Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Wooster, OH ranks #1,538 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 89 patents from 56 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Wooster, OH include Schaeffler, Gmi Holdings, Cleveland Reclaim Industries. That works out to 3.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 56 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Victor Norwich Schaeffler 5
2 Brent Buescher Gmi Holdings 4
2 Drew Hilty Schaeffler 4
2 Michael W. Jackson Cleveland Reclaim Industries 4
2 Mark A. Bullock Gojo Industries 4
#6 Nicholas Hrusch Schaeffler 3
#6 Jason M. Spruell Cyclopure 3
#6 Ayyalraju Satyaseelan Schaeffler 3
#6 Seth M. Miller Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations 3
#6 Gregory Heeke Schaeffler 3
#6 W. Blair Geho Sdg 3
#12 Jeremy Vanni Schaeffler 2
#12 Rolf Mueller Robert Bosch Gmbh 2
#12 Scott Strong Schaeffler 2
#12 Patrick Lindemann Schaeffler 2
#12 Chad R. Kauffman 2
#17 Samuel T. Womack Overhead Door 1
#17 Edward Goodwill Schaeffler 1
#17 Brian J. Conaway Uniontools 1
#17 Renukaradhya J. Gourapura Ohio State Innovation Foundation 1
#17 James Emery Midyette, III Overhead Door 1
#17 Jorge Arturo Martinez Torres Schaeffler 1
#17 Jeremy Jewell Schaeffler 1
#17 David Nikkel Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated 1
#17 Andrew P. Barnhart 1
#17 Edward McCoy Ohio State University 1
#17 L. Michael Broome Akron Brass 1
#17 Daniel Lacey Robert Bosch Gmbh 1
#17 Logan Paul Gingery The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 1
#17 Tom Swisshelm 1
#17 Leon Martin 1
#17 Tate Matthew Emerson A.R.E. Accessories 1
#17 Paul L. Edmiston Abs Materials 1
#17 Joshua Hixenbaugh Schaeffler 1
#17 Trevor McConnell Schaeffler 1
#17 Stephen Kridel Haier Us Appliance Solutions 1
#17 William P. Camp, Jr. Worldwide Integrated Resources 1
#17 Frank E. BRADENBURG Seaman 1
#17 Michael Jackson Caastle 1
#17 Felipe de Lima Zocca Schaeffler 1
#17 Leon M. Headings Ohio State Innovation Foundation 1
#17 Jesse King Few Fahrzeugelektrik Werk Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
#17 Olusanmi Adeniran Schaeffler 1
#17 Venkata Sivaram Bitragunta Schaeffler 1
#17 Sharan Rudra Schaeffler 1
#17 Jesse Darr 1
#17 John L. Scott, Sr. The Wooster Brush 1
#17 Jonathan J. Bird Lubrizol Advanced Materials 1
#17 Timothy M. Simon Tim Simon 1
#17 George J. Morgan, III Agresearch Limited 1

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