The United States has long stood at the forefront of global innovation, with its inventors continually shaping industries and creating groundbreaking technologies that impact the world. From advancements in renewable energy and healthcare to the latest developments in quantum computing and 5G, US inventors remain key players in driving the future of technology.
We’ll present two distinct lists: The first will highlight the top 50 American inventors, ranked by the number of patents they’ve filed within the United States of America. The second will focus on the top 50 American inventors based on global patent filings, showcasing their achievements on the world stage.
Note: The inventors featured in this list are residents of the United States, as indicated by their inventor address. The patent count represents the number of patents that are either owned or co-owned by these inventors in the United States of America from 01-01-2020 to 04-08-2025.
Top American Inventors Filing Patents within the United States
| Rank | Inventor | Associated Company | Patent Count |
| 1 | Luo Tao | Qualcomm | 4860 |
| 2 | Li Junyi | Qualcomm | 2690 |
| 3 | Zhang Xiaoxia | Qualcomm | 2468 |
| 4 | Sun Jing | Bloomberg | 2208 |
| 5 | Frederick E. Shelton | Ethicon | 2189 |
| 6 | Gaal Peter | Qualcomm | 2164 |
| 7 | Chen Wanshi | Qualcomm | 1932 |
| 8 | Liu Shan | General Electric | 1928 |
| 9 | Dinan Esmael Hejazi | Comcast Cable Communications | 1811 |
| 10 | Zhou Yan | Qualcomm | 1726 |
| 11 | Zhang Dawei | SuZhou Teligene | 1599 |
| 12 | Zhang Li | Qualcomm | 1490 |
| 13 | Akkarakaran Sony | Qualcomm | 1247 |
| 14 | Xie Ruilong | Global Foundries | 1231 |
| 15 | Zhang Kai | Qualcomm | 1204 |
| 16 | Zeng Wei | Qualcomm | 1201 |
| 17 | Harris Jason L | Ethicon | 1182 |
| 18 | Manolakos Alexandros | Qualcomm | 1165 |
| 19 | He Hong | Apple | 1153 |
| 20 | Zhou Hua | Comcast Cable Communications | 1132 |
| 21 | Ive Jonathan P | Apple | 1115 |
| 22 | Park Kyungmin | Comcast Cable Communications | 1109 |
| 23 | Sun Haitong | Apple | 1097 |
| 24 | Zhang Yushu | Apple | 1080 |
| 25 | Jeon Hyoungsuk | Comcast Cable Communications | 1023 |
| 26 | Gulati Kapil | Qualcomm | 994 |
| 27 | Abedini Navid | Qualcomm | 983 |
| 28 | Cheng Kangguo | IBM | 971 |
| 29 | Khoshnevisan Mostafa | Qualcomm | 958 |
| 30 | Hosseini Seyedkianoush | Qualcomm | 945 |
| 31 | Montojo Juan | Qualcomm | 927 |
| 32 | Rico Alvarino Alberto | Qualcomm | 906 |
| 33 | Babaei Alireza | Comcast Cable Communications | 898 |
| 34 | Xu Huilin | Qualcomm | 896 |
| 35 | Zhang Yu | Qualcomm | 892 |
| 36 | Li Xiang | Tencent America | 891 |
| 37 | Kerr Duncan Robert | – | 884 |
| 38 | Ye Chunxuan | Interdigital | 880 |
| 39 | Andre Bartley K | Apple | 865 |
| 40 | Howarth Richard P | Vast | 865 |
| 41 | Huang Yi | Qualcomm | 846 |
| 42 | Zhao Xin | Tencent America | 843 |
| 43 | Nam Wooseok | Qualcomm | 842 |
| 44 | Russell-Clarke Peter | Vast | 839 |
| 45 | Oteri Oghenekome | Interdigital | 824 |
| 46 | Hankey M. Evans | Apple | 820 |
| 47 | Xu Hao | Qualcomm | 814 |
| 48 | Fox Jeremy R | IBM | 807 |
| 49 | Whang Eugene Antony | Apple | 806 |
| 50 | Mason Justin T | MS Tech | 802 |
Explore the companies driving US innovation. While the Top 50 Inventors in the US are at the forefront of new ideas, our list of Top Domestic Companies in the US showcases the firms leading the way in patent activity, regardless of their ties to these inventors.
