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The 100 known most prolific inventors based on worldwide utility patents are shown in the following table. While in many cases this is the number of utility patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, it may include utility patents granted by other countries, as noted by the source references for an inventor.
Kia Silverbrook (born 1958) is an Australian independent inventor and scientist.He is one of the most prolific inventors in the world, [1] and has been granted 4,747 [2] US utility patents as of 14 February 2022.
Melvin De Groote (February 27, 1895 – February 3, 1963) [1] [2] [3] was an American chemist and prolific inventor.He was listed on 925 U.S utility patents, making him the all-time seventeenth most prolific inventor and tenth among US inventors as of December 19, 2017.
Wood is a prolific inventor listed on 1,761 U.S. patents as of August 21, 2018. Wood passed Thomas Edison on June 30, 2015, becoming the all-time most prolific inventor from the United States based on number of issued U.S. utility patents. [2] [3]
Throughout the 20th century, Edison was the world's most prolific inventor. At the beginning of the century, he held 736 U.S. patents. His final count was 1,093 U.S. patents, including 1084 utility patents (patents for inventions) and 9 artistic design patents.
But Samsung has actually applied for the most patents in 2015, coming in at No.1 on Sqoop's list with 2,487. IBM is at No.2, having applied for 1,764, and Toshiba is at No.3 with 989.