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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Alachua, FL ranks #6,429 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 381 patents from 92 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Alachua, FL include Axogen, University of Florida, Tropitone Furniture Co.. That works out to 36.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 92 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Curt Deister Axogen 25
1 Michael J. Banner University of Florida 25
3 Larry G. Hickey Tropitone Furniture Co. 15
3 James D. Talton Nano Therapeutics Private Limited 15
3 Douglas E. Johnson 3M 15
#6 Ronald L. Hayes Banyan Biomarkers 14
#7 Todd E. Goede Rti Biologics 12
#7 Raymond Cloutier Exactech 12
#9 J. Michael Shifflette Mri Interventions 11
#10 Richard L. Phillips Aavid Laboratories 10
#11 Dean W. Gabriel Integrated Plant Genetics 9
#11 Timothy Ortiz Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 9
#11 Dayna Buskirk Nuvasive 9
#14 Mark S. Gold University of Florida 8
#14 Thomas M. Dykstra Technology Sg 8
#14 Crystal Simon Axogen 8
#14 Robert D. Wallace Bunker Ramo 8
#18 James M. Gross Regeneration Technologies 7
#18 Michael Royd Heuss Quick Vault 7
#20 John J. Strickland GE 6
#20 Kim B. Edwards Io-Mega Holding 6
#22 Mohan K. Raizada University of Florida 5
#22 Andreas Jeromin Quanterix 5
#22 Jon Anfinsen Techcom Group 5
#25 Danny F. Rockett GE 4
#25 Peter Ifju University of Florida 4
#25 Richard George Hovsepian 4
#25 Arthur Alleman University of Florida Foundation 4
#25 Kasra TAJDARAN Axogen 4
#25 Alex Roche HP 4
#25 Mark Shearman Merck 4
#32 Allan J. Norden, deceased University of Florida 3
#32 Yingnan Jiang Integrated Plant Genetics 3
#32 Ben R. Sanders Rti Biologics 3
#32 Gina Scurti Rti Biologics 3
#32 Joshua Clark Novabone Products 3
#32 Ravi Orugunty Oragenics 3
#32 Edward Bittar University of Florida Foundation 3
#32 Glenn C. Klein Saft America 3
#32 George Edward Teel 3
#32 John W. Cran Florida State University 3
#32 Tom Sander Regeneration Technologies 3
#32 Lianhao Zhang The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services 3
#44 Anne Engemann Axogen 2
#44 Jim Gross Regeneration Technologies 2
#44 Chris Seid Regeneration Technologies 2
#44 Joseph D. Reddy Integrated Plant Genetics 2
#44 Victor Prima Banyan Biomarkers 2
#44 Guangfei Huang Smithkline Beecham Limited 2
#44 Pat Coleman Regeneration Technologies 2

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