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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Bedford, OH ranks #9,140 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 228 patents from 90 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bedford, OH include National Casting Incorporated, Invacare, The Standard Oil. That works out to 17.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 90 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Hans B. Weber National Casting Incorporated 16
2 James H. Molnar Invacare 10
3 Richard J. Jorkasky, II The Standard Oil 9
3 Michael Carnahan Graco Children'S Products 9
#5 Richard C. Chandler Kennecott Holdings 7
#5 David R. Woodbury The Standard Oil 7
#5 Rick PAPONETTI Construction Research & Technology Gmbh 7
#5 Sharon K. Rutledge NASA 7
#9 Amanda Bowman Progressive Casualty Insurance 6
#9 John J. Gregel Erico International 6
#11 David B. Terrill The Standard Oil 5
#11 Joseph J. Rushanan The Mitre 5
#11 James E. Whetsel Erico International 5
#11 Dan Lillie Gould Electronics 5
#15 Jose A. Melendez 4
#15 Albert L. Benford, Jr. Ferro 4
#15 Thomas E. Stenger Gooch And Housego Plc 4
#15 Curtis E. Uebele The Standard Oil 4
#15 Sandra Stefano 4
#15 Thomas V. Vo Graco Minnesota 4
#21 Gregory G. Spitnale The Standard Oil 3
#21 Wayne M. Urban 3
#21 Phillip Novak Graco Children'S Products 3
#21 James S. Magyar The Lubrizol 3
#21 Gary David Mattox Aclara Technologies 3
#21 Akhileshwar R. Singh 3
#21 Brett T. Waterman Freeport-Mcmoran 3
#21 Stephen Z. Oldakowski Lucas Aerospace Power Equipment 3
#21 Amit Aurora Cleveland Clinic 3
#21 Ragheb M. AbuRmaileh Hikma Pharmaceuticals Usa 3
#31 Bradford McIntyre Erico International 2
#31 Ramesh Tailor Harshaw/Filtrol Partnership 2
#31 Tom Vo 2
#31 Herbert F. Jugl Vernitron 2
#31 Albert Herold The Standard Oil 2
#31 Ragheb Al-Shakhshir 2
#31 Thomas Trojan Gates 2
#31 Howard N. Hubert Aga Ab 2
#31 Konstantin Nakovski Pmi Industries 2
#31 Theresia Mrklas Unknown 2
#41 Harry S. Jorgensen, Jr. 1
#41 Martial J. Robitaille Unknown 1
#41 Shawnee Green-Tucker 1
#41 Kieran F. O'Melia Ortec 1
#41 Robert R. Close Keithley Instruments 1
#41 Vanessa Austin 1
#41 Russell Furmanek 1
#41 Andrea M. Lane 1
#41 Bob Spinks Keithley Instruments 1
#41 Steven Duane Miller Amgen 1

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