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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Springfield, VA ranks #1,423 worldwide for total patents filed in 2023, with 92 patents from 50 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Springfield, VA include US Navy, Micron, Samsung. That works out to 2.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 50 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mijin Kim US Navy 11
2 Chris M. Carlson Micron 8
3 Kang-ill Seo Samsung 5
#4 Jin S Yu 3
#4 Rachael L. Myers-Ward US Navy 3
#4 Joseph Prestigiacomo US Navy 3
#4 Carl J. Thrasher US Air Force 3
#4 Michael E. Locasto Columbia University 3
#4 Daniel Thomas GOFF Ensco 3
#10 Jing C. Chang Ez Trend Technology Co. 2
#10 Chandra A. Briggman United States Postal Service 2
#10 Michael H. Stewart US Navy 2
#10 Igor L. Medintz US Air Force 2
#10 Patrick J. Marroum Abb Vie 2
#10 Scott Walper US Navy 2
#10 Asher H. Jablon Gravic 2
#10 Addisu Alemu Vignet Incorporated 2
#10 Robert Barlow Alwood Ensco 2
#19 Nathan Morehouse 1
#19 Neri G. Terry United States Postal Service 1
#19 Lisa A. McCoy RTX (Raytheon) 1
#19 Stuart Clark Holmes Solutions Limited Partnership 1
#19 Paul E. Sheehan US Navy 1
#19 Scott A. Trammell US Air Force 1
#19 Christopher S. Vasquez Amazon 1
#19 Michael W. Nurnberger US Air Force 1
#19 Brian L. Justus US Air Force 1
#19 Ahmad Choobin 1
#19 Tuan That Ton US Army 1
#19 Nigel Hislop Emc 1
#19 Matthew Laskoski US Air Force 1
#19 David Jonathan Adams Amazon 1
#19 Boris N. Feigelson US Navy 1
#19 David Simpson Verizon 1
#19 Blerta Markowski US Navy 1
#19 Guillermo R. Villalobos US Air Force 1
#19 Cy R. Tamanaha US Navy 1
#19 Jeffrey G. Lundin US Navy 1
#19 Charles F. Freeman US Army 1
#19 Timothy J. Higgins GE 1
#19 Michael McDonald US Navy 1
#19 Jennifer Granito Meta 1
#19 Michael Alfred Tosto 1
#19 Tatyana I. Feygelson US Navy 1
#19 Craig R. Ackerman US Army 1
#19 William Petersen LOUNSBURY Ensco 1
#19 Michael Scanlon US Army 1
#19 Melissa Ortiz-Munoz Bank of America 1
#19 Adam Stickl 1
#19 James Park US Air Force 1

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