Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Towson, MD ranks #2,562 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 48 patents from 32 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Towson, MD include The Johns Hopkins University, Clear Guide Medical, Washington University. That works out to 0.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–32 of 32 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Nickolas Papadopoulos The Johns Hopkins University 4
1 Pezhman Foroughi Clear Guide Medical 4
3 Laura Ensign The Johns Hopkins University 3
#4 Allan Doctor Washington University 2
#4 Ahmet Hoke The Johns Hopkins University 2
#4 Ming Yang The Johns Hopkins University 2
#4 Charles Coleman Della Santina The Johns Hopkins University 2
#4 Nicholas Ryan Imsand Apex Brands 2
#4 Andrew S. Pekosz The Johns Hopkins University 2
#4 Yanchao Wang Black & Decker 2
#4 Thomas Richard Veltman Stanford University 2
#12 John Kinyanjui The Board Of Regents Of The Nevada System Of Higher Education On Behalf Of The University Of Nevada, Las Vegas 1
#12 Joerg Zellerhoff Black & Decker 1
#12 Nauder Faraday The Johns Hopkins University 1
#12 James R. Culp IBM 1
#12 Peiying Liu University Of Texas System 1
#12 Anatoliy I. Dragan University Of Maryland, Baltimore 1
#12 Mouen A. Khashab The Johns Hopkins University 1
#12 Su Chih Chi The Johns Hopkins University 1
#12 Rita L. Strack Cornell University 1
#12 Reza Mazhari Rexahn Pharmaceuticals 1
#12 Alexandru V. Olaru The Johns Hopkins University 1
#12 Reza Badri United States Postal Service 1
#12 Stephen J. Lovell Becton, Dickinson And 1
#12 Earl M. Ortt Black & Decker 1
#12 Daniel Baker Flightaware 1
#12 Teresa Ann Nick Daqri 1
#12 Stephen G. Pjura Unknown 1
#12 Robert J. Cirincione, II Black & Decker 1
#12 Michael Justis Black & Decker 1
#12 Abraham Sanchez Black & Decker 1
#12 John Wes Guckert Unknown 1

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