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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Anniston, AL ranks #13,526 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 125 patents from 53 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Anniston, AL include Medtronic, Mayo Foundation, University Of South Florida. That works out to 5.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 53 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 William J. Farrell Medtronic 13
2 Thomas F. Smith Mayo Foundation 12
3 John Bumgarner University Of South Florida 9
#4 Dwight Evans 3M 7
#5 Walker Reynolds, Jr. 5
#5 Scott W. Frame Heritage Environmental Services 5
#5 Edward D. Turner Rheem Manufacturing 5
#8 John E. Jennings Ykk Corporation Of America 4
#8 George Crawford 4
#10 Keith Barno Hoover Materials Handling Group 3
#10 Tim Russell Ykk Corporation Of America 3
#10 Billy B. Waldrop 3
#10 Jimmy W. Tate 3
#14 June M. Abernathy 2
#14 John Deno Honda Motor Co. 2
#14 Tom Gattrell Honda Motor Co. 2
#14 Greg Camp Honda Motor Co. 2
#14 Elliott Lee Turbeville United Defense Lp 2
#14 Curtis E. Sumrall Unknown 2
#14 John Edward Orth United Defense Lp 2
#14 John Crane 2
#14 Clyde Edwards Baldwin Piano & Organ 2
#23 Daniell Blake Oscar Newton 1
#23 Lynn Allgood 1
#23 Thomas Gattrell Honda Motor Co. 1
#23 Darrion E. Pressley 1
#23 Walter J. Maher 1
#23 S. David Boozer Unknown 1
#23 Kenneth W. Key 1
#23 Sai S. Mudiam 1
#23 Lynn E. Paddock The York Group 1
#23 William J. Wilkens 1
#23 Michael C Abernathy 1
#23 Charles C. Redmon United Defense Lp 1
#23 John Dorsett 1
#23 Eric L. Moates 1
#23 Terry L. Cobb 1
#23 Bradley J. Barnes Honda Motor Co. 1
#23 H. Donald Whitlow 1
#23 John D. R. Spain 1
#23 Timothy R. Bonds 1
#23 Jimmy V. Gordon 1
#23 Roman T. DEC Weyerhaeuser Nr 1
#23 Carla G Herndon 1
#23 Jeff Nisbett Honda Motor Co. 1
#23 J. Michael McDavitt 1
#23 Gary S. Hilburn 1
#23 Wesley Todd Waldrop 1
#23 Clarence T. Gregory 1
#23 George Branch Honda Motor Co. 1

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