| Rank |
Group |
Number of Patents |
Industry |
Country |
| 1 |
HITACHI LTD |
137036 |
Japan |
Technology |
| 2 |
LG CORP. |
97593 |
South korea |
Basic Materials |
| 3 |
CANON INC |
95604 |
Japan |
Industrials |
| 4 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. |
91410 |
South korea |
Industrials |
| 5 |
SONY CORPORATION |
71527 |
Japan |
Consumer Goods |
| 6 |
FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP. |
66525 |
Japan |
Consumer Goods |
| 7 |
RICOH CO LTD |
60803 |
Japan |
Technology |
| 8 |
NEC CORPORATION |
59092 |
Japan |
Technology |
| 9 |
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION |
56232 |
Japan |
Industrials |
| 10 |
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
49390 |
Japan |
Consumer Goods |
| 11 |
FUJITSU LIMITED |
48012 |
Japan |
Technology |
| 12 |
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
46489 |
Japan |
Technology |
| 13 |
SHARP CORPORATION |
39177 |
Japan |
Industrials |
| 14 |
SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD |
38138 |
Japan |
Industrials |
| 15 |
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY CO.,LTD. |
34949 |
South korea |
Consumer Goods |
| 16 |
DENSO CORPORATION |
32873 |
Japan |
Consumer Goods |
| 17 |
TOSHIBA CORPORATION |
32113 |
Japan |
Technology |
| 18 |
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION |
30314 |
Japan |
Telecommunications |
| 19 |
NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD |
27415 |
Japan |
Consumer Goods |
| 20 |
KYOCERA CORPORATION |
26657 |
Japan |
Industrials |
| 21 |
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. |
25687 |
South korea |
Technology |
| 22 |
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD |
24063 |
Japan |
Industrials |
| 23 |
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. |
21801 |
Japan |
Industrials |
| 24 |
OLYMPUS CORP. |
21118 |
Japan |
Consumer Goods |
| 25 |
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO LTD |
16712 |
Japan |
Basic Materials |
| 26 |
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION |
16499 |
Japan |
Basic Materials |
| 27 |
SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO LTD |
15188 |
Japan |
Consumer Goods |
| 28 |
NIKON CORPORATION |
14636 |
Japan |
Consumer Goods |
| 29 |
KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC. |
13760 |
Japan |
Consumer Goods |
| 30 |
KUBOTA CORPORATION |
13739 |
Japan |
Industrials |
| 31 |
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC |
13005 |
Japan |
Basic Materials |
| 32 |
TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD |
12368 |
Japan |
Consumer Services |
| 33 |
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD |
12115 |
Japan |
Industrials |
| 34 |
CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD |
11658 |
Japan |
Consumer Goods |
| 35 |
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION |
11624 |
Japan |
Consumer Goods |
| 36 |
YAZAKI CORPORATION |
11360 |
Japan |
Consumer Goods |
| 37 |
POSCO |
11026 |
South korea |
Basic Materials |
| 38 |
TDK CORPORATION |
10667 |
Japan |
Industrials |
| 39 |
FUJI ELECTRIC HOLDINGS CO., LTD. |
10590 |
Japan |
Industrials |
| 40 |
BROTHER INDUSTRIES LTD |
10572 |
Japan |
Technology |
| 41 |
KAO CORPORATION |
10345 |
Japan |
Consumer Goods |
| 42 |
NSK LTD |
9135 |
Japan |
Industrials |
| 43 |
FUJIKURA LIMITED |
9004 |
Japan |
Industrials |
| 44 |
KOBE STEEL LIMITED |
8325 |
Japan |
Basic Materials |
| 45 |
JVC KENWOOD HOLDINGS, INC |
8297 |
Japan |
Consumer Goods |
| 46 |
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO. LIMITED |
8067 |
Japan |
Technology |
| 47 |
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION |
7754 |
Japan |
Basic Materials |
| 48 |
YAMAHA CORPORATION |
7590 |
Japan |
Consumer Goods |
| 49 |
SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES LTD |
7476 |
Japan |
Basic Materials |
| 50 |
TOTO LTD |
7465 |
Japan |
Industrials |