Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Bridgewater, CT ranks #11,539 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 161 patents from 22 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bridgewater, CT include IBM, United States Surgical, The Croydon Company. That works out to 1210.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–22 of 22 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Donald F. Canaperi IBM 76
2 Richard Yagami United States Surgical 36
3 Stanleigh Wells The Croydon Company 8
#4 Bari M. Southard Iostar 7
#5 Helen Gillian Anantharaman Google 6
#5 John Broadbridge 6
#7 Jonathan Wolk Advanced Technology & Materials Co. 3
#7 Stephen C. Nunnally Pitney Bowes 3
#9 Paul Sanders Underwood Nordco 2
#9 Joseph F. Reed Risdon 2
#11 Holly G. Atkinson Reuters Limited 1
#11 Matthew Denning 1
#11 Elmer E. Garrett 1
#11 Louis L. Ergmann, Jr. Stillpoints 1
#11 Krishna Anantharaman Google 1
#11 Loy Wilkinson 1
#11 Austin Planz 1
#11 Darko Hrelic IBM 1
#11 Donald J. Shail 1
#11 Walter M. Ostrander General Datacomm 1
#11 William E. Pitcher Automatic Connector 1
#11 Henry R. Fredlund Amphenol 1

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