Ten Japanese Great Inventors
{{Short description|1985 celebration of the 100th anniversary of Japan's industrial rights system}}
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The system of industrial rights in Japan celebrated 100 years of existence in 1985. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Japanese system of industrial property rights, the Japan Patent Office selected ten great inventors whose contributions were particularly memorable and of historical significance in the industrial development of Japan.{{cite web |url=http://www.jpo.go.jp/seido_e/rekishi_e/judaie.htm |title=Ten Japanese Great Inventors |publisher=Japan Patent Office}}{{cite web |url=http://www.batfa.com/greatjapanese.html |title=Great Japanese Inventors |publisher=Batfa Japan Inc}}
Reliefs of these inventors were created and presented in the lobby of the Japan Patent Office to commemorate their achievements and introduce them to Japanese people.
The inventors
The ten inventors are:{{cite web|url=http://www.mext.go.jp/component/english/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/03/03/1302833_001.pdf|title=Ten Great Japanese Inventors
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- Sakichi Toyoda Patent Number 1195,{{Cite web |title=Patent Number 1195 |url=https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/c1800/PU/JP-1195/A592B8819FDB40C4C03CDC71EFC70F36386545B5D77017239DB07DA31A9D4F01/15/ja |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp}} Wooden Weaving Machine Driven by Human Power
- Kōkichi Mikimoto Patent Number 2670,{{Cite web |title=Patent Number 2670 |url=https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/?uri=/c1800/PU/JP-2670/48C4C88E6D33ADE1F3A1A66FF6B34F1495D90935DF07020F5C4A8DAAAA7FCE7A/15/ja |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp}} Cultured pearl
- Jōkichi Takamine Patent Number 4785,{{Cite web |title=Patent Number 4785 |url=https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/?uri=/c1800/PU/JP-4785/D1AEDCC2B8BFE5F3877C12D65CF983F1F2D482ADDA85BB9EC452F25076FCA00B/15/ja |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp}} Adrenaline
- Kikunae Ikeda Patent Number 14805,{{Cite web |title=Patent Number 14805 |url=https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/?uri=/c1800/PU/JP-14805/864B1B1045A94E6AD975A77EDE9558953876681A4E45FCF0B350C2D46DFC0BF9/15/ja |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp}} Sodium Glutamate
- Umetaro Suzuki Patent Number 20785,{{Cite web |title=Patent Number 20785 |url=https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/?uri=/c1800/PU/JP-20785/F4FD41DA8605BDC51F050F0FBBA68832765901DF3189ED55AADC69F9E15F951C/15/ja |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp}} Vitamin B1
- Kyota Sugimoto Patent Number 27877,{{Cite web |title=Patent Number 27877 |url=https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/?uri=/c1800/PU/JP-27877/29FA2DEA55F8DA942C2E612BACDF76DB1D376A3B0CC3EBB656FBED747D5B4D40/15/ja |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp}} Japanese typewriter
- Kotaro Honda Patent Number 32234,{{Cite web |title=Patent Number 32234 |url=https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/?uri=/c1800/PU/JP-32234/5DC8E677E3CD508C0C9D3FE0365776362845A8270CB0CAEB10000A2D30DD690C/15/ja |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp}} KS Steel
- Hidetsugu Yagi Patent Number 69115,{{Cite web |title=Patent Number 69115 |url=https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/?uri=/c1800/PU/JP-69115/825898DA561EBB1B39CD368B524C5F49294B07748F896DE187256BE848D81F58/15/ja |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp}} Yagi Antenna
- Yasujiro Niwa Patent Number 84722,{{Cite web |title=Patent Number 84722 |url=https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/?uri=/c1800/PU/JP-84722/C87CAD357B9A2D504E5A8796D517E495500AE9801B0143AEA46FB21BFD92E36C/15/ja |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp}} Phototelegraphic Method
- Tokushichi Mishima Patent Number 96371,{{Cite web |title=Patent Number 96371 |url=https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/?uri=/c1800/PU/JP-96371/33A581C52CE603CD4C3DC98E596B48E924B39F861F805C6864ECF2E9ED958AF0/15/ja |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp}} MKM steel