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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Athens, GA ranks #898 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 163 patents from 83 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Athens, GA include Carrier, Align Machine Works, Shenzhen Yuyiyuan Technology Co..

Showing 1–50 of 83 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Patrick McDonald Carrier 18
2 Vohn McLeish Carrier 14
3 Joseph Pruitt Align Machine Works 10
#4 Jeffrey Broadrick Align Machine Works 8
#5 Donglin Zhang Shenzhen Yuyiyuan Technology Co. 6
#6 Brian Patrick Costello Tyco Electronics Co. 5
#7 John M. Ruter University Of Georgia 4
#7 Christopher Porter Electronics For Imaging 4
#9 Bryan Barnes Life Spine 3
#9 John Sangiorgio Purewick 3
#9 David M. Byrd America'S Collectibles Network 3
#9 Steven J. Catani Tate & Lyle Public Limited 3
#13 Darya Asheghali University Of Georgia 2
#13 Jin Xie University Of Georgia 2
#13 Bradley Karel Halley Huber Engineered Woods 2
#13 Sergiy Minko University Of Georgia 2
#13 Justin H. Sanders Econtrols 2
#13 James Stringham Omniactive Health Technologies Limited 2
#13 Hitesh Handa University Of Georgia 2
#13 Wade Lowry Nutter 2
#13 David Knox Huff 2
#13 Chung K. Chu University Of Georgia 2
#13 Joseph Pruitt Huber Engineered Woods 2
#24 Dorothy Paszek Industrial & Environmental Concepts 1
#24 Jasdeep K. SAINI Wti 1
#24 Bill Lunsford, III 1
#24 David Wesley Bacastow Biomet Sports Medicine 1
#24 Thomas Schulz Viacyte 1
#24 Saratchandra Shanmukh GE 1
#24 Qiaohong Liu University Of Georgia 1
#24 Steven Stice University Of Georgia 1
#24 H. Roger Boerma University Of Georgia 1
#24 Chew-Shun Chang Medimmune Limited 1
#24 Michael Simms Shuler J&M Shuler Medical 1
#24 Douglas Brown Dillard Cm Systems 1
#24 John Ashwell Raymond Cm Systems 1
#24 Michael P. Terns University Of Georgia 1
#24 Frederic David Merial 1
#24 Geert-Jan Boons University Of Georgia 1
#24 Liwei Xie University Of Georgia 1
#24 Steven C. Cooper Mystic Tan 1
#24 Stephen Dalton University Of Georgia 1
#24 Omid Setayeshfar Nec 1
#24 David Jonathan Roberts Bailey Nurseries 1
#24 Om Parkash Dhankher University Of Georgia 1
#24 Ormonde M. Mahoney Howmedica Osteonics 1
#24 Freeland Abbott Yahoo Holdings 1
#24 Jenna M. Young Michigan State University 1
#24 Jessica Cardot Noramco 1
#24 Max Purro WARF 1

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