014: | Line 1,014: | ||
||<small>Shougo Sato</small> | ||<small>Shougo Sato</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>732</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>283</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>38.7%</small> | ||
||<small>1992—2024</small> | ||<small>1992—2024</small> | ||
||<small>32. |
||<small>32.2</small> | ||
||<small>23</small> | ||<small>23</small> | ||
||<small>1.8</small> | ||<small>1.8</small> | ||
Line 1,026: | Line 1,026: | ||
||<small>Jean-Philippe M. Vasseur</small> | ||<small>Jean-Philippe M. Vasseur</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>729</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>591</small> | ||
||<small>81. |
||<small>81.1%</small> | ||
||<small>2006—2024</small> | ||<small>2006—2024</small> | ||
||<small>18. |
||<small>18.6</small> | ||
||<small>39</small> | ||<small>39</small> | ||
||<small>2.6</small> | ||<small>2.6</small> | ||
Line 1,074: | Line 1,074: | ||
||<small>Gregory J. Boss</small> | ||<small>Gregory J. Boss</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>711</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>488</small> | ||
||<small>68.6%</small> | ||<small>68.6%</small> | ||
||<small>2008—2024</small> | ||<small>2008—2024</small> | ||
||<small>16. |
||<small>16.8</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>42</small> | ||
||<small>4.2</small> | ||<small>4.2</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
Line 1,086: | Line 1,086: | ||
||<small>Chung-Shi Liu</small> | ||<small>Chung-Shi Liu</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>707</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>383</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>54.2%</small> | ||
||<small>2000—2024</small> | ||<small>2000—2024</small> | ||
||<small>24. |
||<small>24.9</small> | ||
||<small>28</small> | ||<small>28</small> | ||
||<small>6.1</small> | ||<small>6.1</small> | ||
Line 1,119: | Line 1,119: | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Hua Zhou</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>696</small> | |||
||<small>392</small> | |||
||<small>56.3%</small> | |||
||<small>2012—2024</small> | |||
||<small>12.8</small> | |||
||<small>54</small> | |||
||<small>5.5</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>Irwin Gerszberg</small> | ||<small>Irwin Gerszberg</small> | ||
Line 1,131: | Line 1,143: | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Hua Zhou</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>681</small> | |||
||<small>389</small> | |||
||<small>57.1%</small> | |||
||<small>2012—2024</small> | |||
||<small>12.7</small> | |||
||<small>54</small> | |||
||<small>5.5</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>Eric C. Leuthardt</small> | ||<small>Eric C. Leuthardt</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>681</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>460</small> | ||
||<small>67.5%</small> | ||<small>67.5%</small> | ||
||<small>2006—2024</small> | ||<small>2006—2024</small> | ||
Line 1,158: | Line 1,158: | ||
||<small>Woosuk Ko</small> | ||<small>Woosuk Ko</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>677</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>276</small> | ||
||<small>40. |
||<small>40.8%</small> | ||
||<small>2015—2024</small> | ||<small>2015—2024</small> | ||
||<small>9. |
||<small>9.6</small> | ||
||<small>71</small> | ||<small>71</small> | ||
||<small>3.4</small> | ||<small>3.4</small> | ||
||<small>{{flag|South Korea}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|South Korea}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Toshiyasu Sugio</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>665</small> | |||
||<small>242</small> | |||
||<small>36.4%</small> | |||
||<small>2009—2024</small> | |||
||<small>15.2</small> | |||
||<small>44</small> | |||
||<small>4.9</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|Japan}}</small> | |||
||<small>]</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
||<small>Xiaochuan Chen</small> | ||<small>Xiaochuan Chen</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>664</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>645</small> | ||
||<small>97. |
||<small>97.1%</small> | ||
||<small>2014—2024</small> | ||<small>2014—2024</small> | ||
||<small>10. |
||<small>10.4</small> | ||
||<small>64</small> | ||<small>64</small> | ||
||<small>7.0</small> | ||<small>7.0</small> | ||
Line 1,182: | Line 1,194: | ||
||<small>Aleksandar Damnjanovic</small> | ||<small>Aleksandar Damnjanovic</small> | ||
||<ref></ref> | ||<ref></ref> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>659</small> | ||
||<small> |
||<small>484</small> | ||
||<small>73.4%</small> | ||<small>73.4%</small> | ||
||<small>2003—2024</small> | ||<small>2003—2024</small> | ||
||<small>21. |
||<small>21.3</small> | ||
||<small>31</small> | ||<small>31</small> | ||
||<small>4.4</small> | ||<small>4.4</small> | ||
Line 1,203: | Line 1,215: | ||
||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||<small>{{flag|USA}}</small> | ||
||<small>]</small> | ||<small>]</small> | ||
|- | |||
||<small>Toshiyasu Sugio</small> | |||
||<ref></ref> | |||
||<small>657</small> | |||
||<small>240</small> | |||
||<small>36.5%</small> | |||
||<small>2009—2024</small> | |||
||<small>15.1</small> | |||
||<small>44</small> | |||
||<small>4.9</small> | |||
||<small>{{flag|Japan}}</small> | |||
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This table is usually updated every Tuesday, and is current {{as of|2024| |
This table is usually updated every Tuesday, and is current {{as of|2024|12|24|lc=y|df=US}}. | ||
The columns are defined as follows: | The columns are defined as follows: |
Latest revision as of 18:26, 24 December 2024
The 100 known most prolific inventors based on worldwide utility patents are shown in the following table. While in many cases this is the number of utility patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, it may include utility patents granted by other countries, as noted by the source references for an inventor.
