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Revision as of 03:13, 16 June 2024 editKeithrwalker (talk \| contribs)Extended confirmed users919 edits →Prolific Inventors: Added James A. Jorasch -- thanks to Beorhast (talk) for letting me know on the Talk page; Moved Aleksandar Damnjanovic to Talk (Aleksandar will likely be back!)← Previous edit		Revision as of 22:54, 18 June 2024 edit undoKeithrwalker (talk \| contribs)Extended confirmed users919 edits →Prolific Inventors: Updated patent dataNext edit →
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	\|\|<small>]</small>		\|\|<small>]</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~6340~~</small>		\|\|<small>6342</small>
	\|\|<small>2806</small>		\|\|<small>2806</small>
	\|\|<small>44.3%</small>		\|\|<small>44.2%</small>
	\|\|<small>1972—2024</small>		\|\|<small>1972—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>52.2</small>		\|\|<small>52.2</small>
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	\|\|<small>Tao Luo</small>		\|\|<small>Tao Luo</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~3212~~</small>		\|\|<small>3226</small>
	\|\|<small>~~2698~~</small>		\|\|<small>2710</small>
	\|\|<small>84.0%</small>		\|\|<small>84.0%</small>
	\|\|<small>2006—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2006—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>18</small>		\|\|<small>18</small>
	\|\|<small>~~178~~</small>		\|\|<small>179</small>
	\|\|<small>5.6</small>		\|\|<small>5.6</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>~~2305~~</small>		\|\|<small>2310</small>
	\|\|<small>~~1102~~</small>		\|\|<small>1104</small>
	\|\|<small>47.8%</small>		\|\|<small>47.8%</small>
	\|\|<small>2005—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2005—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>~~18.9~~</small>		\|\|<small>19</small>
	\|\|<small>122</small>		\|\|<small>122</small>
	\|\|<small>4.5</small>		\|\|<small>4.5</small>
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	\|\|<small>]</small>		\|\|<small>]</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~2102~~</small>		\|\|<small>2111</small>
	\|\|<small>~~1779~~</small>		\|\|<small>1787</small>
	\|\|<small>84.6%</small>		\|\|<small>84.7%</small>
	\|\|<small>2002—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2002—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>21.6</small>		\|\|<small>21.6</small>
	\|\|<small>97</small>		\|\|<small>98</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>~~2088~~</small>		\|\|<small>2094</small>
	\|\|<small>~~1608~~</small>		\|\|<small>1614</small>
	\|\|<small>77.0%</small>		\|\|<small>77.1%</small>
	\|\|<small>2002—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2002—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>21.8</small>		\|\|<small>21.8</small>
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	\|\|<small>Wanshi Chen</small>		\|\|<small>Wanshi Chen</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~1978~~</small>		\|\|<small>1985</small>
	\|\|<small>~~1533~~</small>		\|\|<small>1539</small>
	\|\|<small>77.5%</small>		\|\|<small>77.5%</small>
	\|\|<small>2009—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2009—2024</small>
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	\|\|<small>Chen-Hua Yu</small>		\|\|<small>Chen-Hua Yu</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~1699~~</small>		\|\|<small>1703</small>
	\|\|<small>~~928~~</small>		\|\|<small>930</small>
	\|\|<small>54.6%</small>		\|\|<small>54.6%</small>
	\|\|<small>1996—2024</small>		\|\|<small>1996—2024</small>
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	\|\|<small>Hanbyul Seo</small>		\|\|<small>Hanbyul Seo</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~1601~~</small>		\|\|<small>1605</small>
	\|\|<small>~~1173~~</small>		\|\|<small>1176</small>
	\|\|<small>73.3%</small>		\|\|<small>73.3%</small>
	\|\|<small>2012—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2012—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>12.1</small>		\|\|<small>12.1</small>
