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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Westminster, MD ranks #2,854 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 42 patents from 28 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Westminster, MD include Dsm Ip Assets B.V., Dlhbowles, Becton, Dickinson And. That works out to 2.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–28 of 28 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Joseph W. Pfeifer, III Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 4
2 Shridhar Gopalan Dlhbowles 3
2 John D. Mantlo Becton, Dickinson And 3
2 Christopher B. Cullison Zerofox 3
#5 Andrew Gibbons B/E Aerospace 2
#5 Tracie L. C. Wilson Mccormick & Company 2
#5 Ronald G. Sebeck, Jr. 2
#5 Michael L. O'Banion Black & Decker 2
#5 Joseph M. Maurio 2
#10 Michelle L. Bowers Black & Decker 1
#10 Shridar Gopalan Bowles Fluidics 1
#10 Benjamin Arbaugh 1
#10 Eric Arthur King Oceaneering International 1
#10 Mark T. MacLean-Blevins Griffin Holdings 1
#10 John L. Snyder Hamilton Standard Controls 1
#10 Scott Jorda Enginuity Power Systems 1
#10 Timothy M. Brucks 1
#10 Trevor Hegg Evapco 1
#10 Andrew H. Richards Datex-Ohmeda 1
#10 Scott G Jorda Warren Engine Company 1
#10 Jared Vance 1
#10 Edward F. James NASA 1
#10 Mark B. Gabriele The Johns Hopkins University 1
#10 Eric A. King Oceaneering International 1
#10 Daniel Patrick Andrews 1
#10 Amy Lynne Andrews 1
#10 Jerome A. Solinas National Security Agency 1
#10 Tobin Hellyer Becton, Dickinson And 1

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