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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Independence, KY ranks #7,473 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 11 patents from 11 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Independence, KY include Ght Global Heating Technologies Ag, Johnson & Johnson, Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co.. That works out to 0.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–11 of 11 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jeffrey Poston Ght Global Heating Technologies Ag 1
1 Kevin D. Sackett Johnson & Johnson 1
1 Randall Lake Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co. 1
1 Matthew R. Lukes R.A Jones & 1
1 Jason McDaniel Masco Corporation Of Indiana 1
1 Lowell Larson Ticona 1
1 Matthew James Rommel Ancra International 1
1 Scott M. Brown General Cable Technologies 1
1 Thomas Chad Walker Emery Oleochemicals Gmbh 1
1 Cheyne Thomas The Procter & Gamble 1
1 Howard T. Knox Ancra International 1

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