	\|\|<small>~~132~~</small>		\|\|<small>133</small>
	\|\|<small>3.8</small>		\|\|<small>3.8</small>
	\|\|<small>{{flag\|South Korea}}</small>		\|\|<small>{{flag\|South Korea}}</small>
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	\|\|<small>Xiaoxia Zhang</small>		\|\|<small>Xiaoxia Zhang</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~1531~~</small>		\|\|<small>1537</small>
	\|\|<small>~~1332~~</small>		\|\|<small>1338</small>
	\|\|<small>87.0%</small>		\|\|<small>87.1%</small>
	\|\|<small>2009—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2009—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>15.4</small>		\|\|<small>15.4</small>
	\|\|<small>99</small>		\|\|<small>100</small>
	\|\|<small>5.5</small>		\|\|<small>5.5</small>
	\|\|<small>{{flag\|USA}}</small>		\|\|<small>{{flag\|USA}}</small>
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	\|\|<small>Esmael H. Dinan</small>		\|\|<small>Esmael H. Dinan</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~1459~~</small>		\|\|<small>1464</small>
	\|\|<small>~~623~~</small>		\|\|<small>624</small>
	\|\|<small>42.7%</small>		\|\|<small>42.6%</small>
	\|\|<small>2006—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2006—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>~~17.9~~</small>		\|\|<small>18</small>
	\|\|<small>82</small>		\|\|<small>81</small>
	\|\|<small>3.6</small>		\|\|<small>3.6</small>
	\|\|<small>{{flag\|USA}}</small>		\|\|<small>{{flag\|USA}}</small>
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	\|\|<small>]</small>		\|\|<small>]</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~1422~~</small>		\|\|<small>1423</small>
	\|\|<small>~~584~~</small>		\|\|<small>585</small>
	\|\|<small>41.1%</small>		\|\|<small>41.1%</small>
	\|\|<small>1991—2024</small>		\|\|<small>1991—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>32.7</small>		\|\|<small>32.9</small>
	\|\|<small>43</small>		\|\|<small>43</small>
	\|\|<small>2.5</small>		\|\|<small>2.5</small>
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	\|\|<small>Jing Sun</small>		\|\|<small>Jing Sun</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~1277~~</small>		\|\|<small>1284</small>
	\|\|<small>~~1088~~</small>		\|\|<small>1095</small>
	\|\|<small>85.2%</small>		\|\|<small>85.3%</small>
	\|\|<small>2012—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2012—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>11.5</small>		\|\|<small>11.5</small>
	\|\|<small>~~111~~</small>		\|\|<small>112</small>
	\|\|<small>5.9</small>		\|\|<small>5.9</small>
	\|\|<small>{{flag\|USA}}</small>		\|\|<small>{{flag\|USA}}</small>
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	\|\|<small>Sarbajit K. Rakshit</small>		\|\|<small>Sarbajit K. Rakshit</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~1257~~</small>		\|\|<small>1258</small>
	\|\|<small>~~1042~~</small>		\|\|<small>1043</small>
	\|\|<small>82.9%</small>		\|\|<small>82.9%</small>
	\|\|<small>2013—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2013—2024</small>
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	\|\|<small>Alexander Reznicek</small>		\|\|<small>Alexander Reznicek</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~1234~~</small>		\|\|<small>1235</small>
	\|\|<small>~~735~~</small>		\|\|<small>736</small>
	\|\|<small>59.6%</small>		\|\|<small>59.6%</small>
	\|\|<small>2006—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2006—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>18.1</small>		\|\|<small>18.2</small>
	\|\|<small>68</small>		\|\|<small>68</small>
	\|\|<small>3.9</small>		\|\|<small>3.9</small>
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	\|\|<small>Satoshi Seo</small>		\|\|<small>Satoshi Seo</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~1154~~</small>		\|\|<small>1156</small>
	\|\|<small>~~548~~</small>		\|\|<small>549</small>
	\|\|<small>47.5%</small>		\|\|<small>47.5%</small>
