| Top 100 Inventors |
| Ord. | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | Number of Patent applications |
| 1 | Kia Silverbrook | AU | Balmain | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120019602 - PRINTING NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT HAVING FAULT DETECTOR | 1749 |
| 2 | Lowell L. Wood, Jr. | US | Bellevue, WA | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120022337 - MHC-less cells | 1070 |
| 3 | Roderick A. Hyde | US | Redmond, WA | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120022337 - MHC-less cells | 950 |
| 4 | Edward K.y. Jung | US | Bellevue, WA | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120022337 - MHC-less cells | 657 |
| 5 | Eric C. Leuthardt | US | St. Louis, MO | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120022392 - Correlating Frequency Signatures To Cognitive Processes | 649 |
| 6 | Clarence T. Tegreene | US | Bellevue, WA | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120019892 - Metamaterial surfaces | 625 |
| 7 | Muriel Y. Ishikawa | US | Livermore, CA | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120022337 - MHC-less cells | 602 |
| 8 | Shunpei Yamazaki | JP | Tokyo | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120026163 - METHOD FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | 568 |
| 9 | Paul Lapstun | AU | Balmain | Jan 12, 2012 / 20120011214 - METHOD OF DELIVERING ELECTRONIC GREETING CARD | 542 |
| 10 | Royce A. Levien | US | Lexington, MA | Nov 03, 2011 / 20110270914 - Acquisition and presentation of data indicative of an extent of congruence between inferred mental states of authoring users | 534 |
| 11 | Robert W. Lord | US | Seattle, WA | Nov 24, 2011 / 20110286748 - Data Center with free-space optical communications | 531 |
| 12 | Mark A. Malamud | US | Seattle, WA | Nov 03, 2011 / 20110270914 - Acquisition and presentation of data indicative of an extent of congruence between inferred mental states of authoring users | 481 |
| 13 | Jeyhan Karaoguz | US | Irvine, CA | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120030196 - MEDIA SEARCH ENGINE FOR A PERSONAL MEDIA NETWORK | 460 |
| 14 | Shunpei Yamazaki | JP | Setagaya | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120025186 - LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | 431 |
| 15 | Victoria Y.h. Wood | US | Livermore, CA | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120014581 - Distortion compensated imaging | 397 |
| 16 | Shou-Shan Fan | CN | Beijing | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120025427 - METHOD OF MAKING TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM | 396 |
| 17 | John D. Rinaldo, Jr. | US | Bellevue, WA | Nov 03, 2011 / 20110270914 - Acquisition and presentation of data indicative of an extent of congruence between inferred mental states of authoring users | 391 |
| 18 | Jordin T. Kare | US | Seattle, WA | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120019892 - Metamaterial surfaces | 385 |
| 19 | Takeshi Chujoh | JP | Tokyo | Jun 23, 2011 / 20110150089 - VIDEO ENCODING/ DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOTION COMPENSATION PREDICTION | 373 |
| 20 | Shinichiro Koto | JP | Machida-Shi | Jun 23, 2011 / 20110150089 - VIDEO ENCODING/ DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOTION COMPENSATION PREDICTION | 370 |
| 21 | Yoshihiro Kikuchi | JP | Yokohama-Shi | Jun 23, 2011 / 20110150089 - VIDEO ENCODING/ DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOTION COMPENSATION PREDICTION | 368 |
| 22 | Mehdi Azimi | AU | Rozelle | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120028842 - GENETIC ANALYSIS LOC WITH HYBRIDIZATION ARRAY WITH POSITIVE CONTROL CHAMBERS INCORPORATING PROBES THAT HYBRIDIZE FOR ANY AMPLICON | 350 |
| 23 | Mehdi Azimi | AU | Rozelle | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120028842 - GENETIC ANALYSIS LOC WITH HYBRIDIZATION ARRAY WITH POSITIVE CONTROL CHAMBERS INCORPORATING PROBES THAT HYBRIDIZE FOR ANY AMPLICON | 350 |
| 24 | Kia Silverbrook | AU | Rozelle | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120028842 - GENETIC ANALYSIS LOC WITH HYBRIDIZATION ARRAY WITH POSITIVE CONTROL CHAMBERS INCORPORATING PROBES THAT HYBRIDIZE FOR ANY AMPLICON | 344 |
| 25 | Ahmadreza (reza) Rofougaran | US | Newport Coast, CA | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120028677 - COMMUNICATION DEVICES WITH GYRATING CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH | 342 |
