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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lancaster, OH ranks #1,402 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 96 patents from 47 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lancaster, OH include The Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Safeway Safety Step. That works out to 2.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–47 of 47 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Dana Paul Gruenbacher The Procter & Gamble 10
2 William D. Dannaher Johnson & Johnson 7
2 Andrew Paul Rapach The Procter & Gamble 7
2 Keith Joseph Stone The Procter & Gamble 7
#5 Grant Edward Anders Striemer The Procter & Gamble 4
#5 Christopher Brian Stafford Safeway Safety Step 4
#7 Garry Steven Garrett The Procter & Gamble 3
#7 Dean B. Bruewer Johnson & Johnson 3
#7 Elizabeth Ann Brown Reno The Procter & Gamble 3
#7 Edward A. Rhad Devicor Medical Products 3
#11 Barry T. Jamison Johnson & Johnson 2
#11 James D. Haaser Adco Proucts 2
#11 Ben Elbert Comenity 2
#11 Eric Patton Weinberger The Procter & Gamble 2
#11 John David Weickert GE 2
#11 Steven Jamieson Nelson Rocky Brands 2
#11 James Carroll, Jr. Greenkeepers 2
#11 Mark D. Evans John Deere 2
#19 James C. Przytulski GE 1
#19 Charles William Neal The Procter & Gamble 1
#19 Steven L. Johnson Sun Chemical 1
#19 Victor Jantzen The Procter & Gamble 1
#19 Matthew Ryan Otto Intel 1
#19 Michael Irwin Lawson The Procter & Gamble 1
#19 David Anthony Holley Arrow Group Industries 1
#19 Daniel Wayne Simpson Water Refining 1
#19 Delbert E. Lucas Mtd Products 1
#19 Kathleen Marie Kozak The Procter & Gamble 1
#19 Amid A. Yousef 1
#19 Steven Ray Gilbert The Procter & Gamble 1
#19 Sharon Irene Grenberg The Procter & Gamble 1
#19 Michael Lee Hilton HP 1
#19 Gregory Thomas Waning The Procter & Gamble 1
#19 Jordan Anderson Rocky Brands 1
#19 Jacqueline Diaz Emcore Solar Power 1
#19 Joanne Roberta Willman The Procter & Gamble 1
#19 Donald McKay 1
#19 Craig Eugene Bowen 1
#19 Glen A. Edgar Hart & Cooley 1
#19 Patrick John Buschur The Procter & Gamble 1
#19 Dave Holley Pocared Diagnostics 1
#19 Raymond A. Grant Precisionbiotics Group Limited 1
#19 Steve Slater Coulter Ventures, Llc. 1
#19 Richard Mark Spring 1
#19 Tony F. Habib Diamond Power International 1
#19 Kenneth Edward Yelm The Procter & Gamble 1
#19 Patrick L. McCartney Hamilton Caster & Manufacturing 1

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