Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Mentor, OH ranks #1,595 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 81 patents from 54 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mentor, OH include Terves, Rockwell Automation, Lincoln Global. That works out to 1.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 54 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Andrew Sherman Terves 6
2 Gregg M. Sichner Rockwell Automation 4
2 Jack Lee Milligan Lincoln Global 4
#4 Douglas J. McClure Swagelok 3
#4 Michael A. Morich Picker International 3
#4 Joseph G. Vazach Rockwell Automation 3
#7 Daniel G. Trivett Swagelok 2
#7 Kendal R. Harris Rockwell Automation 2
#7 John J. Baier Rockwell Automation 2
#7 Carol Knez Rockwell Automation 2
#7 Seth L. Crawley The Lubrizol 2
#7 Wayne R. Dannels Toshiba Medical Systems 2
#7 Jay A. Reimann The Sherwin-Williams 2
#7 Andrew R. Stump Rockwell Automation 2
#7 Louis Arata Mako Surgical 2
#7 Clinton Spangler Usnr 2
#17 Jay Wiley Enpac, L.L.C. 1
#17 Nathaniel Ray Ward 1
#17 Shannon R Vargas Stafast Products 1
#17 Jeffrey Sawitke Verifi 1
#17 Betsy J. Butke The Lubrizol 1
#17 Vincent Sodd The Procter & Gamble 1
#17 Robert A. Salo Royal Appliance Mfg. 1
#17 Kelsey G. Eikens Hill-Rom Services 1
#17 Raghu Ramaiah GE 1
#17 Kurt A. Helfrich Rockwell Automation 1
#17 Andreu P. Meckler Lincoln Global 1
#17 Matthew Yucha Cardinalcommerce 1
#17 Andrew Caldarone Lincoln Global 1
#17 Duane Preston Minnesota Valley Engineering 1
#17 Richard Yodice The Lubrizol 1
#17 Lochlainn O'hAimhirgin Tersus Life Sciences 1
#17 Randy Sessler 1
#17 David G. Schwartz H.C. Starck 1
#17 Michael John Spittler Evonik Degussa Gmbh 1
#17 Daniel P. Noonen Rockwell Automation 1
#17 Ronald Sukalac Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 1
#17 Giuseppe E. Giammanco Bowling Green State University 1
#17 David A. Johnston Rockwell Automation 1
#17 Cory Kunkel 1
#17 Andrew Heiss Cardinalcommerce 1
#17 Adrian J. Hulme Avery Dennison 1
#17 Matthew K. Messer Swagelok 1
#17 David Boothe The Lubrizol 1
#17 Wesley Scott Holder 1
#17 David L. Foxall Philips 1
#17 Vera M. Marsic The Lubrizol 1
#17 Albert E. Pacosky 1
#17 Jeffrey A. Fruscella Lubrizol Advanced Materials 1
#17 Douglas W. Reid Rockwell Automation 1

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