Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Groton, CT ranks #4,663 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 23 patents from 15 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Groton, CT include Link-Belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp, Pfizer, US Dept of Homeland Security. That works out to 2.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–15 of 15 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Richard Shultz Link-Belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp 3
1 Liying Zhang Pfizer 3
3 Mary Shalane Regan US Dept of Homeland Security 2
3 Mihir Dineshkumar Parikh Pfizer 2
3 Michael Gozzo Otis Elevator 2
3 Shawn Cabral Pfizer 2
#7 Anthony Viggiano Shell Shock Technologies 1
#7 Dahui Zhou Pfizer 1
#7 Robert L. Dow Pfizer 1
#7 Paul Bowles Ford 1
#7 Ravi M. Shanker Bend Reserch 1
#7 Grant Weaver 1
#7 Thomas P. Naughton Sensormatic Electronics 1
#7 Craig Bennett Davis Merck 1
#7 Elaine Greer Pfizer 1

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