Top American Inventors Filing Patents Globally
| Rank | Inventor | Associated Company | Patent Count |
| 1 | Luo Tao | Qualcomm | 12370 |
| 2 | Li Junyi | Qualcomm | 6518 |
| 3 | Zhang Xiaoxia | Qualcomm | 6301 |
| 4 | Gaal Peter | Qualcomm | 6276 |
| 5 | Chen Wanshi | Qualcomm | 5691 |
| 6 | Sun Jing | Bloomberg | 5526 |
| 7 | Zhou Yan | Qualcomm | 4321 |
| 8 | Zhang Dawei | SuZhou Teligene | 4259 |
| 9 | Liu Shan | General Electric | 4188 |
| 10 | Manolakos Alexandros | Qualcomm | 3820 |
| 11 | Zhang Li | Qualcomm | 3775 |
| 12 | Shelton Iv Frederick E | Ethicon | 3692 |
| 13 | Zeng Wei | Qualcomm | 3275 |
| 14 | Xu Hao | Qualcomm | 3265 |
| 15 | Akkarakaran Sony | Qualcomm | 3169 |
| 16 | He Hong | Apple | 3047 |
| 17 | Zhang Kai | Qualcomm | 3034 |
| 18 | Dinan Esmael Hejazi | Comcast Cable Communications | 2993 |
| 19 | Sun Haitong | Apple | 2964 |
| 20 | Zhang Yushu | Apple | 2629 |
| 21 | Gulati Kapil | Qualcomm | 2567 |
| 22 | Montojo Juan | Qualcomm | 2560 |
| 23 | Khoshnevisan Mostafa | Qualcomm | 2542 |
| 24 | Zhang Yu | Qualcomm | 2528 |
| 25 | Hosseini Seyedkianoush | Qualcomm | 2475 |
| 26 | Xu Huilin | Qualcomm | 2437 |
| 27 | Karczewicz Marta | Qualcomm | 2433 |
| 28 | Rico Alvarino Alberto | Qualcomm | 2432 |
| 29 | Ye Chunxuan | Interdigital | 2431 |
| 30 | Ji Tingfang | Qualcomm | 2400 |
| 31 | Harris Jason L | Ethicon | 2388 |
| 32 | Abedini Navid | Qualcomm | 2227 |
| 33 | Zhou Hua | Comcast Cable Communications | 2127 |
| 34 | Yerramalli Srinivas | Qualcomm | 2091 |
| 35 | Wang Ye-Kui | ByteDance | 2060 |
| 36 | Huang Yi | Qualcomm | 2039 |
| 37 | Oteri Oghenekome | Interdigital | 2039 |
| 38 | Nam Wooseok | Qualcomm | 2036 |
| 39 | Mukkavilli Krishna Kiran | Qualcomm | 2002 |
| 40 | Yang Weidong | Apple | 1975 |
| 41 | Park Kyungmin | Comcast Cable Communications | 1946 |
| 42 | Jeon Hyoungsuk | Comcast Cable Communications | 1913 |
| 43 | Yang Wei | Qualcomm | 1853 |
| 44 | Li Xiang | Tencent America | 1849 |
| 45 | Cui Jie | Apple | 1821 |
| 46 | Liu Hongbin | ByteDance | 1794 |
| 47 | Niu Huaning | Apple | 1791 |
| 48 | Fakoorian Seyed Ali Akbar | Apple | 1721 |
| 49 | Zhao Xin | Tencent America | 1721 |
| 50 | Ly Hung Dinh | Qualcomm | 1693 |
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