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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Akron, OH ranks #346 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 346 patents from 152 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Akron, OH include Spectrum Diversified Designs, Bridgestone, Hunter'S Manufacturing Company. That works out to 1.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 152 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Phaysouk Xayoiphonh Spectrum Diversified Designs 68
2 Steven Luo Bridgestone 17
3 Richard L. Bednar Hunter'S Manufacturing Company 10
#4 Larry F. Rhodes Promerus 9
#5 William L. Hergenrother Bridgestone 8
#6 Jacob A. Hout Hunter'S Manufacturing Company 7
#7 Kevin M. McCauley Bridgestone 6
#7 Donald S. Nelson, Jr. Diebold Self-Service Systems, Division Of Diebold, Incorporated 6
#7 Paul J. Stager Cisco 6
#10 Timothy James Held Echogen Power Systems 5
#10 Gary Alan Rozak H.C. Starck 5
#10 Sebastian V. Kanakkanatt The Procter & Gamble 5
#10 Santosh B. Kanakkanatt The Procter & Gamble 5
#14 Xiao-Dong Pan Bridgestone 4
#14 David B. Kay Orthohelix Surgical Designs 4
#16 Margot Beesley The Hc Companies 3
#16 Rebecca L. Blice Tactile Systems Technology 3
#16 Christopher G. Robertson Bridgestone 3
#16 Richard Mark Wieland The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 3
#16 Darrell H. Reneker The University Of Akron 3
#16 Hugh Alfred Burgoon Promerus 3
#16 Andrew J. Leither Orthohelix Surgical Designs 3
#16 Michael Gessner Bosch Automotive Service Solutions 3
#16 Philip J. Dye 3
#16 Christine Rademacher Bridgestone 3
#26 Christopher Daniels The University Of Akron 2
#26 Gregory Cordray Quality Innovative Products 2
#26 Jeffrey Leon Sevart The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 2
#26 James M. Yates Gojo Industries 2
#26 Anand P. Singh Nrm 2
#26 James D. Ulmer Bridgestone 2
#26 Yaohong Chen Bridgestone 2
#26 Rob Brazier Virtual Hold Technology 2
#26 Ronald Kyle Ecokap Technologies 2
#26 Robert G. Pierson Schneller 2
#26 Woraphon Kataphinan The University Of Akron 2
#26 Damien Burt Alphamicron Incorporated 2
#26 Darla Rowland Diebold Self-Service Systems, Division Of Diebold, Incorporated 2
#26 Jeffery M. Enright Diebold Self-Service Systems, Division Of Diebold, Incorporated 2
#26 Jude Thomas Rademacher Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V. 2
#26 Joseph P. Kennedy The University Of Akron 2
#26 Shaker Ahmed Reda 2
#26 Carl Trevor Ross Pulford The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 2
#26 Hans R. Dorfi Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations 2
#26 Stephanie Carol Brown The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 2
#26 Michael J. Giamati 2
#26 James Gregory Gillick The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 2
#26 Jason T. Poulton Bridgestone 2
#26 Donald A. Meltzer Lubrizol Advanced Materials 2
#50 Dennis J. Dunagan 1

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