Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Laurel, MD ranks #1,649 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 74 patents from 56 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Laurel, MD include Datadirect Networks, The Boeing, Ironnet Cybersecurity. That works out to 2.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 56 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael J. Piszczek Datadirect Networks 4
2 Bettina Nechay 3
2 Matthew S. Bialek The Boeing 3
2 Keith B. Alexander Ironnet Cybersecurity 3
2 Timothy M. Lemm The Boeing 3
#6 Matthew L. Fourney Laitram, L.L.C. 2
#6 Jeffrey D. Kendall Earthway Products 2
#6 Donald C. Kauffman Honeywell 2
#6 Terrance J. Kirk The Boeing 2
#6 Ali M. Darwish US Army 2
#6 Nyamekye Obeng-Adjei University of Pennsylvania 2
#6 Xiomara Calderon-Colon The Johns Hopkins University 2
#13 Kimberly Jennings Advanced Bionutrition 1
#13 Hisataka Kobayashi The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services 1
#13 Alex Vladimir Rockwell Collins 1
#13 Alex Langrock 1
#13 Warren Citrin Gloto 1
#13 Marc Lovend Vesture 1
#13 Margaret F. Lospinuso The Johns Hopkins University 1
#13 Robert Martz RTX (Raytheon) 1
#13 Jeffrey R. Deschamps US Navy 1
#13 Adam Raugh 1
#13 Niyada Hin The Johns Hopkins University 1
#13 John L. Schnase NASA 1
#13 Michael D. Jensen Chevron 1
#13 David Allen Welch Cellco Partnership 1
#13 Steven Benz Evapco 1
#13 Avery Van Gieson Infinera 1
#13 Kyle Greenwell Telecommunication Systems 1
#13 Micardo Johns 1
#13 Christopher A. Mineo US NSA 1
#13 Scott E. Lilienthal Itt Manufacturing Enterprises 1
#13 Lili Tian Corning Incorporated 1
#13 Jeffrey Strovel Convergene 1
#13 Merida Miller Under Armour 1
#13 Jung H. Yoon 1
#13 Yan Han IBM 1
#13 Russell A. Fink Verizon 1
#13 Bliss G. Carkhuff The Johns Hopkins University 1
#13 Vishal M. Patel University Of Maryland, College Park 1
#13 Robert W. Robey The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services 1
#13 Kerry Zack Bmc Software 1
#13 Daniel S. Goldsmith American Dental Technologies 1
#13 Minor C Wilson 1
#13 Martin C. Cohen Center For Quantitative Cytometry 1
#13 Pierre A. Coulombe Centre De Recherche Industrielle Du Quebec (Criq) 1
#13 Mohamed O. Abutaleb 1
#13 Wenyi Shao Ellumen 1
#13 Thomas Evan Wilson Cadence Design Systems 1
#13 Steven Mark Anlage University Of Maryland, College Park 1

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