Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Baltimore, MD ranks #133 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 994 patents from 583 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Baltimore, MD include Unstoppable Domains, Black & Decker, IBM. That works out to 1.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 583 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Lisa Seacat DeLuca Unstoppable Domains 65
2 Matthew J. Velderman Black & Decker 22
3 Charles E. Beller IBM 17
#4 Tylan A. Tschopp Black & Decker 10
#5 Benjamin L. Johnson IBM 9
#5 Ronald C. Dzierwa Digital Global Systems 9
#5 Alexander Wayne Clark HP 9
#8 Martin G. Pomper The Johns Hopkins University 8
#9 Daniel Michael Leo Thermochem Recovery International 7
#9 Marin Kobilarov Zoox 7
#11 William Albert Tartal United States Postal Service 6
#11 Thomas Elliot Rabe The Procter & Gamble 6
#11 Justin Hanes The Johns Hopkins University 6
#11 Steven M. Falk GE 6
#15 Michael A. Pinkin Magic Leap 5
#15 Victor Velculescu The Johns Hopkins University 5
#15 Fraser M. Smith Sarcos 5
#15 Evan G. Eskridge Black & Decker 5
#15 Zhiyong Xia Ford 5
#20 David B. Lee Black & Decker 4
#20 Kenneth W. Kinzler The Johns Hopkins University 4
#20 Stuart W. Lumsden Sound United 4
#20 David M. Brown Nicor 4
#20 Bradley M. Starobin Sound United 4
#20 David S. Block Gliknik 4
#20 Curt I. Civin University Of Maryland, Baltimore 4
#20 Henrik Olsen Human Genome Sciences 4
#20 Darius Scott Intel 4
#20 Jie Xiao Battelle Memorial Institute 4
#20 Daniel Puzio Black & Decker 4
#20 Justin G. Beitzel Steelcase 4
#20 Matthew C. Francis Black & Decker 4
#20 Joseph B. Cooper Black & Decker 4
#20 SangKon Oh Baylor Research Institute 4
#20 Steven Fletcher University Of Maryland, Baltimore 4
#20 Kevin K. Diehn Prasidiux 4
#20 Seulki Lee Samsung 4
#38 Timothy T. McKenzie Apex Brands 3
#38 F. Grant Kovach Under Armour 3
#38 Bryan Wesley Brown Lookingglass Cyber Solutions 3
#38 Alex Yee-Chen Huang Case Western Reserve University 3
#38 Kevin Colbert The Johns Hopkins University 3
#38 Alexander D. MACKERELL, JR. University Of Maryland, Baltimore 3
#38 Kyle Fritz Groupon 3
#38 Vilmos Adleff The Johns Hopkins University 3
#38 David W. Hunter Interrad Medical 3
#38 Brian E. Friedman Black & Decker 3
#38 Anand M. Murthi 3
#38 Justin X. Howe Mastercard 3
#38 Aaron Ashley Hathaway 3

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