	\|\|<small>2002—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2002—2024</small>
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	\|\|<small>Kijun Kim</small>		\|\|<small>Kijun Kim</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~1128~~</small>		\|\|<small>1131</small>
	\|\|<small>~~789~~</small>		\|\|<small>791</small>
	\|\|<small>69.9%</small>		\|\|<small>69.9%</small>
	\|\|<small>2013—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2013—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>10.5</small>		\|\|<small>10.5</small>
	\|\|<small>~~107~~</small>		\|\|<small>108</small>
	\|\|<small>4.6</small>		\|\|<small>4.6</small>
	\|\|<small>{{flag\|South Korea}}</small>		\|\|<small>{{flag\|South Korea}}</small>
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	\|\|<small>Suckchel Yang</small>		\|\|<small>Suckchel Yang</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~1115~~</small>		\|\|<small>1117</small>
	\|\|<small>~~720~~</small>		\|\|<small>722</small>
	\|\|<small>64.6%</small>		\|\|<small>64.6%</small>
	\|\|<small>2013—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2013—2024</small>
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	\|\|<small>Joonkui Ahn</small>		\|\|<small>Joonkui Ahn</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~1091~~</small>		\|\|<small>1092</small>
	\|\|<small>710</small>		\|\|<small>710</small>
	\|\|<small>65.1%</small>		\|\|<small>65.0%</small>
	\|\|<small>2013—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2013—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>10.9</small>		\|\|<small>10.9</small>
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	\|\|<small>Shan Liu</small>		\|\|<small>Shan Liu</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~1091~~</small>		\|\|<small>1092</small>
	\|\|<small>~~734~~</small>		\|\|<small>731</small>
	\|\|<small>67.3%</small>		\|\|<small>66.9%</small>
	\|\|<small>2013—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2013—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>10.7</small>		\|\|<small>10.7</small>
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	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>1040</small>		\|\|<small>1040</small>
	\|\|<small>~~862~~</small>		\|\|<small>861</small>
	\|\|<small>82.9%</small>		\|\|<small>82.8%</small>
	\|\|<small>2000—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2000—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>23.4</small>		\|\|<small>23.4</small>
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	\|\|<small>Juan Montojo</small>		\|\|<small>Juan Montojo</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~1034~~</small>		\|\|<small>1035</small>
	\|\|<small>~~843~~</small>		\|\|<small>844</small>
	\|\|<small>81.5%</small>		\|\|<small>81.5%</small>
	\|\|<small>2004—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2004—2024</small>
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	\|\|<small>Ruilong Xie</small>		\|\|<small>Ruilong Xie</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~1010~~</small>		\|\|<small>1011</small>
	\|\|<small>~~750~~</small>		\|\|<small>751</small>
	\|\|<small>74.3%</small>		\|\|<small>74.3%</small>
	\|\|<small>2013—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2013—2024</small>
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	\|\|<small>{{flag\|USA}}</small>		\|\|<small>{{flag\|USA}}</small>
	\|\|<small>]</small>		\|\|<small>]</small>
		⚫	\|-
		⚫	\|\|<small>Jason L. Harris</small>
		⚫	\|\|<ref></ref>
		⚫	\|\|<small>989</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>594</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>60.1%</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>2011—2024</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>13.4</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>74</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>6.0</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>Jason L. Harris</small>
⚫	\|\|<ref></ref>
