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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Chester, GB ranks #3,522 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 839 patents from 302 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Chester, GB include ICI, Innospec Limited, Shell Oil Compny.

Showing 1–50 of 302 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 James D. Birchall ICI 24
2 Matthew Robert Giles Innospec Limited 19
3 Carmelo Luca Restuccia 18
#4 Jonathan E. Meegan 17
#5 Stephen Leonard Cook Innospec Limited 15
#6 David John Wedlock Shell Oil Compny 14
#6 David Russell Seiko Epson 14
#6 Dirk van Braeckel Bentley Motors Limited 14
#9 Michael R. Lowry Lever Brothers 13
#9 Roger Francis Cracknell Shell Oil Compny 13
#11 Shane Peter Matthews Henrob Limited 12
#11 Martin Russell Edwards Fujifilm Imaging Colorants 12
#11 Cornelis Van Kralingen Unilever Home & Personal Care Usa, Division Of Conopco 12
#14 Elizabeth Jacques Bristol-Myers Squibb 10
#14 Martin Peaker Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems Limited 10
#16 Jan Rogers Arcis Biotechnology Holdings Limited 9
#16 Paul John Brittain Metaswitch Networks 9
#18 Michael Clifford Macknay Shell Oil Compny 8
#18 Sangyup Lee Bentley Motors Limited 8
#18 Bernadette Spofforth Splash About International Limited 8
#18 Oliver James Boulton Kraft Foods R & D 8
#18 Marc Doyle Cytec Technology 8
#23 William N. E. Meredith ICI 7
#23 Michael H. Collins Shell Oil Compny 7
#23 Joanna Margaret Bauldreay Shell Oil Compny 7
#23 Simon Middleburgh Westinghouse Electric Sweden Ab 7
#27 David John Chirgwin Commscope Technologies 6
#27 Patrick G. Linnane Convatec Technologies 6
#27 Ric Singleton Mainetti (Uk) 6
#27 Graham R. Rideal ICI 6
#27 Jason Dale Permascand Ab 6
#27 Pierre Starck Conopco 6
#27 Graham Peter Boyd Femeda 6
#27 Robert Polywka Chesebrough-Pond'S Usa, Division Of Conopco 6
#27 Kevin David Townend Commscope Connectivity Uk Limited 6
#36 John Harold Fearnall 5
#36 Ivor Wynn Jones Basf Se 5
#36 David J. Edge Lever Brothers 5
#36 Edward P.L. Roberts Arvia Technology Limited 5
#36 Graham Smith Bush, Boake Allen 5
#36 Timothy Longman Apple 5
#36 Allison Felix-Moore Shell Oil Compny 5
#36 Steven L. Percival Convatec Technologies 5
#36 Paul Hanmer Swelling Solutions 5
#36 Stephen George Barnwell Cortecs Limited 5
#36 Waheed Alrafaei Saudi Arabian Oil 5
#47 Katrina Delargy 4
#47 Peter Michael Radley Associated Octel Company Limited 4
#47 Gordon Charles Hough Unilever Home & Personal Care Usa, Division Of Conopco 4
#47 Stephen Heavens Basf Se 4