Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

McLean, VA ranks #439 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 279 patents from 129 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in McLean, VA include LG, Ofinno, Meta. That works out to 5.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 129 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kiseon Ryu LG 35
2 Esmael Hejazi Dinan Ofinno 29
3 Barry Appelman Meta 16
#4 Nachiketh Rao Potlapally Amazon 13
#5 Peter L. Venetianer Avigilon Fortress 8
#6 Alan Dabbiere Airwatch 6
#7 Andrew P. Caplan Smartsky Networks 4
#7 Benjamin Z. Li Microstrategy Incorporated 4
#7 Farzad Aref Zoomdata 4
#7 Mark E. Nusbaum Unknown 4
#7 Ahmed Tewfik Bouzid Li-Cor 4
#7 Daniel Tillet Iridium Satellite 4
#7 Steve Kim 4
#14 Andrew L. Wick Aol 3
#14 Jae Young Chang LG 3
#14 Garrett Chandler Iridium Satellite 3
#14 Michael Francis Fiumano Sprint Communications 3
#14 Alain J. Cohen Opnet Technologies Co. 3
#19 Vivian Wang Capital One Services 2
#19 Peter C. Li Georgetown University 2
#19 Joel Thompson Iridium Satellite 2
#19 Trevor Tonn Verisign 2
#19 Kai Chun Yang Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin 2
#19 Burton S. Kaliski, Jr. Verisign 2
#19 Deepak Arur Hughes Network Systems 2
#19 Venkata M. Yenugonda Georgetown University 2
#19 Mark Allen McHenry Shared Spectrum 2
#19 Robert S. Babington Babington Technology 2
#19 Tae Meon Bae Sk Planet Co. 2
#19 Michael Guttman Cardio Technologies 2
#19 Jeff Zhang Microstrategy Incorporated 2
#19 Gunnar E. Jagdmann A. H. Robins Company, Incorporated 2
#19 James A. Odell Aol 2
#19 Michael Herman Mars, Incorporated 2
#19 Zhenyu Li Huawei 2
#19 Kirakodu S. Nanjundaswamy The Gillette Company 2
#37 Erica Shane Medimmune Limited 1
#37 Michael J. Schmitt Amgen 1
#37 Karen C. Swenholt 1
#37 Joel Pulliam Aol 1
#37 Jayne F. Johnson Advertising.Com 1
#37 Sergei Nekhai Howard University 1
#37 Anna Venetianer 1
#37 Wayne E. Prentice Eastman Kodak 1
#37 James C. Ellenbogen The Mitre 1
#37 Jesse M Caulfield 1
#37 Todd Ryder Mars, Incorporated 1
#37 Luis G. Jordan Iridium Satellite 1
#37 Chad H. Mondor ExxonMobil 1
#37 Matthew Bullock Texas Instruments 1

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