| 26 | Nathan P. Myhrvold | US | Medina, WA | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120020446 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FUEL IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR | 326 |
| 27 | Scott H. Wittkopp | US | Ypsilanti, MI | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120017716 - SYNCHRONIZER ACTUATION ASSEMBLY | 317 |
| 28 | Rick A. Hamilton, Ii | US | Charlottesville, VA | Dec 15, 2011 / 20110307299 - MARKET SEGMENTATION ANALYSES IN VIRTUAL UNIVERSES | 312 |
| 29 | Kai-Li Jiang | CN | Beijing | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120025427 - METHOD OF MAKING TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM | 303 |
| 30 | James M. Hart | US | Belleville, MI | Jan 12, 2012 / 20120010038 - MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION HAVING STACKED PLANETARY GEAR SETS | 299 |
| 31 | Liang Liu | CN | Beijing | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120030543 - PROTECTION OF APPLICATION IN MEMORY | 266 |
| 32 | Elizabeth A. Sweeney | US | Seattle, WA | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120022337 - MHC-less cells | 259 |
| 33 | Anthony W. Czarnik | US | Reno, NV | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120015956 - DEUTERIUM-ENRICHED DASATINIB | 256 |
| 34 | Wael William Diab | US | San Francisco, CA | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120030320 - NETWORK POWER MANAGEMENT | 251 |
| 35 | In Hwan Choi | KR | Gyeonggi-Do | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120027102 - DTV TELEVISION TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA IN DTV TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER | 244 |
| 36 | Juan Montojo | US | San Diego, CA | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120027113 - STRUCTURED MIMO CODEBOOK | 244 |
| 37 | Charles Whitmer | US | North Bend, WA | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120014581 - Distortion compensated imaging | 239 |
| 38 | Ahmadreza Rofougaran | US | Newport Coast, CA | Dec 29, 2011 / 20110316677 - Method and System for Intra-Chip Waveguide Communication | 237 |
| 39 | Adam Heller | US | Austin, TX | Dec 22, 2011 / 20110311711 - Method of Making an Electrochemical Sensor | 231 |
| 40 | Simon Robert Walmsley | AU | Balmain | Jan 05, 2012 / 20120004921 - METHOD FOR RETRIEVING AUDIO SIGNAL STORED ON PHOTOGRAPH | 228 |
| 41 | Michael J. Sullivan | US | Barrington, RI | Jan 12, 2012 / 20120010023 - MULTI-LAYER-CORE GOLF BALL HAVING HIGHLY NEUTRALIZED POLYMER OUTER CORE LAYER | 225 |
| 42 | Katsuhide Uchino | JP | Kanagawa | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120013590 - Organic electroluminescent display device, method of manufacturing organic electroluminescent display device, and electronic apparatus | 218 |
| 43 | Hideo Ando | JP | Hino-Shi | Jan 12, 2012 / 20120011526 - INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, REPRODUCING METHOD, AND RECORDING METHOD | 206 |
| 44 | William H. Eby | US | Panora, IA | Nov 17, 2011 / 20110283414 - Soybean Cultivar 95092896 | 205 |
| 45 | Dennis J. Rivet | US | Portsmouth, VA | Aug 04, 2011 / 20110190201 - Method, device, and kit for maintaining physiological levels of steroid hormone in a subject | 201 |
| 46 | David R. Hall | US | Provo, UT | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120027533 - Rotary Drive Device within a Rotary Cylinder | 201 |
| 47 | Jin Woo Kim | KR | Seoul | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120017134 - DTV TRANSMITTING SYSTEM AND RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING BROADCAST SIGNAL | 192 |
| 48 | Mamoru Sawahashi | JP | Kanagawa | Jan 12, 2012 / 20120008591 - RADIO COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, RADIO BASE STATION APPARATUS AND USER APPARATUS | 187 |
| 49 | Hyoung Gon Lee | KR | Seoul | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120027102 - DTV TELEVISION TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA IN DTV TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER | 186 |
| 50 | Akira Nakazawa | AU | Balmain | Dec 29, 2011 / 20110316944 - PRINTHEAD CARTRIDGE FOR RELEASABLE MOUNTING IN A PRINTER | 183 |
