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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Ashland, OH ranks #2,991 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 41 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ashland, OH include Chandler Systems, Ppg Industries Ohio, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems. That works out to 2.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–14 of 14 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Aaron R. Wolfe Chandler Systems 6
1 William D. Chandler, Jr. Chandler Systems 6
1 Cody A. Harbaugh Chandler Systems 6
#4 Paul M. Beymore Ppg Industries Ohio 4
#4 Patrick Frazer Chandler Systems 4
#6 Joseph M. Macnamara Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems 3
#7 Kevin M. Keener Purdue Research Foundation 2
#7 Steven E. Wilder Greatbatch 2
#7 James W. Chandler Vista Water Group 2
#7 Robert Minnich Minnich Manufacturing Company 2
#11 William D. Chandler, III Chandler Systems 1
#11 Jack Bevington Mcneil (Ohio) 1
#11 Michael L. Stoffer The Gorman-Rupp 1
#11 Rodney D. Mohr 1

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