⚫	\|\|<small>~~987~~</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>~~593~~</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>60.1%</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>2011—2024</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>13.4</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>74</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>6.0</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>~~967~~</small>		\|\|<small>968</small>
	\|\|<small>~~686~~</small>		\|\|<small>687</small>
	\|\|<small>70.9%</small>		\|\|<small>71.0%</small>
	\|\|<small>2015—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2015—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>8.5</small>		\|\|<small>8.6</small>
	\|\|<small>~~114~~</small>		\|\|<small>113</small>
	\|\|<small>3.3</small>		\|\|<small>3.3</small>
	\|\|<small>{{flag\|South Korea}}</small>		\|\|<small>{{flag\|South Korea}}</small>
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	\|\|<small>Tingfang Ji</small>		\|\|<small>Tingfang Ji</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~964~~</small>		\|\|<small>965</small>
	\|\|<small>~~715~~</small>		\|\|<small>716</small>
	\|\|<small>74.2%</small>		\|\|<small>74.2%</small>
	\|\|<small>2006—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2006—2024</small>
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	\|\|<small>]</small>		\|\|<small>]</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~947~~</small>		\|\|<small>946</small>
	\|\|<small>~~459~~</small>		\|\|<small>458</small>
	\|\|<small>48.5%</small>		\|\|<small>48.4%</small>
	\|\|<small>2002—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2002—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>21.9</small>		\|\|<small>21.8</small>
	\|\|<small>43</small>		\|\|<small>43</small>
	\|\|<small>6.4</small>		\|\|<small>6.4</small>
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	\|\|<small>Takahiro Nishi</small>		\|\|<small>Takahiro Nishi</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~942~~</small>		\|\|<small>944</small>
	\|\|<small>~~337~~</small>		\|\|<small>339</small>
	\|\|<small>35.8%</small>		\|\|<small>35.9%</small>
	\|\|<small>2001—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2001—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>22.8</small>		\|\|<small>22.8</small>
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	\|\|<small>Hao Xu</small>		\|\|<small>Hao Xu</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~889~~</small>		\|\|<small>890</small>
	\|\|<small>~~636~~</small>		\|\|<small>635</small>
	\|\|<small>71.5%</small>		\|\|<small>71.3%</small>
	\|\|<small>2005—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2005—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>19.1</small>		\|\|<small>19.1</small>
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	\|\|<small>{{flag\|China}}</small>		\|\|<small>{{flag\|China}}</small>
	\|\|<small>]</small>		\|\|<small>]</small>
		⚫	\|-
		⚫	\|\|<small>Seungmin Lee</small>
		⚫	\|\|<ref></ref>
		⚫	\|\|<small>888</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>653</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>73.5%</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>2014—2024</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>9.6</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>92</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>3.5</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>{{flag\|South Korea}}</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>]</small>
	\|-		\|-
	\|\|<small>]</small>		\|\|<small>]</small>
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	\|\|<small>{{flag\|USA}}</small>		\|\|<small>{{flag\|USA}}</small>
	\|\|<small>]</small>		\|\|<small>]</small>
⚫	\|-
⚫	\|\|<small>Seungmin Lee</small>
⚫	\|\|<ref></ref>
