Lancaster, NY ranks #3,680 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 29 patents from 17 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lancaster, NY include Greatbatch, Mattel, Buffalo Filter. That works out to 2.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–17 of 17 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven W. Winn | Greatbatch | 5 |
| 2 | Maarten Van Huystee | Mattel | 4 |
| 3 | Gregory Pepe | Buffalo Filter | 3 |
| #4 | Chad Cannan | Carbo Ceramics | 2 |
| #4 | Wayne Sanders | — | 2 |
| #4 | Robert C. Johnson | Honeywell | 2 |
| #7 | Joyce Dzimian | Thermo Fisher | 1 |
| #7 | Lyudmila Burdelya | Cleveland Biolabs | 1 |
| #7 | Alexander Kaiser | Krones Ag | 1 |
| #7 | Jacob Snyder | Caldwell Manufacturing Company North America | 1 |
| #7 | Adam Stotz | — | 1 |
| #7 | Curtis Hoerbelt | — | 1 |
| #7 | James Hitt | Ingersoll-Rand | 1 |
| #7 | Eric V. Palmer | R. R. Donnelley & Sons | 1 |
| #7 | Timothy A. Wortley | GE | 1 |
| #7 | Todd Skakal | Illinois Tool Works | 1 |
| #7 | Gary L. Toner | — | 1 |
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