Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Auburn, IN ranks #4,807 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 563 patents from 124 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Auburn, IN include Eaton, Dana Limited, Rieke. That works out to 42.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 124 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Daniel V. Gochenour Eaton 39
2 Martin E. Kummer Dana Limited 33
3 Thomas P. Kasting Rieke 29
#4 Craig A. Willkens Saint-Gobain/Norton Industrial Ceramics 27
#5 Spencer D. Reese Gentex 26
#6 Michael L. Bassett Eaton 25
#7 Tyler S. Hathaway Depuy Ireland Unlimited 23
#8 Kevin F. Schlosser Eaton 16
#9 Lynn A. Brooks Rieke 11
#9 Jeffrey Miller MIT 11
#9 Brent Alan Taylor Dometic Sweden Ab 11
#12 Duane O. Recker Guardian Industries 10
#12 Gary F. Bowser Scantech Holdings 10
#14 Geza T. Lanczy Group Dekko 9
#14 William H. Sink Dana Limited 9
#16 Harry Robert Wilson Regal Beloit America 8
#16 Charles R. Busch Dana Limited 8
#16 Charles Spellman Siemens Vdo Automotive Ag 8
#19 James K. Tarlton, Sr. Dana Limited 7
#19 James Steven Fisher Dana Limited 7
#19 Patrick M. Sullivan US Air Force 7
#19 Donald E. Newfer Sauder Manufacturing 7
#19 Scott E. Rose Group Dekko 7
#24 Mark Jennings Eaton 6
#24 Jesse H. Turner Essex Group 6
#26 Mark L. Beakas Eaton 5
#26 Karl Reith International Truck Intellectual Property Company 5
#26 John Conrad Eaton 5
#26 Jason Adley Sweitzer Tempus Technologies 5
#26 Thomas A. Knurek Coopper Tire & Rubber 5
#31 Kenneth Schneider Vestil Manufacturing 4
#31 Bryan Lewis King 4
#31 Justin Haverstock Alliance Automation 4
#31 Phil Carpenter Thorley Industries 4
#31 Jeff Buchanan Spicer Technology 4
#31 Martin Hamman Andritz Technology And Asset Management Gmbh 4
#31 Terry L. Houston Coopper Tire & Rubber 4
#31 Bruce C. Sprowl 4
#31 Rock L. Hartshorn Dana Limited 4
#31 Douglas L. Graham Phiston Technologies 4
#41 William M. Tennant Dana Limited 3
#41 Shane Hadfield Centre Luxembourgeois De Recherches Pour Le Verre Et La Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.) 3
#41 Kathryn A. Miles Eaton 3
#41 Rodney Williams Group Dekko 3
#41 James M. Buse Pent Assemblies 3
#41 Richard L. Reichard Coopper Tire & Rubber 3
#41 Michael W. Vadney N. A. Taylor Co. 3
#41 Don T. Walters AMD 3
#41 Grahame M. Reid Rieke 3
#41 Jeffrey S. Blessinger Eaton 3

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