⚫	\|\|<small>~~883~~</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>~~648~~</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>73.4%</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>2014—2024</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>9.6</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>92</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>3.5</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>{{flag\|South Korea}}</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>]</small>
	\|-		\|-
	\|\|<small>Hajime Kimura</small>		\|\|<small>Hajime Kimura</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~873~~</small>		\|\|<small>875</small>
	\|\|<small>280</small>		\|\|<small>280</small>
	\|\|<small>32.1%</small>		\|\|<small>32.0%</small>
	\|\|<small>2002—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2002—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>21.6</small>		\|\|<small>21.6</small>
	\|\|<small>40</small>		\|\|<small>41</small>
	\|\|<small>2.6</small>		\|\|<small>2.6</small>
	\|\|<small>{{flag\|Japan}}</small>		\|\|<small>{{flag\|Japan}}</small>
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	\|\|<small>Lee D. Whetsel</small>		\|\|<small>Lee D. Whetsel</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~829~~</small>		\|\|<small>830</small>
	\|\|<small>129</small>		\|\|<small>129</small>
	\|\|<small>15.6%</small>		\|\|<small>15.5%</small>
	\|\|<small>1991—2024</small>		\|\|<small>1991—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>33.2</small>		\|\|<small>33.2</small>
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	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>769</small>		\|\|<small>769</small>
	\|\|<small>~~310~~</small>		\|\|<small>309</small>
	\|\|<small>40.3%</small>		\|\|<small>40.2%</small>
	\|\|<small>1994—2024</small>		\|\|<small>1994—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>29.7</small>		\|\|<small>29.7</small>
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	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>756</small>		\|\|<small>756</small>
	\|\|<small>~~379~~</small>		\|\|<small>377</small>
	\|\|<small>50.1%</small>		\|\|<small>49.9%</small>
	\|\|<small>2005—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2005—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>19.3</small>		\|\|<small>19.3</small>
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	\|\|<small>Justin T. Mason</small>		\|\|<small>Justin T. Mason</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~746~~</small>		\|\|<small>747</small>
	\|\|<small>~~742~~</small>		\|\|<small>743</small>
	\|\|<small>99.5%</small>		\|\|<small>99.5%</small>
	\|\|<small>2008—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2008—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>15.5</small>		\|\|<small>15.6</small>
	\|\|<small>48</small>		\|\|<small>48</small>
	\|\|<small>1.0</small>		\|\|<small>1.0</small>
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	\|\|<small>Jean-Philippe M. Vasseur</small>		\|\|<small>Jean-Philippe M. Vasseur</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~712~~</small>		\|\|<small>713</small>
	\|\|<small>~~577~~</small>		\|\|<small>578</small>
	\|\|<small>81.0%</small>		\|\|<small>81.1%</small>
	\|\|<small>2006—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2006—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>18.1</small>		\|\|<small>18.1</small>
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	\|\|<small>Shougo Sato</small>		\|\|<small>Shougo Sato</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~711~~</small>		\|\|<small>712</small>
	\|\|<small>280</small>		\|\|<small>280</small>
	\|\|<small>39.4%</small>		\|\|<small>39.3%</small>
	\|\|<small>1992—2024</small>		\|\|<small>1992—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>31.7</small>		\|\|<small>31.7</small>
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	\|\|<small>Frederick A. Ware</small>		\|\|<small>Frederick A. Ware</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~710~~</small>		\|\|<small>712</small>
	\|\|<small>~~224~~</small>		\|\|<small>225</small>
	\|\|<small>31.5%</small>		\|\|<small>31.6%</small>