| 51 | Jay S. Walker | US | Ridgefield, CT | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120030051 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESELLING A PREVIOUSLY SOLD PRODUCT | 183 |
| 52 | Lee D. Whetsel | US | Parker, TX | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120023381 - INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH JTAG PORT, TAP LINKING MODULE, AND OFF-CHIP TAP INTERFACE PORT | 182 |
| 53 | Byoung Gill Kim | KR | Seoul | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120017134 - DTV TRANSMITTING SYSTEM AND RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING BROADCAST SIGNAL | 179 |
| 54 | Satoshi Seo | JP | Kawasaki | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120025253 - ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE WITH THE ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT | 179 |
| 55 | Kazumasa Yoshizawa | JP | Tokyo | Dec 22, 2011 / 20110312404 - Gaming Machine | 176 |
| 56 | Christopher Hibbard | AU | Balmain | Dec 22, 2011 / 20110310186 - PRINTHEAD SUPPORT STRUCTURE WITH CAVITIES FOR PULSE DAMPING | 175 |
| 57 | Clifford A. Pickover | US | Yorktown Heights, NY | Dec 08, 2011 / 20110302144 - Dynamic Real-Time Reports Based on Social Networks | 172 |
| 58 | Jun Koyama | JP | Sagamihara | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120025064 - OPTICAL SENSOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | 172 |
| 59 | James D. Bennett | CZ | Hroznetin | Dec 22, 2011 / 20110314506 - Point to multi-point wireless video delivery | 171 |
| 60 | Tobin Allen King | AU | Balmain | Dec 29, 2011 / 20110316946 - PRINT MEDIA CARTRIDGE WITH INK SUPPLY MANIFOLD | 170 |
| 61 | Ravi Palanki | US | San Diego, CA | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120027054 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING SIGNAL PROCESSING IN A MULTIPLE ANTENNA REPEATER | 170 |
| 62 | Edward S. Boyden | US | Cambridge, MA | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120014581 - Distortion compensated imaging | 169 |
| 63 | Won Gyu Song | KR | Seoul | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120017134 - DTV TRANSMITTING SYSTEM AND RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING BROADCAST SIGNAL | 169 |
| 64 | Frederick E. Shelton, Iv | US | Hillsboro, OH | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120029547 - SURGICAL CIRCULAR STAPLER WITH TISSUE RETENTION ARRANGEMENTS | 168 |
| 65 | Garry Raymond Jackson | AU | Balmain | Dec 22, 2011 / 20110310180 - PRINTHEAD MODULE FOR AN INKJET PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY | 167 |
| 66 | Maryam Rofougaran | US | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | Jan 12, 2012 / 20120007715 - MULTI-MODE RFID TAG ARCHITECTURE | 166 |
| 67 | Donald E. Weder | US | Highland, IL | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120023820 - FLOWER POT COVER WITH INDENTED RING PORTION AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING SAME | 166 |
| 68 | Adam Soroca | US | Cambridge, MA | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120016751 - EXCLUSIVITY BIDDING FOR MOBILE SPONSORED CONTENT | 163 |
| 69 | Chen-Hua Yu | TW | Hsin-Chu | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120028441 - Method and System for Bonding 3D Semiconductor Device | 163 |
| 70 | Clinton E. Carey | US | Monroe, MI | Nov 10, 2011 / 20110275473 - MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION | 162 |
| 71 | Kook Yeon Kwak | KR | Gyeonggi-Do | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120017134 - DTV TRANSMITTING SYSTEM AND RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING BROADCAST SIGNAL | 162 |
| 72 | Jae Hyung Song | KR | Seoul | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120014300 - DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD IN THE DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM | 161 |
| 73 | Young-Dae Lee | KR | Gyeonggi-Do | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120015652 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING CHANGES IN A CSG SUBSCRIPTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | 160 |
| 74 | Yang-Won Jung | KR | Seoul | Oct 06, 2011 / 20110246208 - Method and Apparatus for Decoding an Audio Signal | 159 |
| 75 | Dennis Doughty | US | Brookline, MA | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120016751 - EXCLUSIVITY BIDDING FOR MOBILE SPONSORED CONTENT | 159 |
