Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Canandaigua, NY ranks #3,453 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 861 patents from 186 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Canandaigua, NY include Lucid, Pictometry International, Prime Datum. That works out to 81.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 186 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 James M. Zavislan Lucid 62
2 Robert Gray Pictometry International 44
3 George Lucas Prime Datum 34
3 Richard D. Richmond Turbett Surgical 34
#5 Alexander R. Provan Pactiv 29
#6 Patrick M. Rollins Prime Datum 28
#7 John F. Hammond 23
#8 Eldridge M. Mount, III ExxonMobil 18
#8 Gary R. DelDuca Pactiv 18
#10 Yie-Shein Her Ferro 17
#11 Timothy F. Coha General Motors 16
#12 Michael E. Zak Xerox 15
#13 A. Michael Nahmias ExxonMobil 12
#14 Jay L. Schneider Xerox 11
#14 Christophe Remy Corning Incorporated 11
#14 Gary R. Fague Xerox 11
#17 Dick T. van Manen Voplex 10
#17 M. James Holden ExxonMobil 10
#19 Elmer C. Flood Eastman Kodak 9
#19 David P. Cameron Pactiv 9
#19 Gary A. Francis Pactiv 9
#22 Paul Richard Grzesik Corning Incorporated 8
#22 Jeffrey Kroon Harris 8
#22 Samuel D. Aversa Pactiv 8
#22 Michael Jerome Cangemi Corning Incorporated 8
#26 Richard T. Warburton ExxonMobil 7
#26 Jonathan Cottrell Micromass Limited 7
#26 Philip G. LaDue Standard Register 7
#29 D. Emil Johnson ExxonMobil 6
#29 Ryan P. Bennett Oyagen 6
#29 David A. Wakefield Eastman Kodak 6
#29 Simon R. Cuch Kanzaki Specialty Papers 6
#29 Larry A. Parr ExxonMobil 6
#29 Gary S. Klein Eaton 6
#29 Richard H. Scott Western Electric Company 6
#29 James W. Fulmer Eastman Kodak 6
#29 John H. Lennon Xerox 6
#38 John A. Larter ExxonMobil 5
#38 Dennis R. Courtright Hydroacoustics 5
#38 Donald W. Myers ExxonMobil 5
#38 Dick T. VanManen Voplex 5
#38 Todd M. Clemons Noxell 5
#38 Richard Alan Place GE 5
#38 Gregg William Crume Corning Incorporated 5
#38 Michael Hess 5
#38 John M. Scharr Xerox 5
#38 Zachary Thompson Reynolds Presto Products 5
#38 Michael C. Burkard Xerox 5
#38 Christopher T. Ritchlin University Of Rochester 5
#38 Scott M. Huber Xerox 5

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