Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Auburn, NY ranks #2,547 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,219 patents from 167 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Auburn, NY include Welch Allyn, Honeywell, Hand Held Products. That works out to 45.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 167 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Raymond A. Lia Welch Allyn 125
2 David E. Quinn Welch Allyn 103
3 Robert L. Vivenzio Welch Allyn 99
#4 Thaddeus J. Wawro Welch Allyn 54
#5 Stephen A. Cottrell Honeywell 47
#6 Robert J. Hennick Hand Held Products 31
#7 David Sperduti New Venture Gear 30
#8 Jingquan Li Hand Held Products 28
#9 Richard A. Tamburrino Welch Allyn 25
#10 John M. Ryan Integra Lifesciences 22
#11 Joseph A. Leonardi Leonardi Manufacturing Co. 21
#12 Richard W. Newman Welch Allyn 20
#13 Donna M. Fletcher Hand Held Products 19
#14 Bruce C. Jordan Leonardi Manufacturing Co. 18
#14 Kurt R. Werner The Raymond 18
#16 James P. Romano Pass & Seymour 16
#16 Thomas Charles Ward GE 16
#18 Jefferson Shingleton Sunpower Corporation, Systems 15
#19 Thomas Eldred Lambdin GE 14
#19 John Izzo Hand Held Products 14
#21 Wesley T. Murphy Eti Group 13
#21 Richard A. Roberts Brown & Root 13
#21 David M. Fallat Welch Allyn 13
#24 John T. Delaney Welch Allyn 12
#24 William Lagerway Welch Allyn 12
#24 Gregory E. Pasik Welch Allyn 12
#27 Kevin Sullivan Aptima 11
#27 Michael Kehoskie Welch Allyn 11
#27 Anthony V. Gallaro North American Philips Consumer Electronics 11
#30 Jeffrey Pine Hand Held Products 10
#30 David G. Abdallah, Jr. Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations 10
#30 Howard Haines Welch Allyn 10
#30 Oakley Henyan Itt Manufacturing Enterprises 10
#30 Frank LoMascolo Welch Allyn 10
#35 James Rosetti Hand Held Products 9
#35 Henry J. Smith, III Welch Allyn 9
#35 Rolf Mueller Imaging Research 9
#38 Michael Coppola Roller Bearing Company Of America 8
#39 Tyler T. Watson Eveready Battery Company 7
#40 Joseph Lane Gte Products 6
#40 Leon Marketos Ppc Broadband 6
#40 Paul Balschweit Hand Held Products 6
#40 Ron Moore Daimlerchrysler Ag 6
#44 Paul J. Ruzicka Fluid Handling 5
#44 William N. Cuipylo Welch Allyn 5
#44 Alfred Roesch GE 5
#44 Michael A. Pasik Welch Allyn 5
#44 Charles K. Griffin Carrier 5
#44 Michele Marie Donovan Welch Allyn 5
#44 John Raymond Vann Welch Allyn 5

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