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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Reading, PA ranks #2,556 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 50 patents from 31 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Reading, PA include IBM, Biorez, Durastat. That works out to 0.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–31 of 31 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Adam Smye-Rumsby IBM 5
2 Justin Bendigo Biorez 4
2 Catherine Margaret Unruh Durastat 4
#4 Shawn Cox Globus Medical 3
#4 Michael T. Hammer Marsulex Environmental Technologies 3
#6 Thomas A. Brizek 2
#6 James William Sears GE 2
#6 William J. Burns 2
#6 Andrew G. Brizek 2
#6 Luke Lingle Brentwood Industries 2
#11 Tyler Pearce Mann Canon 1
#11 Trent J. Kowalski 1
#11 Michael Harding Teleflex Medical Incorporated 1
#11 Qinghua Xie Drexel University 1
#11 Jayant Somani Enphase Energy 1
#11 Richard Martin Palmer Design Blue 1
#11 Jim Youse 1
#11 Joseph Matthew Sinclair 1
#11 Eileen E. Fedyna 1
#11 David J. Lavanga Agc Chemicals Americas 1
#11 Pete Foley First Data 1
#11 Christopher C. MORRIS JPMorgan Chase 1
#11 Baris Kovan New York University 1
#11 Luke Steigerwald Conexant Systems 1
#11 Patrick E. McElrone Captive-Aire Systems 1
#11 Peter Rye Brentwood Industries 1
#11 Sharon L. Griffiths Baby Jogger 1
#11 Eric Fitterling Carpenter Technology 1
#11 Scott Canupp Robert Bosch Gmbh 1
#11 Adam Jacob Forrer Cisco 1
#11 Daniel Keith Grant 1

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