Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Apache Junction, AZ ranks #3,836 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 756 patents from 161 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Apache Junction, AZ include Motorola, Syracuse China, Arizona Board Of Regents For And On Behalf Of Arizona State University. That works out to 19.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 161 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael S. Lebby Motorola 250
2 Steve A. Unger Syracuse China 79
3 Charles J. Arntzen Arizona Board Of Regents For And On Behalf Of Arizona State University 33
#4 Neal W. Muylaert The Boeing 25
#5 Ryan Hamblin The Hillman Group 23
#6 James Mitchell Intel 22
#7 Lary R. Larson Medtronic 15
#8 Derek Humphries Aco Polymer Products 12
#9 Mark Sipe Pwp Industries 10
#10 Martin J. Plishka Chevron 9
#11 Laura J. Norton Motorola 8
#12 Robert E. Roberts E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 7
#13 David A. McCormick Baylis Medical Company 6
#13 Dori Marshall Honeywell 6
#15 Ralph W. Pelletier Dometic 5
#15 Ernest W. Cassaday 5
#15 Joshua M. Conner Microchip Technology Incorporated 5
#15 Peter Paul Roosen !Obac Limited 5
#15 Brent Bennett Arctic Wolf Networks 5
#15 Darrin Tebon The Boeing 5
#21 Brennan Milligan Asm Ip Holding B.V. 4
#21 William E. Rood, Jr. 4
#21 Carl King The Boeing 4
#21 Tracy Ann Kuhrt Accenture Global Solutions Limited 4
#21 Jeffrey S. Downey Nutrition & Biosciences Usa 4 4
#21 Kurt Meister 4
#27 Donald W. Jessamine 3
#27 Martha S. McCormick 3
#27 Bill Thornton Speedfam-Ipec 3
#27 Rickie P. Western Jansen'S Aircraft Systems Controls 3
#27 Frederick William Vensel Honeywell 3
#27 E. James Bodmer 3
#27 Gordon R. Fritz 3
#27 John McIntee Tokyo Electron Limited 3
#27 Kris L. Maddalena 3
#27 Dorota Ressel 3
#27 Charles Paul Iannacone, III 3
#27 Henry P. Lentz Colorado State University 3
#27 Jason Butler University of Florida 3
#40 Tracy F. Adams 2
#40 Richard Thomas Wheat 2
#40 William M. Vassar Motorola 2
#40 Dean Van De Laare The Boeing 2
#40 Richard H. Stout 2
#40 George Wagner 2
#40 Tim Andreyka Arch Specialty Chemicals 2
#40 Maryann Blair Unknown 2
#40 James L. Riedl 2
#40 Steve Chervenak Tokyo Electron Limited 2
#40 Rebecca Dikes 2

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