| 76 | Keith R. Walker | US | Austin, TX | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120030341 - Transparent Header Modification for Reducing Serving Load Based on Current and Projected Usage | 158 |
| 77 | Akihiko Nishio | JP | Kanagawa | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120026969 - INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING A PROCESS | 157 |
| 78 | Brian M. O'Connell | US | Cary, NC | Oct 20, 2011 / 20110254853 - MODIFYING A DISPLAY QUALITY OF AN AREA IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE ACCORDING TO AVATAR CHARACTERISTICS | 156 |
| 79 | Tetsujiro Kondo | JP | Tokyo | Aug 25, 2011 / 20110205436 - INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE AND INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD | 156 |
| 80 | You Yoshioka | JP | Yokohama-Shi | Mar 10, 2011 / 20110058789 - INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM | 154 |
| 81 | Andrew W. Phillips | US | Saline, MI | Nov 10, 2011 / 20110275473 - MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION | 152 |
| 82 | Jin Wu | US | Webster, NY | Oct 13, 2011 / 20110250439 - INTERMEDIATE TRASNFER MEMBER COMPRISING A TOUGHENED FLUOROPLASTIC COMPOSITE SURFACE LAYER | 152 |
| 83 | Jin Pil Kim | KR | Seoul | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120014322 - BROADCASTING SIGNAL RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING BROADCASTING SIGNAL | 149 |
| 84 | Huilong Zhu | US | Poughkeepsie, NY | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120025328 - MOSFET STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | 149 |
| 85 | Durga Prasad Malladi | US | San Diego, CA | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120021753 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING INTER-CELL INTERFERENCE COORDINATION VIA OVER THE AIR LOAD INDICATOR AND RELATIVE NARROWBAND TRANSMIT POWER | 148 |
| 86 | Sung Duck Chun | KR | Gyeonggi-Do | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120028631 - METHOD OF UTILIZING A RELAY NODE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | 148 |
| 87 | Byeong Moon Jeon | KR | Seoul | Nov 10, 2011 / 20110274166 - Method And Apparatus For Processing Video Signals Using Boundary Intra Coding | 147 |
| 88 | Peter Gaal | US | San Diego, CA | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120027113 - STRUCTURED MIMO CODEBOOK | 146 |
| 89 | Andrew W. Phillips | US | Rochester, MI | Jan 05, 2012 / 20120004070 - MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION | 144 |
| 90 | Hajime Kimura | JP | Atsugi | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120025876 - Current Driving Circuit and Display Device Using The Current Driving Circuit | 143 |
| 91 | Jorey Ramer | US | Cambridge, MA | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120016751 - EXCLUSIVITY BIDDING FOR MOBILE SPONSORED CONTENT | 140 |
| 92 | Daichi Imamura | JP | Kanagawa | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120028684 - RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND ERROR CORRECTION/ENCODING METHOD | 138 |
| 93 | Kuan-Hong Hsieh | TW | Tu-Cheng | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120013806 - ELECTRONIC BILLBOARD | 137 |
| 94 | Tai-Her Yang | TW | Dzan-Hwa | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120018271 - Clutch actuated by initial limit-torque sliding damping | 137 |
| 95 | Kenichi Higuchi | JP | Kanagawa | Jan 05, 2012 / 20120002613 - MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION APPARATUS, USER APPARATUS AND METHOD | 136 |
| 96 | Norman Micheal Berry | AU | Balmain | Dec 29, 2011 / 20110316944 - PRINTHEAD CARTRIDGE FOR RELEASABLE MOUNTING IN A PRINTER | 135 |
| 97 | Sung Jun Park | KR | Gyeonggi-Do | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120028631 - METHOD OF UTILIZING A RELAY NODE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | 135 |
| 98 | Tao Luo | US | San Diego, CA | Jan 12, 2012 / 20120008555 - TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE PROCESSING IN THE PRESENCE OF INTERFERENCE IN A WIRELESS NETWORK | 135 |
| 99 | Thomas A. Weaver | US | San Mateo, CA | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120014581 - Distortion compensated imaging | 135 |
| 100 | Chen Feng | CN | Beijing | Jan 12, 2012 / 20120006784 - TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE GRID AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME | 134 |