Prolific Inventors
Inventor | Pats | Fams | Fam % | Pat Yrs | Yrs | Pat /Yr | Inv /Pat | Pat Residence | Majority Assignment | |
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Shunpei Yamazaki | 6456 | 2851 | 44.2% | 1972—2024 | 52.7 | 123 | 3.6 | Japan | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory | |
Kia Silverbrook | 4747 | 1311 | 27.6% | 1994—2014 | 20 | 237 | 1.6 | Australia | Silverbrook Research | |
Tao Luo | 3609 | 3034 | 84.1% | 2006—2024 | 18.6 | 194 | 5.6 | USA | Qualcomm | |
Kangguo Cheng | 2761 | 1516 | 54.9% | 2004—2024 | 20.1 | 137 | 3.9 | USA | IBM | |
Frederick E. Shelton IV | 2448 | 1144 | 46.7% | 2005—2024 | 19.5 | 126 | 4.5 | USA | Ethicon | |
Junyi Li | 2306 | 1951 | 84.6% | 2002—2024 | 22.1 | 104 | 5.2 | USA | Qualcomm | |
Peter Gaal | 2251 | 1732 | 76.9% | 2002—2024 | 22.3 | 101 | 5.9 | USA | Qualcomm | |
Wanshi Chen | 2094 | 1616 | 77.2% | 2009—2024 | 15.6 | 134 | 5.7 | USA | Qualcomm | |
Lowell L. Wood, Jr. | 1996 | 1325 | 66.4% | 1971—2024 | 52.5 | 38 | 8.8 | USA | Intellectual Ventures | |
Roderick A. Hyde | 1891 | 1252 | 66.2% | 2001—2023 | 22.4 | 84 | 8.7 | USA | Intellectual Ventures | |
Chen-Hua Yu | 1771 | 951 | 53.7% | 1996—2024 | 28.5 | 62 | 4.9 | Taiwan | TSMC | |
Xiaoxia Zhang | 1733 | 1496 | 86.3% | 2009—2024 | 15.9 | 109 | 5.5 | USA | Qualcomm | |
Hanbyul Seo | 1684 | 1242 | 73.8% | 2012—2024 | 12.6 | 134 | 3.8 | South Korea | LG | |
Esmael H. Dinan | 1643 | 686 | 41.8% | 2006—2024 | 18.5 | 89 | 3.6 | USA | Ofinno | |
Jun Koyama | 1495 | 618 | 41.3% | 1991—2022 | 30.8 | 49 | 3.1 | Japan | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory | |
Jing Sun | 1445 | 1221 | 84.5% | 2012—2024 | 12 | 120 | 5.9 | USA | Qualcomm | |
Gurtej Singh Sandhu | 1427 | 584 | 40.9% | 1991—2024 | 32.5 | 44 | 2.5 | USA | Micron | |
Sarbajit K. Rakshit | 1339 | 1118 | 83.5% | 2013—2024 | 11.9 | 113 | 3.4 | India | IBM | |
Shou-Shan Fan | 1307 | 1093 | 83.6% | 2006—2024 | 18.5 | 71 | 4.2 | China | Hon Hai | |
Paul Lapstun | 1305 | 246 | 18.9% | 2000—2022 | 21.4 | 61 | 2.5 | Australia | Silverbrook Research | |
Shan Liu | 1256 | 824 | 65.6% | 2013—2024 | 11.3 | 111 | 3.4 | USA | Tencent | |
Alexander Reznicek | 1254 | 751 | 59.9% | 2006—2024 | 18.7 | 67 | 3.9 | USA | IBM | |
Clarence T. Tegreene | 1248 | 903 | 72.4% | 2000—2024 | 23.5 | 53 | 10.1 | USA | Intellectual Ventures | |
Satoshi Seo | 1196 | 564 | 47.2% | 2002—2024 | 22 | 54 | 4.1 | Japan | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory | |
Suckchel Yang | 1189 | 766 | 64.4% | 2013—2024 | 11.4 | 104 | 4.7 | South Korea | LG | |
Kijun Kim | 1154 | 801 | 69.4% | 2013—2024 | 11 | 105 | 4.6 | South Korea | LG | |
