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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Ashland, OH ranks #3,933 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 734 patents from 159 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ashland, OH include Chandler Systems, Diebold, Robert Bosch Gmbh. That works out to 38.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 159 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 William D. Chandler, Jr. Chandler Systems 55
2 David Weis Diebold 52
3 Aaron R. Wolfe Chandler Systems 45
#4 Cody A. Harbaugh Chandler Systems 35
#5 Robert Kern Robert Bosch Gmbh 28
#6 James W. Chandler Vista Water Group 26
#7 George Douglas Hiler, II The Procter & Gamble 25
#8 Steven E. Wilder Greatbatch 24
#9 Joseph M. Macnamara Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems 20
#10 Patrick Frazer Chandler Systems 16
#10 Tim Dilgard Mtd Products 16
#12 Robert G. Carver The Coburn Company 15
#13 Paul M. Beymore Ppg Industries Ohio 14
#14 Theodore D. Wakefield, II Invacare 13
#14 Jack Bevington Mcneil (Ohio) 13
#16 Kevin M. Keener Purdue Research Foundation 12
#17 Thomas R. Blohm Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals 11
#18 W. Gordon Dallas Whiteside Mfg. 10
#19 Phillip L. Gerwig 9
#19 Roy P. Hess Fox Valley Instrument 9
#19 James E. Cotter Bosu Fitness 9
#22 Robert M. Keener Unknown 8
#23 Paul Conrad Mansfield Plumbing Products 7
#23 Robert Minnich Minnich Manufacturing Company 7
#25 Russell Robertson Dacor 6
#25 Dennis W. Kerr Comcast 6
#25 Michael H. McNaull The Gorman-Rupp 6
#25 Thomas G. Rabito Ashland Oil 6
#29 Staci Smalley Ball, Bounce & Sport 5
#29 Ralph D. Satterfield Plastipak Packaging 5
#29 Lawrence J. Schnieders Avery Dennison 5
#32 John S. Brown Hills Industries Limited 4
#32 David N. Corson Whirlpool 4
#32 George W. Raike 4
#32 David L. Horst The Charles Machine Works 4
#32 Robert C. Appenzeller Machine Products 4
#32 Edward L. Smeltzer Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations 4
#32 Harold M. Keener Ohio State University 4
#32 Joyce C Amos 4
#40 Todd John Shafer C/Hca 3
#40 Dale E. Wolford The Gorman-Rupp 3
#40 Samuel L. Roberts The Wooster Brush 3
#40 Anna K. Rambo Aeroquip 3
#40 Gene L. Todd Nordson 3
#40 George A. Mikalauskas Whirlpool 3
#40 Mark Rader Therm-O-Disc, Incorporated 3
#40 Debra Skolnicki State Industrial Products 3
#40 James Cotter Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 3
#40 Randall Mosher The Gorman-Rupp 3
#40 John Harcula Usg Interiors 3

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