Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Bedford, MA ranks #609 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 5,512 patents from 774 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bedford, MA include Qualcomm, Witricity, Zoll Medical.

Showing 1–50 of 774 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mark Wallace Qualcomm 165
2 Morris P. Kesler Witricity 130
3 Annemarie Silver Zoll Medical 85
#4 Brian Amick Oracle 79
#5 Xiong Cai Curis 77
#6 Shoujun Chen Synta Pharmaceuticals 74
#7 Paul Albrecht K-Nfb Reading Technology 72
#8 Heejin Lee Taris Biomedical 68
#8 Joshua A. Shreve Waters Technologies 68
#10 Kurt G. Shelton Gyrus Acmi 64
#11 Doruk O. Yener Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics 63
#11 Cheryl Felix Gilbarco 63
#13 Roger G. Little Xoma 60
#14 Shankar Balasubramanian Illumina Cambridge Limited 56
#15 Michael Hale Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 48
#16 Scott Duncan Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited 46
#16 Allan Wirth Metrologic Instruments 46
#18 Michael Baj 128 Technology 45
#19 Matthew Sweetland Tribotek 44
#20 Ronald A. Kapusta Analog Devices 43
#21 Benjamin Hines Coravin 40
#22 Haixiao Zhai Curis 39
#22 Li Xu International Flavors & Fragrances 39
#22 Michael J. Halloran Irobot 39
#22 Ming Chen Verizon 39
#22 Jessica DesNoyer Advanced Cardiovascular Systems 39
#27 Desmond Adler Lightlab Imaging 38
#28 Richard H. Baker ExxonMobil 36
#29 Daqing Wang Idera Pharmaceuticals 35
#29 John A. Morrison HP 35
#31 Rafael Cordero Covidien Lp 34
#31 Steven D. Potter Boston Dynamics 34
#31 Beth Marcus Amazon 34
#31 Philip P. Carvey Avici Systems 34
#35 Tracy M. Clark Magnemotion 33
#35 Jerod F. Mason Skyworks Solutions 33
#37 Rolando Herrero Oracle 31
#37 Ronald Gale Kopin 31
#39 Ajay Gopinath Lightlab Imaging 30
#39 Istvan Novak Oracle 30
#39 Shikha P. Barman Focal 30
#39 Kyu Lee Sharkninja Operating 30
#39 Gregg E. Favalora Draper Laboratory 30
#44 Peter Chapman K-Nfb Reading Technology 28
#45 Atte Lahtiranta Nokia 27
#45 Piran Sioshansi Spire 27
#47 Emil Kamieniecki Qc Solutions 26
#48 Roger B. Fish Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates 25
#48 Jessie C. Rosenberg IBM 25
#48 Vatee Pattaropong Amgen 25

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