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Top AMERICAN Patent Holders
In 2006, the
Patent Office reported that 46% of the top 25 patent holders of AMERICAN
patents were Japanese, 9% were Koreans, 5% were Germans, 2 1/2% were Dutch, and
only 46% were Americans. This compares to Americans being 60% of the the
top patent holders between 1973 to 1996, and 30% in 1996.
The problem, though, is that the vast majority of the top scientists and
engineers in "American" companies are Asians, most of whom aren't even American
citizens, and many who weren't even educated here. Many of those who were
educated here at our expense now go back to their homelands where, after
personal taxes are considered, their take-home pay is higher than here.
1 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP -- 3651
2 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD KR -- 2453
3 CANON K K JP -- 2378
4 MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD JP -- 2273
5 HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO L P -- 2113
6 INTEL CORP -- 1962
7 SONY CORP JP -- 1810
8 HITACHI LTD JP -- 1749
9 TOSHIBA CORP JP -- 1717
10 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC -- 1612
11 FUJITSU LTD JP -- 1513
12 MICROSOFT CORP -- 1463
13 SEIKO EPSON CORP JP -- 1205
14 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO -- 1051
15 FUJI PHOTO FILM CO LT D JP -- 918
16 INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG DE -- 904
17 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV NL -- 901
18 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC -- 884
19 SIEMENS AG DE -- 857
20 HONDA MOTOR CO LTD JP -- 836
21 SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC -- 776
22 DENSO CORP JP -- 770
23 NEC CORP JP -- 744
24 RICOH CO LTD JP -- 695
25 LG ELECTRONICS INC KR -- 695
TOP TEN US PATENT HOLDERS
Between 1973 and 1996, only two fifths of
the top American patent holders were Japanese
corporations
But in 1996, three quarters were Japanese
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Number of patents |
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Number |
Percent |
Percent
Japan |
Percent
US |
International
Business Machines Corp. |
1,867 |
17.1% |
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17.1% |
Canon
Kabushiki Kaisha |
1,541 |
14.1% |
14.1% |
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Motorola
Inc. |
1,064 |
9.8% |
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9.8% |
NEC |
1,043 |
9.6% |
9.6% |
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Hitachi,
LTD |
963 |
8.8% |
8.8% |
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Mitsubishi
Denki Kabushiki Kaisha |
934 |
8.6% |
8.6% |
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Toshiba
Corporation |
914 |
8.4% |
8.4% |
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Fujitsu
Limited |
869 |
8.0% |
8.0% |
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Sony
Corporation |
855 |
7.9% |
7.9% |
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Matsushita
Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. |
841 |
7.7% |
7.7% |
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of Patents |
10,891 |
100.0% |
73.1% |
26.9% |
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Japan |
US |
General
Electric Corp. |
16,206 |
13.3% |
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13.3% |
International
Business Machines Corp. |
15,205 |
12.5% |
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12.5% |
Hitachi,
LTD |
14,500 |
11.9% |
11.9% |
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Canon
Kabushiki Kaisha |
13,797 |
11.4% |
11.4% |
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Toshiba
Corporation |
13,413 |
11.0% |
11.0% |
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Mitsubishi
Denki Kabushiki Kaisha |
10,192 |
8.4% |
8.4% |
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U.S.
Philips Corporation |
9,943 |
8.2% |
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8.2% |
Eastman
Kodak Company |
9,729 |
8.0% |
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8.0% |
AT&T
Corporation |
9,380 |
7.7% |
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7.7% |
Motorola
Inc. |
9,143 |
7.5% |
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7.5% |
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121,508 |
100.0% |
42.7% |
57.3% |
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Science and Engineering Indicators: 1998
Table 6-12 Number of U.S. patents granted, by inventor residence, inventor sector, and
year of grant: 1963-95
Total (1963-1995) 2,401,282
US resident 1,497,969 (63%)
Japan
313,267 (13%)
Total (1995) 101,419
US 55,739 (55%)
Japan 21,764 (21%)
The figures for the Japanese are rather constant at around 20,000/year throughout the
1990s.
James Powell,
Of the 147,520 patents issued
in 1998, only 6,000 or 4% of them were issued to women:
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