	\|\|<small>1981—2024</small>		\|\|<small>1981—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>42.5</small>		\|\|<small>42.5</small>
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		⚫	\|\|<small>Yan Zhou</small>
		⚫	\|\|<ref></ref>
		⚫	\|\|<small>710</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>635</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>89.4%</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>2012—2024</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>11.8</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>60</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>4.4</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>{{flag\|USA}}</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>]</small>
	\|-		\|-
	\|\|<small>Gregory J. Boss</small>		\|\|<small>Gregory J. Boss</small>
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	\|\|<small>Lisa Seacat DeLuca</small>		\|\|<small>Lisa Seacat DeLuca</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~706~~</small>		\|\|<small>707</small>
	\|\|<small>~~513~~</small>		\|\|<small>514</small>
	\|\|<small>72.7%</small>		\|\|<small>72.7%</small>
	\|\|<small>2009—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2009—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>15.2</small>		\|\|<small>15.3</small>
	\|\|<small>46</small>		\|\|<small>46</small>
	\|\|<small>2.7</small>		\|\|<small>2.7</small>
	\|\|<small>{{flag\|USA}}</small>		\|\|<small>{{flag\|USA}}</small>
	\|\|<small>]</small>		\|\|<small>]</small>
⚫	\|-
⚫	\|\|<small>Yan Zhou</small>
⚫	\|\|<ref></ref>
⚫	\|\|<small>~~705~~</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>~~630~~</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>89.4%</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>2012—2024</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>11.8</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>60</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>4.4</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>{{flag\|USA}}</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>]</small>
	\|-		\|-
	\|\|<small>Satoshi Nagata</small>		\|\|<small>Satoshi Nagata</small>
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	\|\|<small>Chung-Shi Liu</small>		\|\|<small>Chung-Shi Liu</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~682~~</small>		\|\|<small>684</small>
	\|\|<small>~~379~~</small>		\|\|<small>378</small>
	\|\|<small>55.6%</small>		\|\|<small>55.3%</small>
	\|\|<small>2000—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2000—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>24.4</small>		\|\|<small>24.4</small>
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	\|\|<small>Kyungmin Park</small>		\|\|<small>Kyungmin Park</small>
	\|\|<ref></ref>		\|\|<ref></ref>
	\|\|<small>~~666~~</small>		\|\|<small>669</small>
	\|\|<small>367</small>		\|\|<small>367</small>
	\|\|<small>55.1%</small>		\|\|<small>54.9%</small>
	\|\|<small>2014—2024</small>		\|\|<small>2014—2024</small>
	\|\|<small>10.1</small>		\|\|<small>10.1</small>
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	\|\|<small>{{flag\|USA}}</small>		\|\|<small>{{flag\|USA}}</small>
	\|\|<small>]</small>		\|\|<small>]</small>
		⚫	\|-
		⚫	\|\|<small>Woosuk Ko</small>
		⚫	\|\|<ref></ref>
		⚫	\|\|<small>652</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>252</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>38.7%</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>2015—2024</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>9.1</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>72</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>3.4</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>{{flag\|South Korea}}</small>
		⚫	\|\|<small>]</small>
	\|-		\|-
	\|\|<small>Simon R. Walmsley</small>		\|\|<small>Simon R. Walmsley</small>
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	\|\|<small>50</small>		\|\|<small>50</small>
