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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Albion, IN ranks #14,146 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 116 patents from 32 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Albion, IN include Rain Bird, Thor Tech, Biomet Manufacturing. That works out to 52.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–32 of 32 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Russel D. Leatherman Rain Bird 32
2 Steven J. Romanowski Thor Tech 16
3 Christopher Eash Biomet Manufacturing 13
#4 Christopher Lee Koonce International Truck Intellectual Property Company 5
#4 Bruce E. Reidenbach Exelis 5
#6 Max Young Holiday Rambler 4
#6 Richard Lock Amcol International 4
#8 Alan R. Hass Lyall Electric 3
#8 Charles M. Lemmon 3
#8 Eric J. Custer 3
#8 C. Scott Nevin Itt 3
#12 Andrew CALDWELL Group Dekko International 2
#12 Scott Rhea Autoliv Asp 2
#12 Lester G. Matheson Itt Manufacturing Enterprises 2
#12 Paula M. Rousch 2
#16 Robb Owen Plantic Technologies 1
#16 Kimberly D. Foster International Truck Intellectual Property Company 1
#16 Ronald F. Rugh 1
#16 Philip A. McCoy Pent Assemblies 1
#16 Marc H. Pulver 1
#16 Lawrence Anthony Kuznar Purdue Research Foundation 1
#16 Phillip E. Sensibaugh 1
#16 Christopher Elvidge 1
#16 Robert A. Kitt Mossberg Industries 1
#16 Oscar H. Busche 1
#16 Leslie WEBER 1
#16 Joseph David Bender Harris 1
#16 Casey Geiger 1
#16 Franklin G. Iddings Electric Motors & Specialties 1
#16 Charles E. Lemmon 1
#16 Thomas A. Topp Therma-Tru 1
#16 Duane W. Crisp 1

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