Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Wooster, OH ranks #1,989 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 61 patents from 37 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Wooster, OH include Schaeffler, Coopper Tire & Rubber, Semantic Compaction Systems. That works out to 2.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–37 of 37 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Patrick Lindemann Schaeffler 7
2 Chelsea L. Schuessler Coopper Tire & Rubber 5
3 David H. Hershberger Semantic Compaction Systems 3
3 Rob Read Semantic Compaction Systems 3
3 William P. Camp, Jr. Worldwide Integrated Resources 3
3 Russell T. Cross Semantic Compaction Systems 3
#7 Alfredo Jimenez Perez Mitre 2
#7 Brian Zaugg Schaeffler 2
#7 Michael W. Jackson Cleveland Reclaim Industries 2
#7 Eric D. Holbrook Crown Equipment 2
#7 Philip George 2
#7 Aaron Tomasek Graftech International Holdings 2
#13 Jason M. Spruell Cyclopure 1
#13 Nithya Venkatarman Kent Displays 1
#13 John David Coots The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 1
#13 Renukaradhya J. Gourapura Ohio State Innovation Foundation 1
#13 Gregory Blough Schaeffler 1
#13 F. Paul Lee Ohio State Innovation Foundation 1
#13 John P. Cichello, II Unknown 1
#13 Brent Buescher Gmi Holdings 1
#13 Alfredo Jimenez Schaeffler 1
#13 Paul L. Edmiston Abs Materials 1
#13 Mark Bullock 1
#13 John S. Reid Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics 1
#13 Daniel Gerdeman Schaeffler 1
#13 Rolf Mueller Robert Bosch Gmbh 1
#13 Jerry Beall Seaman 1
#13 Frank E. BRADENBURG Seaman 1
#13 Michael Jackson Caastle 1
#13 Todd Sturgin Schaeffler 1
#13 Stephen R. Spoonamore Abs Materials 1
#13 Frank Wolf Schaeffler 1
#13 Basavaraj S. Binjawadagi Ohio State Innovation Foundation 1
#13 Barry Romich Semantic Compaction Systems 1
#13 Glenna L. Butler Semantic Compaction Systems 1
#13 Linda J. Saif Ohio State University 1
#13 Howard A. Colvin The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 1

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