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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Independence, OH ranks #6,332 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 15 patents from 5 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Independence, OH include Ferro, Ranpak, Colormatrix Holdings. That works out to 2.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–5 of 5 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 George E. Sakoske Ferro 8
2 Robert C. Cheich Ranpak 3
3 Ronald J. Valus Colormatrix Holdings 2
#4 John T. Lackner The Kirby Company / Scott Fetzer 1
#4 Michael C. Davis Schaeffler 1

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