Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Bangor, ME ranks #10,492 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 187 patents from 65 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bangor, ME include Los Alamos National Security, Johnson Outdoors, Battelle Energy Alliance. That works out to 5.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 65 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas J. Knight Los Alamos National Security 21
2 Robert J. McDonough Johnson Outdoors 13
2 Tedd E. Lister Battelle Energy Alliance 13
#4 Geoffrey Michael Bergmark Zike 12
#5 Yousoo Han University Of Maine System Board Of Trustees 8
#6 Richard Eason 7
#6 Mark Dwyer F H Faulding & Co Limited 7
#8 Darrell M. Waite University Of Maine System Board Of Trustees 6
#8 William G. Davids University Of Maine System Board Of Trustees 6
#8 David J. Neivandt Awi Licensing 6
#11 Ivar H. Stockel University Of Maine 5
#11 Barry S. Goodell University Of Maine 5
#13 James C. LaBrecque University Of Maine System 4
#13 Eric Roy Orono Spectral Solutions 4
#13 Jody L. Jellison University Of Maine 4
#16 Edward Kenneth Ellis GE 3
#16 Thomas E. Gocze 3
#16 Michael J. Rothrock USDA 3
#16 Patrick Martin Downey Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 3
#20 Judith Hilton 2
#20 Sruthi Samala IBM 2
#20 Andrew Katon 2
#20 Patti A. Rapaport 2
#20 Arie Croitoru Microsoft 2
#20 Deane Stern 2
#20 Nicholas J. Derba Robosport Technologies 2
#20 Kendra Ann Batchelder University Of Maine System Board Of Trustees 2
#28 Michael J. Cendoma 1
#28 Raymond A. Lane 1
#28 Rory Todd Hersom GE 1
#28 Paul E. Salisbury 1
#28 Lawrence D. Sparks GE 1
#28 Edward J. Armstrong 1
#28 Robert F. McLaughlin 1
#28 Tabitha King 1
#28 W. Lawrence Hall 1
#28 Robert L. Cardin 1
#28 Lynn L. Porter 1
#28 Arthur G. Dearborn, IV 1
#28 Benjamin J. Butera 1
#28 Regina Marie Rich 1
#28 Nicholas James Heckerman 1
#28 Abhijit Shaligram 1
#28 Kaitlyn Kelleter 1
#28 John A. Wachtler 1
#28 Ian D. Dickey University Of Maine System Board Of Trustees 1
#28 Douglas R. Marchio 1
#28 James A. Nadeau 1
#28 Shang-Pu Tsai Texas A&M University System 1
#28 Chadwick J. Walton 1

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