Joonkui Ahn | 1128 | 733 | 65.0% | 2013—2024 | 11.4 | 99 | 4.7 | South Korea | LG | |
Juan Montojo | 1117 | 913 | 81.7% | 2004—2024 | 20.8 | 54 | 6.9 | USA | Qualcomm | |
Edward K. Y. Jung | 1111 | 794 | 71.5% | 1996—2022 | 26.1 | 43 | 8.0 | USA | Intellectual Ventures | |
Leonard Forbes | 1109 | 411 | 37.1% | 1975—2019 | 43.3 | 26 | 2.6 | USA | Micron | |
Thomas Edison | 1084 | NA | NA | 1869—1933 | 63.9 | 17 | 1.0 | USA | Thomas Edison | |
Marta Karczewicz | 1070 | 880 | 82.2% | 2000—2024 | 24 | 45 | 4.0 | USA | Qualcomm | |
Rick Allen Hamilton II | 1063 | 714 | 67.2% | 1999—2024 | 25 | 43 | 4.2 | USA | IBM | |
Jason L. Harris | 1063 | 615 | 57.9% | 2011—2024 | 13.9 | 76 | 6.0 | USA | Ethicon | |
Ruilong Xie | 1040 | 777 | 74.7% | 2013—2024 | 11.9 | 87 | 4.2 | USA | IBM | |
Takahiro Nishi | 1035 | 362 | 35.0% | 2001—2024 | 23.3 | 44 | 6.3 | Japan | Panasonic | |
Tingfang Ji | 1020 | 757 | 74.2% | 2006—2024 | 18.4 | 55 | 6.9 | USA | Qualcomm | |
Jason K. Resch | 1019 | 508 | 49.9% | 2009—2024 | 15.3 | 67 | 4.2 | USA | IBM | |
Donald E. Weder | 1000 | 395 | 39.5% | 1978—2015 | 37.1 | 27 | 1.1 | USA | Weder Family Trust | |
Michael J. Sullivan | 994 | 534 | 53.7% | 1989—2024 | 34.5 | 29 | 3.8 | USA | Acushnet Holdings | |
George Albert Lyon | 993 | NA | NA | 1901—1965 | 64.5 | 15 | 1.0 | Canada | Lyon George Albert | |
Jordin T. Kare | 989 | 640 | 64.7% | 1992—2023 | 30.5 | 32 | 9.1 | USA | Intellectual Ventures | |
Yunjung Yi | 986 | 696 | 70.6% | 2015—2024 | 9.1 | 108 | 3.3 | South Korea | LG | |
Jay S. Walker | 979 | 422 | 43.1% | 1998—2024 | 26.3 | 37 | 5.2 | USA | Walker Digital | |
Seungmin Lee | 967 | 716 | 74.0% | 2014—2024 | 10.2 | 95 | 3.5 | South Korea | LG | |
Ahmadreza Rofougaran | 964 | 467 | 48.4% | 2002—2024 | 22.5 | 43 | 6.4 | USA | Broadcom | |
John F. O'Connor | 949 | NA | NA | 1901—1935 | 33.9 | 28 | NA | USA | William H. Miner | |
Melvin De Groote | 925 | NA | NA | 1924—1966 | 41.8 | 22 | NA | USA | Petrolite | |
Hao Xu | 922 | 660 | 71.6% | 2005—2024 | 19.7 | 47 | 4.7 | China | Qualcomm | |
David R. Hall | 918 | 760 | 82.8% | 1985—2024 | 39.4 | 23 | 3.8 | USA | Hall Labs | |
Nathan Myhrvold | 905 | 613 | 67.7% | 1994—2024 | 29.7 | 30 | 11.1 | USA | Intellectual Ventures | |
William H. Eby | 899 | 895 | 99.6% | 1994—2024 | 30.2 | 30 | 1.2 | USA | Monsanto | |
Hajime Kimura | 896 | 284 | 31.7% | 2002—2024 | 22.1 | 41 | 2.6 | Japan | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory | |
Francis H. Richards | 894 | NA | NA | 1899—1930 | 30.8 | 29 | NA | USA | Francis H. Richards | |
Mark Malamud | 886 | 690 | 77.9% | 1997—2022 | 25.1 | 35 | 7.5 | USA | Intellectual Ventures | |
Hongyuan Zhang | 876 | 478 | 54.6% | 2009—2024 | 15.6 | 56 | 3.9 | USA | Marvell | |
