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    Which inventor has the most patents to his/her name?

    Question #105630. Asked by madkeen4. (May 16 09 7:53 PM)


    demurechicky

    		Shunpei Yamazaki. Most of his work involves computer and video screens for his Tokyo company, Semiconductor Energy Laboratory. He has 1,432 patents attached to his name.

    http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/maney/2005-12-06-top-patent-hoders_x.htm

    Thomas Edison has 1093 patents to his name..and Donald Weder of Highland, Ill, is the top Amercian with 1,321 patents.

    May 16 09, 8:13 PM
    scottietwenty3

    		Shunpei Yamazaki is a Japanese inventor in the field of computer science and solid-state physics. He holds over 1,700 U.S. patents – more than any other person.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunpei_Yamazaki

    May 16 09, 8:15 PM
    goobas

    		Thomas Edison is up there too with perhaps over 1500 patents to his name.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Edison_patents

    May 16 09, 8:48 PM

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