Harrity Patent Analytics is excited to present The Top Inventors List. The Top Inventors List is based on the total number of U.S. utility patents that issued in 2021 where the inventor was listed on the front of the utility patents. Attempts to correct typographical errors have been made. In addition to the inventor name, we have included the company, and the inventor country.
| Rank | Inventor | Company | Country | 2021 Patents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederick E. Shelton, IV | Johnson & Johnson | US | 325 |
| 2 | Tao Luo | Qualcomm | US | 321 |
| 3 | Kangguo Cheng | International Business Machines (IBM) | US | 270 |
| 4 | Wanshi Chen | Qualcomm | US | 255 |
| 5 | Peter Gaal | Qualcomm | US | 230 |
| 6 | Junyi Li | Qualcomm | US | 219 |
| 7 | Kijun Kim | LG Corporation | KR | 193 |
| 8 | Shan Liu | Tencent Holdings | US | 189 |
| 9 | Sarbajit K. Rakshit | International Business Machines (IBM) | IN | 187 |
| 10 | Jason L. Harris | Johnson & Johnson | US | 177 |
| 11 | Shunpei Yamazaki | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co | JP | 175 |
| 12 | Justin T. Mason | MS Technologies (MST) | US | 168 |
| 13 | Hanbyul Seo | LG Corporation | KR | 164 |
| 13 | Jing Sun | Qualcomm | US | 164 |
| 15 | Yunjung Yi | LG Corporation | KR | 163 |
| 15 | Hai Tang | BBK Electronics | CN | 163 |
| 17 | Chen-Hua Yu | Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) | TW | 161 |
| 18 | Esmael Dinan | Ofinno, LLC | US | 156 |
| 19 | Xiaoxia Zhang | Qualcomm | US | 148 |
| 20 | Alexander Reznicek | International Business Machines (IBM) | US | 134 |
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