Robert W. Lord | 867 | 682 | 78.7% | 2003—2024 | 20.4 | 42 | 7.6 | USA | Intellectual Ventures | |
Royce A. Levien | 855 | 666 | 77.9% | 1997—2020 | 23.4 | 37 | 6.8 | USA | Intellectual Ventures | |
Chih-Chao Yang | 841 | 525 | 62.4% | 2003—2024 | 21 | 40 | 3.4 | USA | IBM | |
Lee D. Whetsel | 840 | 128 | 15.2% | 1991—2017 | 26.4 | 32 | 1.1 | USA | Texas Instruments | |
Muriel Y. Ishikawa | 839 | 560 | 66.7% | 2002—2023 | 21.2 | 40 | 11.1 | USA | Intellectual Ventures | |
Michael K. Gschwind | 836 | 442 | 52.9% | 2001—2021 | 20.6 | 41 | 2.6 | USA | IBM | |
Clifford A. Pickover | 836 | 548 | 65.6% | 1992—2024 | 32.2 | 26 | 3.9 | USA | IBM | |
Yan Zhou | 828 | 739 | 89.3% | 2012—2024 | 12.3 | 67 | 4.4 | USA | Qualcomm | |
Devendra K. Sadana | 815 | 459 | 56.3% | 1983—2024 | 41.8 | 19 | 4.3 | USA | IBM | |
Stuart C. Salter | 802 | 754 | 94.0% | 2009—2024 | 15 | 53 | 4.8 | USA | Ford | |
Youngdae Lee | 800 | 630 | 78.8% | 2014—2024 | 10.7 | 75 | 3.1 | South Korea | LG | |
SungDuck Chun | 797 | 488 | 61.2% | 2007—2024 | 17 | 47 | 3.8 | South Korea | LG | |
Hsien-Wei Chen | 788 | 385 | 48.9% | 2005—2024 | 19.8 | 40 | 3.5 | Taiwan | TSMC | |
Salman Akram | 784 | 291 | 37.1% | 1995—2024 | 29.4 | 27 | 2.9 | USA | Micron | |
Satoshi Nagata | 780 | 743 | 95.3% | 2011—2024 | 13.2 | 59 | 4.0 | Japan | NTT | |
Warren M. Farnworth | 774 | 289 | 37.3% | 1990—2020 | 24.4 | 32 | 2.8 | USA | Micron | |
Justin T. Mason | 774 | 770 | 99.5% | 2008—2024 | 16 | 48 | 1.0 | USA | MS Technologies | |
James A. Jorasch | 771 | 309 | 40.1% | 1994—2023 | 29 | 27 | 3.9 | USA | Walker Digital | |
Kyungmin Park | 769 | 393 | 51.1% | 2014—2024 | 10.6 | 73 | 5.2 | USA | Ofinno | |
Bruce B. Doris | 763 | 433 | 56.7% | 1995—2023 | 28.6 | 27 | 4.2 | USA | IBM | |
Jeyhan Karaoguz | 757 | 371 | 49.0% | 1996—2020 | 23.8 | 32 | 4.6 | USA | Broadcom | |
Xue Dong | 754 | 733 | 97.2% | 2010—2024 | 13.9 | 54 | 7.4 | China | BOE | |
Carleton Ellis | 753 | NA | NA | 1902—1946 | 43.1 | 17 | NA | USA | Ellis Foster Co | |
Ali Khakifirooz | 751 | 407 | 54.2% | 2011—2024 | 12.9 | 58 | 4.2 | USA | IBM | |
John M. Santosuosso | 738 | 466 | 63.1% | 2001—2022 | 20.7 | 36 | 3.9 | USA | IBM | |
Hideo Ando | 733 | 123 | 16.8% | 1983—2020 | 36.7 | 20 | 3.1 | Japan | Toshiba | |
Frederick A. Ware | 732 | 227 | 31.0% | 1981—2024 | 42.8 | 17 | 2.8 | USA | Rambus | |
Shougo Sato | 732 | 283 | 38.7% | 1992—2024 | 32.2 | 23 | 1.8 | Japan | Brother | |
Jean-Philippe M. Vasseur | 729 | 591 | 81.1% | 2006—2024 | 18.6 | 39 | 2.6 | France | Cisco Systems | |
George Spector | 723 | 723 | 100% | 1974—1998 | 24.6 | 29 | 2.1 | USA | George Spector | |
Austin L. Gurney | 718 | 182 | 25.3% | 1999—2021 | 21.6 | 33 | 2.9 | USA | Genentech | |