	\|\|<small>4.5</small>		\|\|<small>4.5</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>{{flag\|South Korea}}</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>]</small>
⚫	\|-
⚫	\|\|<small>Woosuk Ko</small>
⚫	\|\|<ref></ref>
⚫	\|\|<small>~~650~~</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>~~250~~</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>38.5%</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>2015—2024</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>9.1</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>71</small>
⚫	\|\|<small>3.4</small>
	\|\|<small>{{flag\|South Korea}}</small>		\|\|<small>{{flag\|South Korea}}</small>
	\|\|<small>]</small>		\|\|<small>]</small>
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Revision as of 22:54, 18 June 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
Shunpei Yamazaki	6342	2806	44.2%	1972—2024	52.2	121	3.6	Japan	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
Kia Silverbrook	4747	1311	27.6%	1994—2014	20	237	1.6	Australia	Silverbrook Research
Tao Luo	3226	2710	84.0%	2006—2024	18	179	5.6	USA	Qualcomm
Kangguo Cheng	2737	1497	54.7%	2004—2024	19.6	140	3.9	USA	IBM
Frederick E. Shelton IV	2310	1104	47.8%	2005—2024	19	122	4.5	USA	Ethicon
Junyi Li	2111	1787	84.7%	2002—2024	21.6	98	5.2	USA	Qualcomm
Peter Gaal	2094	1614	77.1%	2002—2024	21.8	96	5.9	USA	Qualcomm
Lowell L. Wood, Jr.	1994	1325	66.4%	1971—2024	52.5	38	8.8	USA	Intellectual Ventures
Wanshi Chen	1985	1539	77.5%	2009—2024	15.1	131	5.7	USA	Qualcomm
Roderick A. Hyde	1889	1252	66.3%	2001—2024	23.1	82	8.7	USA	Intellectual Ventures
Chen-Hua Yu	1703	930	54.6%	1996—2024	28	61	4.9	Taiwan	TSMC
Hanbyul Seo	1605	1176	73.3%	2012—2024	12.1	133	3.8	South Korea	LG
Xiaoxia Zhang	1537	1338	87.1%	2009—2024	15.4	100	5.5	USA	Qualcomm
Jun Koyama	1484	618	41.6%	1991—2024	32.9	45	3.1	Japan	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
Esmael H. Dinan	1464	624	42.6%	2006—2024	18	81	3.6	USA	Ofinno
Gurtej Singh Sandhu	1423	585	41.1%	1991—2024	32.9	43	2.5	USA	Micron
Paul Lapstun	1304	246	18.9%	2000—2023	23	57	2.5	Australia	Silverbrook Research
Shou-Shan Fan	1302	1088	83.6%	2006—2024	18.1	72	4.2	China	Hon Hai
Jing Sun	1284	1095	85.3%	2012—2024	11.5	112	5.9	USA	Qualcomm
Sarbajit K. Rakshit	1258	1043	82.9%	2013—2024	11.4	110	3.4	India	IBM
Clarence T. Tegreene	1246	903	72.5%	2000—2024	23.5	53	10.1	USA	Intellectual Ventures
Alexander Reznicek	1235	736	59.6%	2006—2024	18.2	68	3.9	USA	IBM
Satoshi Seo	1156	549	47.5%	2002—2024	21.5	54	4.1	Japan	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
Kijun Kim	1131	791	69.9%	2013—2024	10.5	108	4.6	South Korea	LG
Suckchel Yang	1117	722	64.6%	2013—2024	10.9	102	4.7	South Korea	LG
Leonard Forbes	1109	411	37.1%	1975—2019	43.3	26	2.6	USA	Micron
Edward K. Y. Jung	1109	794	71.6%	1996—2023	27.4	40	8.0	USA	Intellectual Ventures
Joonkui Ahn	1092	710	65.0%	2013—2024	10.9	100	4.7	South Korea	LG
Shan Liu	1092	731	66.9%	2013—2024	10.7	102	3.4	USA	Tencent
Thomas Edison	1084	NA	NA	1869—1933	63.9	17	1.0	USA	Thomas Edison
Rick Allen Hamilton II	1062	714	67.2%	1999—2024	25	42	4.2	USA	IBM
Marta Karczewicz	1040	861	82.8%	2000—2024	23.4	44	4.0	USA	Qualcomm
Juan Montojo	1035	844	81.5%	2004—2024	20.3	51	6.9	USA	Qualcomm
Ruilong Xie	1011	751	74.3%	2013—2024	11.4	89	4.2	USA	IBM
Donald E. Weder	1000	395	39.5%	1978—2015	37.1	27	1.1	USA	Weder Family Trust
Jason K. Resch	994	498	50.1%	2009—2024	14.7	68	4.2	USA	IBM
George Albert Lyon	993	NA	NA	1901—1965	64.5	15	1.0	Canada	Lyon George Albert
Michael J. Sullivan	993	534	53.8%	1989—2024	34.9	28	3.8	USA	Acushnet Holdings
Jason L. Harris	989	594	60.1%	2011—2024	13.4	74	6.0	USA	Ethicon
Jordin T. Kare	988	640	64.8%	1992—2024	31.4	31	9.1	USA	Intellectual Ventures
Jay S. Walker	978	421	43.0%	1998—2024	25.8	38	5.2	USA	Walker Digital
Yunjung Yi	968	687	71.0%	2015—2024	8.6	113	3.3	South Korea	LG
Tingfang Ji	965	716	74.2%	2006—2024	17.8	54	6.9	USA	Qualcomm
John F. O'Connor	949	NA	NA	1901—1935	33.9	28	NA	USA	William H. Miner
Ahmadreza Rofougaran	946	458	48.4%	2002—2024	21.8	43	6.4	USA	Broadcom
