Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Fort Wayne, IN ranks #809 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 181 patents from 126 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Fort Wayne, IN include Regal Beloit America, Howmedica Osteonics, Tuboscope I/P. That works out to 0.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 126 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Brian L. Beifus Regal Beloit America 4
1 Shawn M. Gargac Howmedica Osteonics 4
3 Jeffrey E. Walker Tuboscope I/P 3
3 Kevin P. Knox Howmedica Osteonics 3
3 Steven M. Shei Duke Manufacturing 3
3 Brock Holley Bericap Holding Gmbh 3
3 Jeremy E. Schaffer Fort Wayne Metals Research Products 3
3 Ryan J. Schoenefeld Biomet Manufacturing 3
3 Erin MULLER Wright Medical Technology 3
3 Gregory C. Stalcup Smed-Ta/Td 3
3 Jeff Blaylock Zimmer 3
3 Matthew Robert Williams Phd 3
3 Aaron J. Matyas Depuy Ireland Unlimited 3
3 Alexander Paul Wolfe Howmedica Osteonics 3
3 Matthew H. Gevers Tuthill 3
3 Erin E. Foldesi Brunswick 3
#17 Ryan Schlotterback Medartis Ag 2
#17 Robert Wagner Micro-Epsilon-Messtechnik 2
#17 Kreigh R. Williams Neuropro Technologies 2
#17 Daniel J. Tippmann Tippmann Engineering 2
#17 Roger Carlos Becerra Regal Beloit America 2
#17 Matthew R. Graham Asml Netherlands B.V. 2
#17 Edward R. Yager Zimmer 2
#17 Daniel D. Auger Depuy Synthes Products 2
#17 Adam J. Griebel Fort Wayne Metals Research Products 2
#17 Nicholas J. Katrana Biomet Manufacturing 2
#17 Keith A. Witwer Elmotec Statomat Vertriebs Gmbh 2
#17 William Muhammad Depuy Synthes Products 2
#17 Vincent Maranto Group Dekko 2
#17 Michael Allen Marks Regal Beloit America 2
#17 Stephen E. White Depuy Ireland Unlimited 2
#17 Anthony J. Webb Depuy Ireland Unlimited 2
#17 John Drummond Texas Instruments 2
#17 James A. Nagel 2
#17 Subhash Marutirao Brahmavar Regal Beloit America 2
#17 Robert T. Tippmann Tippmann Engineering 2
#17 Joshua David Auger Depuy Ireland Unlimited 2
#38 Mark A. Schmale International Truck Intellectual Property Company 1
#38 Timothy G. Vendrely Depuy Ireland Unlimited 1
#38 Scott M. Thomas Depuy Ireland Unlimited 1
#38 James A. Isca Harris 1
#38 David L. Smith Equinix 1
#38 Jeremy D. Ward Brunswick 1
#38 Brian Maroney Depuy Products 1
#38 Eric White Itron 1
#38 David A. Nolan Zimmer 1
#38 Dennis A. Stoller Depuy Ireland Unlimited 1
#38 Travis James Geels Howmedica Osteonics 1
#38 John S. Bryan RTX (Raytheon) 1
#38 Gregory Kelly Broyles 1

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