Shunpei Yamazaki Explained

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 more than 11,000 patent families and more than 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] Kia Silverbrook subsequently passed Yamazaki on February 26, 2008.[3] [4] Yamazaki then passed Silverbrook in 2017.

He completed a graduate course at Doshisha University, Graduate School of Engineering.[5]

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. He has many inventions regarding these.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Google Patents, Inventor, Shunpei Yamazaki . https://archive.today/20200606022146/https://patents.google.com/?inventor=Shunpei+Yamazaki&num=100&oq=Shunpei+Yamazaki&dups=language . June 6, 2020 . June 5, 2020 .
  2. Web site: You really can find identities of top patent holders . USATODAY.com . 2005-12-13 . 2018-06-23 . June 29, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629072648/http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/maney/2005-12-13-patent_x.htm . live .
  3. Web site: Love . Dylan . The 10 Greatest Inventors In The Modern Era . Business Insider . 2011-05-06 . 2018-06-23 . September 2, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110902141806/http://www.businessinsider.com/most-prolific-inventors-2011-5 . live .
  4. Web site: The True Inventor . Basson-Booyens Consulting Inc. . 2018-06-23 . June 23, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180623103808/http://www.bassonbooyens.com/The_True_Inventor.html . dead .
  5. Web site: 創研の人々 . People of Sokendai . 同志社大学大学院工学研究科修士課程修了。同大学在学中6年間にわたり創研に参加し,加藤先生から直接指導。大学院在学中には「フラッシュメモリ(USBメモリ)」として知られる不揮発性メモリ素子を発明。 . 同志社大学ハリス理化学研究所 . 2023-02-24 . ja . He completed a graduate course at Doshisha University, Graduate School of Engineering. During his studies at Doshisha University, he participated in Sokendai for six years and was directly supervised by Dr. Kato. While in graduate school, he invented a non-volatile memory device known as "flash memory (USB memory)". . February 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230224000931/https://soken.doshisha.ac.jp/introduction/persons/ . live .
  6. Web site: Shunpei Yamazaki Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search . June 4, 2022 . August 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814124957/https://patents.justia.com/inventor/shunpei-yamazaki . live .