Shunpei Yamazaki
Shunpei Yamazaki (山崎 舜平, Yamazaki Shunpei, born July 8, 1942) is a Japanese inventor in the field of computer science and solid-state physics. He is a prolific inventor who is listed as a named inventor of 11,000+ patent families and 26,000+ distinct patent publications [1] for his inventions. In 2005 he was named as the most prolific inventor in history by USA Today.[2] Yamazaki was subsequently passed by Kia Silverbrook on February 26, 2008.[3][4] Yamazaki passed Silverbrook in 2017.
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory[]
Shunpei Yamazaki is the president and majority shareholder of research company Semiconductor Energy Laboratory (SEL) in Tokyo. Most of the patents he holds are in relation to computer display technology and held by SEL, with Yamazaki named either individually or jointly as inventor.
References[]
- ^ "Google Patents, Inventor, Shunpei Yamazaki". Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "You really can find identities of top patent holders". USATODAY.com. 2005-12-13. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
- ^ Love, Dylan (2011-05-06). "The 10 Greatest Inventors In The Modern Era". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
- ^ "The True Inventor". Basson-Booyens Consulting Inc. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
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