The United Kingdom has always been a hotbed for innovation, and in the past five years, its inventors have continued to break new ground across industries such as healthcare, artificial intelligence and sustainable technologies. From reshaping digital landscapes to pioneering advancements in engineering, these inventors are leading the charge for tomorrow’s solutions.
In this article, we shine a spotlight on the top 50 UK-based inventors who have filed patents globally between 2020 and 2025, along with the companies they are currently associated with.
Note: The inventors featured in this list are residents of United Kingdom, as indicated by their inventor address. The patent count represents the number of patents that are either owned or co-owned by these inventors from 01-01-2020 to 28-11-2025.
| Rank | Inventor | Associated Company | Patent Count |
| 1 | Wong Shin Horng | Sony | 1056 |
| 2 | Craig Steven Wright | nChain | 1011 |
| 3 | Wakabayashi Hideji | Sony | 938 |
| 4 | Beale Martin Warwick | Sony | 862 |
| 5 | Locke Christopher Brian | Solventum Intellectual Properties | 856 |
| 6 | Sharma Vivek | Sony | 853 |
| 7 | Wei Yuxin | Sony | 759 |
| 8 | Moloney Patrick | InLab Ventures | Strawberry Lane Consulting Limited | 732 |
| 9 | Karampatsis Dimitrios | Lenovo | 670 |
| 10 | Lord Chris | ELAP Engineering Ltd | 613 |
| 11 | Abi Aoun Walid | British American Tobacco | 591 |
| 12 | Awad Yassin Aden | Sony | 576 |
| 13 | Hancock Christopher Paul | Creo Medical | 559 |
| 14 | Shenton Edward Ross | Sano Development Ltd | 555 |
| 15 | Martin Brian Alexander | Sony | 541 |
| 16 | Robinson Timothy Mark | Solventum Intellectual Properties | 536 |
| 17 | Mahmoud Watfa | Samsung Electronics | 488 |
| 18 | John Paul Lesso | Cirrus Logic | 472 |
| 19 | Wright Alec | ARPWright Consultancy | 454 |
| 20 | Rogan Andrew Robert John | RGNTEC Ltd | 433 |
| 21 | Reevell Tony | Philip Morris | 404 |
| 22 | Kuo Ping-Heng | Apple | 390 |
| 23 | Kemp Thomas Mark | GSK | 384 |
| 24 | Hepworth Richard | British American Tobacco | 381 |
| 25 | Pulé Martin | Autolus Limited | 364 |
| 26 | Atungsiri Samuel Asangbeng | Sony | 349 |
| 27 | Tsuda Shinichiro | Sony | 342 |
| 28 | Andrew Benjamin Simpson Brown | Cambridge Mechatronics | 335 |
| 29 | Ferrie Kate | DS Smith | Kate Ferrie Consulting Ltd | 319 |
| 30 | Bemment Craig W | Rolls Royce | 310 |
| 31 | Christmas Jamieson | Envisics | 306 |
| 32 | Pratt Benjamin Andrew | Solventum Intellectual Properties | 277 |
| 33 | Jones David | Sano Development Ltd | 275 |
| 34 | Baker Darryl | British American Tobacco | 272 |
| 35 | El-Moussa Fadi | British Telecom | 272 |
| 36 | Mccann Stephen | Huawei | IEEE | 271 |
| 37 | Palat Sudeep K | Intel | 270 |
| 38 | Korus Anton | Nicoventures | 262 |
| 39 | Van Lieshout Gert Jan | Samsung Electronics | 257 |
| 40 | Warren Luke | Shenzhen Tatfook Technology Co Ltd | 257 |
| 41 | Wildschek Torsten | Alcatel-Lucent | 255 |
| 42 | Hunt Allan Kenneth Frazer Grugeon | Smith & Nephew | 249 |
| 43 | Guido Meardi | V Nova International | 247 |
| 44 | Quintanar Felix Clarence | Smith & Nephew | 247 |
| 45 | Ullrich George | Creo Medical | 245 |
| 46 | Lindbo Lars Sverker Ture | Ocado | 242 |
| 47 | Casati Alessio | Nokia | 241 |
| 48 | Plumptre David Aubrey | DCA Design International | 241 |
| 49 | Kyle Adair | Discuvr Innovation Ltd | Vozel Ltd | 241 |
| 50 | Morovic Jan | Grow London | HP | 238 |
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