Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Delaware, OH ranks #1,859 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 72 patents from 28 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Delaware, OH include IBM, Liqui-Box, Dukane Ias. That works out to 1.7 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 Keith G. Frost IBM 31
2 James W. Johnson Liqui-Box 5
3 Vincent Tkac IBM 4
#4 Alexander Savitski Dukane Ias 3
#4 Derrick Ian Cobb Honda Motor Co. 3
#4 Christopher Lang Honda Motor Co. 3
#7 Ericka Ponte Caastle 2
#8 Michael F. Ryan Dana Limited 1
#8 Kwame Owusu-Adom Koch Agronomic Services 1
#8 Brian P. Heber Liebert 1
#8 Jeffrey A. Hadden Nike 1
#8 Brian Swank Luvata Ohio 1
#8 Alan S. Litsky Ohio State Innovation Foundation 1
#8 Patrick G. Esber Honda Motor Co. 1
#8 Kirk Vannest JPMorgan Chase 1
#8 Joe RAQUEPAW JPMorgan Chase 1
#8 Dustin Jeremy James Parker Honda Motor Co. 1
#8 Jason Douglas Belgya International Paper 1
#8 Travis Ray Lenocker Nationwide Mutual Insurance 1
#8 Edward W. Martin Ohio State Innovation Foundation 1
#8 John Muirhead-Gould 1
#8 Robert W. Harriman Oms Investments 1
#8 Mark W. Withrow 1
#8 Michael E. Cornell Advanced Analogic Technologies Incorporated 1
#8 Joseph E. Zambanini Cardinal Health 414 1
#8 Robert McMaster University Of British Columbia 1
#8 Christopher T. Laue Honda Motor Co. 1
#8 Scott Hayden Liberty Hardware Mfg. 1

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