Takahiro Nishi	944	339	35.9%	2001—2024	22.8	41	6.3	Japan	Panasonic
Melvin De Groote	925	NA	NA	1924—1966	41.8	22	NA	USA	Petrolite
David R. Hall	908	753	82.9%	1985—2024	38.8	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	898	894	99.6%	1994—2024	29.7	30	1.2	USA	Monsanto
Francis H. Richards	894	NA	NA	1899—1930	30.8	29	NA	USA	Francis H. Richards
Hao Xu	890	635	71.3%	2005—2024	19.1	47	4.7	China	Qualcomm
Seungmin Lee	888	653	73.5%	2014—2024	9.6	92	3.5	South Korea	LG
Mark Malamud	885	690	78.0%	1997—2023	25.9	34	7.5	USA	Intellectual Ventures
Hajime Kimura	875	280	32.0%	2002—2024	21.6	41	2.6	Japan	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
Robert W. Lord	866	682	78.8%	2003—2024	20.4	42	7.6	USA	Intellectual Ventures
Royce A. Levien	854	666	78.0%	1997—2023	25.9	33	6.8	USA	Intellectual Ventures
Hongyuan Zhang	849	468	55.1%	2009—2024	15	57	3.9	USA	Marvell
Muriel Y. Ishikawa	838	560	66.8%	2002—2023	21.2	40	11.1	USA	Intellectual Ventures
Michael K. Gschwind	836	442	52.9%	2001—2024	23.2	36	2.6	USA	IBM
Clifford A. Pickover	833	548	65.8%	1992—2024	32.2	26	3.9	USA	IBM
Chih-Chao Yang	830	515	62.0%	2003—2024	20.4	41	3.4	USA	IBM
Lee D. Whetsel	830	129	15.5%	1991—2024	33.2	25	1.1	USA	Texas Instruments
Devendra K. Sadana	806	455	56.5%	1983—2024	41.2	20	4.3	USA	IBM
SungDuck Chun	788	481	61.0%	2007—2024	16.5	48	3.8	South Korea	LG
Salman Akram	782	290	37.1%	1995—2024	28.6	27	2.9	USA	Micron
Warren M. Farnworth	774	289	37.3%	1990—2020	24.4	32	2.8	USA	Micron
James A. Jorasch	769	309	40.2%	1994—2024	29.7	26	3.9	USA	Walker Digital
Bruce B. Doris	763	433	56.7%	1995—2023	28.7	27	4.2	USA	IBM
Stuart C. Salter	758	712	93.9%	2009—2024	14.5	52	4.8	USA	Ford
Jeyhan Karaoguz	757	371	49.0%	1996—2024	27.5	28	4.6	USA	Broadcom
Hsien-Wei Chen	756	377	49.9%	2005—2024	19.3	39	3.5	Taiwan	TSMC
Carleton Ellis	753	NA	NA	1902—1946	43.1	17	NA	USA	Ellis Foster Co
Youngdae Lee	751	591	78.7%	2014—2024	10.2	74	3.1	South Korea	LG
Ali Khakifirooz	750	406	54.1%	2011—2024	12.8	59	4.2	USA	IBM
Justin T. Mason	747	743	99.5%	2008—2024	15.6	48	1.0	USA	MS Technologies
John M. Santosuosso	738	466	63.1%	2001—2024	22.5	33	3.9	USA	IBM
Xue Dong	737	721	97.8%	2010—2024	13.4	55	7.4	China	BOE
Hideo Ando	733	123	16.8%	1983—2020	36.7	20	3.1	Japan	Toshiba
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
Jean-Philippe M. Vasseur	713	578	81.1%	2006—2024	18.1	39	2.6	France	Cisco Systems
Shougo Sato	712	280	39.3%	1992—2024	31.7	22	1.8	Japan	Brother
Frederick A. Ware	712	225	31.6%	1981—2024	42.5	17	2.8	USA	Rambus
Yan Zhou	710	635	89.4%	2012—2024	11.8	60	4.4	USA	Qualcomm
Gregory J. Boss	707	484	68.5%	2008—2024	16.3	43	4.2	USA	IBM
Lisa Seacat DeLuca	707	514	72.7%	2009—2024	15.3	46	2.7	USA	IBM
Satoshi Nagata	703	668	95.0%	2011—2024	12.7	55	4.0	Japan	NTT
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
Chung-Shi Liu	684	378	55.3%	2000—2024	24.4	28	6.1	Taiwan	TSMC
Irwin Gerszberg	680	312	45.9%	1994—2023	29.2	23	6.8	USA	AT&T
Eric C. Leuthardt	676	457	67.6%	2006—2024	17.5	39	9.1	USA	Intellectual Ventures
Kyungmin Park	669	367	54.9%	2014—2024	10.1	66	5.2	USA	Ofinno
Paul S. Henry	656	301	45.9%	1978—2023	44.9	15	6.3	USA	AT&T
William I. Wood	653	259	39.7%	1981—2013	32.2	20	5.2	USA	Genentech
Woosuk Ko	652	252	38.7%	2015—2024	9.1	72	3.4	South Korea	LG
Simon R. Walmsley	651	171	26.3%	1995—2012	17.2	38	3.2	Australia	Silverbrook Research
Jae Hoon Chung	650	381	58.6%	2010—2023	13	50	4.5	South Korea	LG
Xiaochuan Chen	647	634	98.0%	2014—2024	9.9	65	7.0	China	BOE

This table is usually updated every Tuesday, and is current as of June 18, 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.com/top/inventors. There are some discrepancies with this article due to different inventor queries that attempt to account for data issues such as typos and multiple inventors with the same name.

References

"USPTO publication: Prolific Inventors Receiving Utility Patents 1988–1997" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2011-07-12.

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