Lisa Seacat DeLuca | 712 | 516 | 72.5% | 2009—2024 | 15.7 | 45 | 2.7 | USA | IBM | |
Gregory J. Boss | 711 | 488 | 68.6% | 2008—2024 | 16.8 | 42 | 4.2 | USA | IBM | |
Chung-Shi Liu | 707 | 383 | 54.2% | 2000—2024 | 24.9 | 28 | 6.1 | Taiwan | TSMC | |
Tetsujiro Kondo | 700 | 528 | 75.4% | 1987—2021 | 34 | 21 | 3.8 | Japan | Sony | |
Elihu Thomson | 696 | NA | NA | 1899—1935 | 35.9 | 19 | NA | USA | GE | |
Hua Zhou | 696 | 392 | 56.3% | 2012—2024 | 12.8 | 54 | 5.5 | USA | Ofinno | |
Irwin Gerszberg | 682 | 312 | 45.7% | 1994—2023 | 29.2 | 23 | 6.8 | USA | AT&T | |
Eric C. Leuthardt | 681 | 460 | 67.5% | 2006—2024 | 17.8 | 38 | 9.1 | USA | Intellectual Ventures | |
Woosuk Ko | 677 | 276 | 40.8% | 2015—2024 | 9.6 | 71 | 3.4 | South Korea | LG | |
Toshiyasu Sugio | 665 | 242 | 36.4% | 2009—2024 | 15.2 | 44 | 4.9 | Japan | Panasonic | |
Xiaochuan Chen | 664 | 645 | 97.1% | 2014—2024 | 10.4 | 64 | 7.0 | China | BOE | |
Aleksandar Damnjanovic | 659 | 484 | 73.4% | 2003—2024 | 21.3 | 31 | 4.4 | USA | Qualcomm | |
Paul S. Henry | 657 | 301 | 45.8% | 1978—2023 | 44.9 | 15 | 6.3 | USA | AT&T |
This table is usually updated every Tuesday, and is current as of December 24, 2024.
The columns are defined as follows:
- Inventor: The name of the inventor.
- Pats: The number of utility patents that have been issued. Only utility patents (or the international equivalent) are listed, as a utility patent is a patent for an invention. Not all patents are for inventions. Other patent types include: design patents for the ornamental design of an object; plant patents for plant varieties; and reissue patents, where a correction is made to an already granted patent. This list does not include patent applications (patents pending) as there is no guarantee that a patent application actually describes a novel invention until the patent is granted.
- Fams: The number of patent families, which in USPTO data includes an original or continuation-in-part patent by itself or with one or more continuation or divisional patents based on the original or continuation-in-part patent. This is different than global patent families that represent a patent filed in more than one jurisdiction. "NA" signifies the inventor was active prior to digital records.
- Fam %: The percentage of original and continuation-in-part patents that are in the inventor's patent portfolio . "NA" signifies the inventor was active prior to digital records.
- Pat Yrs: The first and last year in which an inventor received a patent issuance.
- Yrs: The number of years from first issuance to most recent issuance, rounded to first decimal based on dates.
- Pats /Yr: The average number of patents received per year .
