Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hampton, VA ranks #2,509 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 47 patents from 32 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hampton, VA include IBM, Cisco, Biodynamics. That works out to 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–32 of 32 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Stephen J. Hobson IBM 6
2 Christian Cassar Cisco 4
3 Mark Michels Biodynamics 3
#4 Stanley E. Woodard NASA 2
#4 Kristopher E. Wise NASA 2
#4 Truong Nguyen Therm-O-Disc, Incorporated 2
#4 Mehti Koklu 2
#4 Christopher L. Davis The Boeing 2
#9 Godfrey Sauti 1
#9 Ronald K. Penner 1
#9 David P. Lockard NASA 1
#9 Basil P. Stieffen Mckesson Financial Holdings Unlimited 1
#9 Faye E. Davis 1
#9 Esad Jaganjac Protean Electric Limited 1
#9 Samuel Montgomery, III 1
#9 Randall Todd Voland World Energy Systems Incorporated 1
#9 Fred Garcia Texas Instruments 1
#9 Russell W. Smith 1
#9 Christopher Randall Russ 1
#9 Sheila A. Thibeault National Institute Of Aerospace Associates 1
#9 Joel A. Alexa 1
#9 Juergen Baumbach Symbotic 1
#9 Reggie T. Kidd NASA 1
#9 Joycelyn S. Harrison NASA 1
#9 Javier A. Garriz 1
#9 Paul Gueye Hampton University 1
#9 Charles Dean Mallah Buhler Sortex 1
#9 Sandra Harvey-Pankey 1
#9 Ana M. Zinevich 1
#9 William M. Langford 1
#9 Sandy R. Webb 1
#9 Sharon E. Lowther 1

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