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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Berne, IN ranks #16,156 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 94 patents from 21 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Berne, IN include Aesculap Implant Systems, Regal Beloit America, Micro-Precision Operations. That works out to 22.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–21 of 21 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jeffrey A. Farris Aesculap Implant Systems 33
2 Mark Lyon Klopp Regal Beloit America 10
3 Deryll Liechty Micro-Precision Operations 9
3 William D. Givens Phd 9
#5 Wyatt Culler Honeywell 5
#6 Robert L. Reinhard Cts 3
#6 Steven L. Affolder Cts 3
#6 Jeffery A. FARRIS Happe Spine 3
#6 Gary Wayne Brunner Elkhart Products 3
#10 Steve DeGroff 2
#10 Nelson T. Clark Cts 2
#10 Randall Franck Cnh Industrial America 2
#10 Jerry D. Sommer Micro-Precision Operations 2
#14 William D. Givins Phd 1
#14 Allan D. Burkhardt Excello Co. 1
#14 Dan Kinsey Cts 1
#14 Allen D. Sprunger International Truck Intellectual Property Company 1
#14 Shawn W. Hamrick Caterpillar 1
#14 Deryll L. Leichty Micromatic Operations 1
#14 Brian Lee McCollum Dana Limited 1
#14 David Kowalczyk Franklin Electric Co. 1

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