Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Memphis, TN ranks #395 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 364 patents from 210 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Memphis, TN include Alcon, Hunter Fan, Treace Medical Concepts. That works out to 0.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 210 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Steven T. Charles Alcon 14
2 Alexander Jonathan Haggar Hunter Fan 11
3 Carlos Eduardo Gil Treace Medical Concepts 7
3 Mark J. Hood Pioneer (Corteva) 7
3 Braham K. Dhillon Wright Medical Technology 7
#6 Daniel Gates Fedex Corporate Services 6
#6 Dennis Earl Shireman W. M. Barr & Company 6
#6 Christine Holmes Hunter Fan 6
#9 Larry T. McBride Warsaw Orthopedic 5
#9 Julien J. Prevost Warsaw Orthopedic 5
#9 Christel Italiaie Warsaw Orthopedic 5
#9 Mason James Bettenga Smith & Nephew 5
#9 Jonathan M. Dewey Warsaw Orthopedic 5
#9 Dustin Bobbitt Warsaw Orthopedic 5
#15 Shengdar Tsai The General Hospital 4
#15 Michael P. Conti Whirlpool 4
#15 Cody Lyle Mayer Transform Sr Brands 4
#15 William D. Armstrong Warsaw Orthopedic 4
#19 Sunjoo Ahn Gtx 3
#19 Sied W. Janna Smith & Nephew 3
#19 Alexander J. Rohlfing Warsaw Orthopedic 3
#19 Robert M. Loke Warsaw Orthopedic 3
#19 Joel Willhite Gyrus Acmi 3
#19 Daniel R. Goldberg Gyrus Acmi 3
#19 Kevin L. Martin Caterpillar 3
#19 Vinay D. Patel Wright Medical Technology 3
#19 Elizabeth J. Sander Wright Medical Technology 3
#19 Anita Williams 3
#19 Alan G. Taylor In2Bones Usa 3
#19 Cristian A. Capote Warsaw Orthopedic 3
#19 Benjamin T. Reves Warsaw Orthopedic 3
#19 Joseph Ryan WOODARD Wright Medical Technology 3
#33 Drew Schulter 2
#33 James A. Scruggs 2
#33 Molly K. Rice Warsaw Orthopedic 2
#33 Cheri Bailey Shirokova Fedex Corporate Services 2
#33 Christopher R. Cyko Smith & Nephew 2
#33 Kelly Brook Emerton Warsaw Orthopedic 2
#33 Joshua D. Herwig Somavac Medical Solutions 2
#33 Christine Carmer Warsaw Orthopedic 2
#33 Belal Hamadeh 2
#33 Scott P. Noel The University Of Memphis Research Foundation 2
#33 Amber Moriah Williams Fedex Corporate Services 2
#33 Paul Bell Smith & Nephew 2
#33 Mark C. Dace Warsaw Orthopedic 2
#33 Tatiana Zavorotinskaya Oric Pharmaceuticals 2
#33 Phillip Santolucito Hunter Fan 2
#33 Matthew Michael Petkus W. M. Barr & Company 2
#33 Kurt Klitzke 2
#33 Peter Meenen Hypermed Imaging 2

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