Who Holds The Most Patents?
Wednesday January 16, 2008
I get asked this question often, "Which inventor patented the greatest number of inventions?" It is a difficult question to answer since the United States Patent and Trademark office does not keep track of who the most prolific inventors are. However, in November of 2007 Condé Nast Portfolio released an article* about the most profilic inventors after doing some private research to determine who had been granted the most U.S. patents. The following are the most prolific living inventors according to Condé Nast:
- U.S. patents: 1,811 - Japanese inventor, Shunpei Yamazaki age 65 mostly in the field of L.C.D.'s memory chips
- U.S. Patents: 1,646 - Australian inventor, Kia Silverbrook age 49 mostly in the field of high-tech paper and printers
- U.S. Patents: 1,350 - American inventor, Donald Weder age 60 mostly in the field of decorative packaging
- U.S. Patents: 485 - American inventor, Joseph Straeter age 46 mostly in the field of decorative packaging
- U.S. Patents: 674 - Gurtej Sandhu age 47 in the field of memory and imaging chips
- U.S. Patents: 671 - Leonard Forbes age 67 in the field of memory and imaging chips
- U.S. Patents: 635 - Warren Farnworth age 53 in the field of memory and imaging chips
- U.S. Patents: 612 - Salman Akram age 40 in the field of memory and imaging chips
- U.S. Patents: 515 - Mark Gardner age 52 in the fields of computer chips, consumer electronics, and energy
Comments
I think they forgot Edison, I believe he had over 1200.
also how about percy julian and nikola tesla