Canon, HP, Ricoh, Fujifilm and Xerox were among the top U.S. patent earners of 2009 in a ranking compiled by IFI Patent Intelligence. Canon placed fourth with 2,206 patents. HP ranked 10th with 1,273 patents, Ricoh ranked 15th with 988, Fujifilm ranked 19th with 880 and Xerox had 706 patents, ranking 28th. If the ranking were to include both Xerox and its Fuji Xerox venture, that number would be 1,331, placing it ninth.
Below are the top U.S. patent earners of 2009, as compiled by IFI Patent Intelligence, a firm specializing in patent databases:
| Rank | Company Name | 2009 Patents |
| 1 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP | 4914 |
| 2 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD KR | 3611 |
| 3 | MICROSOFT CORP | 2906 |
| 4 | CANON K K JP | 2206 |
| 5 | PANASONIC CORP JP (1) | 1829 |
| 6 | TOSHIBA CORP JP | 1696 |
| 7 | SONY CORP JP | 1680 |
| 8 | INTEL CORP | 1537 |
| 9 | SEIKO EPSON CORP JP | 1330 |
| 10 | HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO L P (2) | 1273 |
| 11 | FUJITSU LTD JP | 1220 |
| 12 | LG ELECTRONICS INC KR | 1065 |
| 13 | HITACHI LTD JP | 1058 |
| 14 | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO LTD TW | 995 |
| 15 | RICOH CO LTD JP | 988 |
| 16 | GENERAL ELECTRIC CO | 979 |
| 17 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 966 |
| 18 | CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC | 913 |
| 19 | FUJIFILM CORP JP | 880 |
| 20 | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD JP | 774 |
| 21 | HDENSO CORP JP | 745 |
| 22 | SIEMENS AG DE | 716 |
| 23 | BROADCOM CORP | 714 |
| 24 | SHARP K K JP | 657 |
| 25 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC | 655 |
| 26 | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC | 652 |
| 27 | NOKIA AB OY FI | 648 |
| 28 | XEROX CORP | 624 |
| 29 | INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG DE | 605 |
| 30 | LG DISPLAY CO LTD KR (3) | 597 |
| 31 | HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC KR | 587 |
| 32 | SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC | 561 |
| 33 | SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO LTD JP | 545 |
| 34 | BOEING CO THE | 534 |
| 35 | BROTHER KOGYO K K JP | 532 |
| 35 | MITSUBISHI DENKI K K JP | 532 |
| 35 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA K K JP | 532 |
| 38 | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS INC | 531 |
| 39 | NEC CORP JP | 526 |
| 40 | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N V NL | 515 |
| 41 | SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY LTD AU | 474 |
| 42 | BOSCH, ROBERT GMBH DE | 467 |
| 43 | AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I L P | 444 |
| 44 | SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD JP | 443 |
| 45 | FUJI XEROX CO LTD JP | 425 |
| 46 | SAMSUNG SDI CO LTD KR | 423 |
| 47 | ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC | 413 |
| 48 | INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE TW | 397 |
| 49 | NEC ELECTRONICS CORP JP | 391 |
| 50 | HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B V | 385 |
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