- Inv / Pat: The average number of inventors listed on the inventor's most recent 50 patents as of September 7, 2021 or on the date the inventor was added to the table if later. "NA" signifies the inventor was active prior to digital records.
- Pat Residence: The country of inventor's residence listed in their most recent patent issuance.
- Majority Assignment: The entity that has the most patents assigned from an inventor's portfolio. This is current and not original assignment. It is usually, but not always an indication of which company the inventor worked at for the majority of their patent activity.
Significance of inventions
This table is a sortable list of the most prolific inventors as measured by utility patents granted. It does not include other types of invention, such as inventions that were never applied for nor granted, for which there is no known source. Nor does the table attempt to measure the significance of an inventor and their inventions. The significance of inventions is often not apparent until many decades after the invention has been made. For recent inventors, it is not yet possible to determine their place in history.
Various published lists
Rankings of prolific inventors have been published at various times. However, until the patent records were digitized, these lists were very tedious to prepare, as many thousands of patent records had to be checked manually. Even after digitization, it is still not a simple process. While the USPTO keeps statistics for annual rankings of inventions assigned to companies, it no longer publishes rankings of individual inventors. The last such list was published by the USPTO in 1998. Also, patents predating 1976 have not yet been digitized in the USPTO records. This means that patents before 1976 will not be included in a USPTO search by inventor name, and the number of patents granted before 1976 must be added to current searches.
A more extensive list of prolific inventors with additional information and ability to filter on country, gender, time period, patent type, and Nobel laureate title can be found at idiyas
See also
References
- "USPTO publication: Prolific Inventors Receiving Utility Patents 1988–1997" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
References of Inventors' Patents
- Shunpei Yamazaki
- Kia Silverbrook
- Tao Luo
- Kangguo Cheng
- Frederick E. Shelton IV
- Junyi Li
- Peter Gaal
- Wanshi Chen
- Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
- Roderick A. Hyde
- Chen-Hua Yu
- Xiaoxia Zhang
- Hanbyul Seo
- Esmael H. Dinan
- Jun Koyama
- Jing Sun
- Gurtej Singh Sandhu
- Sarbajit K. Rakshit
- Shou-Shan Fan
- Paul Lapstun
- Shan Liu
- Alexander Reznicek
- Clarence T. Tegreene
- Satoshi Seo
- Suckchel Yang
- Kijun Kim
- Joonkui Ahn
- Juan Montojo
- Edward K. Y. Jung
- Leonard Forbes
- Thomas Edison
- Marta Karczewicz
- Rick Allen Hamilton II
- Jason L. Harris
- Ruilong Xie
- Takahiro Nishi
- Tingfang Ji
- Jason K. Resch
- Donald E. Weder
- Michael J. Sullivan
- George Albert Lyon
- Jordin T. Kare
- Yunjung Yi
- Jay S. Walker
- Seungmin Lee
- Ahmadreza Rofougaran
- John F. O'Connor
- Melvin De Groote
- Hao Xu
- David R. Hall
- Nathan Myhrvold
- William H. Eby
- Hajime Kimura
- Francis H. Richards
- Mark Malamud
- Hongyuan Zhang
- Robert W. Lord
- Royce A. Levien
- Chih-Chao Yang
- Lee D. Whetsel
- Muriel Y. Ishikawa
- Michael K. Gschwind
- Clifford A. Pickover
- Yan Zhou
- Devendra K. Sadana
- Stuart C. Salter
- Youngdae Lee
- SungDuck Chun
- Hsien-Wei Chen
- Salman Akram
- Satoshi Nagata
- Warren M. Farnworth
- Justin T. Mason
- James A. Jorasch
- Kyungmin Park
- Bruce B. Doris
- Jeyhan Karaoguz
- Xue Dong
- Carleton Ellis
- Ali Khakifirooz
- John M. Santosuosso
- Hideo Ando
- Frederick A. Ware
- Shougo Sato
- Jean-Philippe M. Vasseur
- George Spector
- Austin L. Gurney
- Lisa Seacat DeLuca
- Gregory J. Boss
- Chung-Shi Liu
- Tetsujiro Kondo
- Elihu Thomson
- Hua Zhou
- Irwin Gerszberg
- Eric C. Leuthardt
- Woosuk Ko
- Toshiyasu Sugio
- Xiaochuan Chen
- Aleksandar Damnjanovic
- Paul S. Henry
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