Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Bristol, WI ranks #7,880 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 282 patents from 55 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bristol, WI include Milwaukee Electric Tool, Watlow Electric Manufacturing, Seventh Sense Biosystems. That works out to 54.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 55 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Burtrom L. Stampfl Milwaukee Electric Tool 43
2 David P. Culbertson Watlow Electric Manufacturing 33
3 Shawn Davis Seventh Sense Biosystems 20
#4 Paul D. May 18
#5 Mark D. Gunderson Cps Technology Holdings 12
#6 Orlando D. Cambio, Jr. Respiratory Care 11
#7 John R. Foggia Flirtey Holdings 9
#7 John H. Wolcott Eaton 9
#7 John Mahoney Outboard Marine 9
#10 Linda M. Hampton Medline Industries, Lp 8
#11 James L. Holt Outboard Marine 7
#11 William R. Griswold Baxter Healthcare Sa 7
#11 Linda M. Walther Medline Industries, Lp 7
#11 Mark S. Harger Harger 7
#15 James T. Renick Abbott 6
#16 Martin Novil Freudenberg-Nok General Partnership 5
#16 James D. Bohn Robert Bosch Gmbh 5
#18 Gerald J. Smolinski Snap-On Tools 4
#18 J. Michael Mahoney Outboard Marine 4
#18 Grant A. Clark Allegiance 4
#18 Charese Smiley JPMorgan Chase 4
#22 Petr Sevcik Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. 3
#22 William Ryan Page Cars.Com 3
#22 Joseph J. Riccardi Southwind Enterprises 3
#22 Thomas A. Busse Outboard Marine 3
#22 Keith Haapala Abbott 3
#22 Matthew T. Mcdonnell S. C. Johnson & Son 3
#28 Kenneth Swenson Eaton 2
#28 Bill Griswold Baxter Healthcare Sa 2
#28 Dell Francis Bombardier Motor Corporation Of America 2
#28 Alan H. Aicher Hospira 2
#32 Daryl K. Ito Unknown 1
#32 Bradley A. Pittam 1
#32 Victor N. Grumbeck 1
#32 Martin M. Rayner Snap-On Incorporated 1
#32 George W. Schultz Snap-On Incorporated 1
#32 Scott A. McReynolds C.E.B. Enterprises 1
#32 Jacquelynn Welter Baxter International 1
#32 Edward H. Kidera Abbott 1
#32 James Barnak Allen-Bradley Company 1
#32 Harold W. Nehls 1
#32 Ricky L. Greeno 1
#32 David P. Culberston Watlow Electric Manufacturing 1
#32 David W. Brick Hub City 1
#32 William H. Wann, Jr. 1
#32 Timothy D. McLeroy Abb Vie 1
#32 Ray A. Winfield Abbott 1
#32 Michael J. Murdock 1
#32 Douglas M. Coleman 1
#32 Thomas C. Herrmann Cherry Gmbh 1

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