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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Canton, GA ranks #1,860 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 65 patents from 45 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Canton, GA include Neomed, IBM, Medtronic. That works out to 2.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–45 of 45 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Aaron N. Ingram Neomed 6
2 James T. Swantek IBM 5
3 John R. Prisco Medtronic 4
#4 Matthew W. Connolly Ciena 3
#5 Brian T. Lillard Noble Systems 2
#5 Larry Cullen Underwood L.L. Culmat 2
#5 Ernest Jefferson Holder Propagation Research Associates 2
#5 Travis N. Nelson Bally Gaming 2
#5 Gregory S. Smith General Motors 2
#5 Alex Berkobin Verizon 2
#11 Kellie Ballew Columbia Insurance 1
#11 Thomas Gray Omni International 1
#11 Marianne Allenspach-Boller 1
#11 Eric J. Allenspach 1
#11 David Joseph Knotts Endochoice 1
#11 Gary C. Rex Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 1
#11 A Jeffrey Whitmire 1
#11 David R. Bacco Riverwood International 1
#11 Herbert A. Stover 1
#11 Emory David Ledbetter 1
#11 Steven Edward Bullock Lockheed Martin 1
#11 Lyle Holsinger Chart 1
#11 Larry David Bisel Cisco 1
#11 Thomas John Freeman GE 1
#11 Raymond Edward Eggleston, IV NASA 1
#11 Alexander Ceruzzi 1
#11 Gregory W. Selig Numerex 1
#11 Adam MaGill Equifax 1
#11 Jeff Tadin Kids Ii 1
#11 Jerone R. Kollbaum 1
#11 Charles Schenck Wiley Verco Materials 1
#11 George E. Pierce Georgia State University 1
#11 Stephen E. Jaffe IBM 1
#11 Michael Anthony Quarles Maxim Integrated Products 1
#11 Steven B. Flemig Intermetro Industries 1
#11 David A. Palzewicz Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 1
#11 Gregory S. Caudill Essex Group 1
#11 William Cottrill AT&T 1
#11 James Paul Hartman Landis+Gyr Innovations 1
#11 John Vernachio Georgia State University 1
#11 Eric Forbes AT&T 1
#11 Mona L. Whitmire 1
#11 Bryan T. Lillard Noble Systems 1
#11 Neal C. Gollob Roller Drome 1
#11 Marcus Dutton L-3 Communications 1

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