Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lexington, KY ranks #402 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 356 patents from 240 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lexington, KY include Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Lexmark International, Bardy Diagnostics.

Showing 1–50 of 240 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Ruigang Yang Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co. 10
2 Mark William Amann Lexmark International 9
3 James Anthany Carter, II Lexmark International 7
3 Jon Mikalson Bishay Bardy Diagnostics 7
#5 Jon Milton Hansen Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 4
#5 Robert Henry Muyskens Lexmark International 4
#5 Peixuan Guo University Of Kentucky 4
#5 Robert Watson McAlpine Lexmark International 4
#5 Scott Richard Castle Lexmark International 4
#10 Brant Dennis Nystrom Lexmark International 3
#10 James Richard Leemhuis Lexmark International 3
#10 Tauras Liubinskas Netscout Systems 3
#10 David S. Kirn Kirn Medical Design 3
#10 Matthew G. Plunkett E.D. Bullard 3
#10 Caleb Rogers Toyota 3
#10 Christian R. Taber Delta T 3
#10 Darin Michael Gettelfinger Lexmark International 3
#10 Ajay Kanubhai Suthar Lexmark International 3
#10 Mark A. Toy Delta T 3
#10 Nikolas Mangu-Thitu Trusona 3
#10 Jay Fizer Delta T 3
#10 Christopher Kent Washing Lexmark International 3
#10 Michael James Shanor Lexmark International 3
#10 Susan A. Odom University Of Kentucky 3
#10 Ronald C. Owens, II Illinois Tool Works 3
#10 David Lee Merrifield Lexmark International 3
#10 Samuel Leo Rhodus Lexmark International 3
#28 Matthew King Danaher 2
#28 Gregory L. Hutchison Haier Us Appliance Solutions 2
#28 Richard A. Oleson Delta T 2
#28 Marwan K. Khraisheh University Of Kentucky 2
#28 Samir Dey GE 2
#28 Timothy David Magee IBM 2
#28 Yuxuan Zhang Tencent 2
#28 Steven Ruble Valvoline Licensing And Intellectual Property 2
#28 Michael Klein Microsoft 2
#28 Wencai Zhang University Of Kentucky 2
#28 Rick Q. Honaker University Of Kentucky 2
#28 Adam Jude Ahne Lexmark International 2
#28 Gilson J. Capilouto Nfant Labs 2
#28 Aman Preet Kaur University Of Kentucky 2
#28 Ryan M. Smith Gdo 2
#28 Steven Yaste Link-Belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp 2
#28 John C. Cranfill, III Ecolab Usa 2
#28 Jayme Webb Delta T 2
#28 Byron Steven Pruitt Open Text 2
#28 Matthew Erb Valvoline Licensing And Intellectual Property 2
#28 James Matthew Downs Open Text 2
#28 Roberto CAMPOS-GONZALEZ Gpb Scientific 2
#28 George Marshall Horne Sargent & Greenleaf 2

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