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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Ashland, VA ranks #12,582 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 140 patents from 47 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ashland, VA include Broadcom, Chemtreat, John Mezzalingua Associates. That works out to 18.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–47 of 47 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael Rennie 18
1 Dave Shanley Broadcom 18
3 Douglas McIlwaine Chemtreat 9
3 Jeffrey Masters John Mezzalingua Associates 9
#5 Larry Olson Hamilton Beach Brands 7
#6 Stephanie Towner Amazon 5
#6 James C. Burnett US Army 5
#8 Peter Moliterno 4
#8 Diane Kellogg Philip Morris Usa 4
#10 William Duane Sanders Freeport Minerals 3
#10 Frank J. Brandenburg, Jr. Hilti Aktiengesellschaft 3
#10 William R. Epping 3
#10 Richard P. Mays A. H. Robins Company, Incorporated 3
#10 Edward C. Fuller Altria Client Services 3
#10 Abraham S. Longmire Hamilton Beach Brands 3
#10 Kevin A. Mulcahy E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 3
#10 Kristi S. Hebner Capital One Services 3
#18 Edward H. Ransom 2
#18 Gregory D. Little US Air Force 2
#18 Jonathan T Shea Capital One Services 2
#18 Daniel M. Hoefner True Health Ip 2
#18 Paul Garner 2
#18 Kenneth B. Albritton 2
#18 Ed Fuller Altria Client Services 2
#25 April Hennis Marchetti Promerus 1
#25 Erik Rosenfeldt Governing Council Of The University Of Toronto 1
#25 Christopher Hamilton Syer Capital One Services 1
#25 Glen E. Kellogg University Of Texas System 1
#25 Vince Spaeth Chemtreat 1
#25 Kathleen K. Abbott Comcast 1
#25 E. M. Gershowitz 1
#25 Debra H. Sanders 1
#25 Samuel Steven Little 1
#25 James W. Garbus US Air Force 1
#25 Michael Rosana Afton Chemical 1
#25 Allen W. Jessee 1
#25 Thomas Grant Sas Institute 1
#25 David STRAIT Ethyl 1
#25 Warren Nelson Reynolds Metals 1
#25 Dale R. Fillenwarth 1
#25 Harry A. Basinger Reynolds Metals 1
#25 Charles Thomas 1
#25 James O. Dyson 1
#25 William K. Glave 1
#25 Robert A. Snyder Clariant Finance (Bvi) Limited 1
#25 Johnnie E. Merritt, II Clariant Finance (Bvi) Limited 1
#25 Eric Duvekot Porvair Filtration Group Limited 1

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