Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Salem, MA ranks #2,205 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 59 patents from 43 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Salem, MA include Covidien Lp, Merck, Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates. That works out to 1.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–43 of 43 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Andrew Lee David Kling 4
2 Phillip Blaskovich Covidien Lp 3
2 Theresa L. Johnson Merck 3
2 Maureen Petterson Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates 3
#5 Jennifer Ong New England Biolabs 2
#5 Tassie Andersen Applied Materials 2
#5 John F. Howard Boston Scientific Scimed 2
#5 Robbie Doyle Velum Limited 2
#5 Kurt Michael Maw Soclean 2
#5 Marcie Glicksman Brigham and Women's Hospital 2
#5 Megan O'Connor Johnson & Johnson 2
#12 Matthew Joseph Kane Spotify Ab 1
#12 Meghan Ann Tucker Cell Signaling Technology 1
#12 Joshua Abeshaus Axcelis Technologies 1
#12 Ronald P. Crowley Corporation For Laser Optics Research 1
#12 Cristhian Mauricio Potes Blandon Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 1
#12 Rodrigo Pereyra Osram Sylvania 1
#12 Kenneth A. Wilson RTX (Raytheon) 1
#12 Enald Beqiraj 1
#12 Madalee G. Wulf Columbia University 1
#12 Patrick Gan Microsoft 1
#12 Chenghai Sun Dassault Systemes Simulia 1
#12 Matthew Hamerstrom Seminex 1
#12 Jihae Sohn Velico Medical 1
#12 Daniel Walsh Waters Technologies 1
#12 Brian Romer Refinitiv Us Organization 1
#12 Taylor Korytko Haemonetics 1
#12 Kimberly Kidney PayPal 1
#12 William J. Vespa Schlage Lock Company 1
#12 Dan Morgan Arthrex 1
#12 Timothy Erps Firefly Bioworks 1
#12 Bruce A. Lessard 3M 1
#12 Kim Novak Authentic Knitting Board 1
#12 Megan Lynn Williams GE 1
#12 Scott Peterson Merck 1
#12 Karen Lee Genzyme 1
#12 Christopher Ryan Clouser Abvitro 1
#12 Levi Fox Irobot 1
#12 Eva M. Goetz Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 1
#12 Daniel Alexander Rothenberg The Tomorrow Companies 1
#12 Michael Strange Allfasteners Usa 1
#12 Sridharan Venk Osram Sylvania 1
#12 Tadas Vaisvila Analogic 1

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