Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Churchville, NY ranks #4,073 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 698 patents from 112 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Churchville, NY include Eastman Kodak, General Motors, Harris. That works out to 333.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 112 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Robert F. Mindler Eastman Kodak 61
2 Thomas M. Stephany Eastman Kodak 54
3 Glenn W. Skala General Motors 42
#4 Paul Voglewede Harris 26
#4 Gary M. Russo Eastman Kodak 26
#6 Edward T. Miskinis Eastman Kodak 24
#6 Rachael L. McGrath Xerox 24
#8 David A. Stegman Eastman Kodak 21
#9 Michael P. Urbon Carestream Health 19
#10 Martin J. Field General Motors 18
#10 Dean A. Johnson Eastman Kodak 18
#12 Steven D. Daniels Eastman Kodak 17
#12 Elizabeth M. Crossen Xerox 17
#14 Wayne K. Shaffer Eastman Kodak 13
#14 Randall R. Maysick Eastman Kodak 13
#16 Gregory Rombola Eastman Kodak 12
#17 Bernd Gigas Spx 11
#18 John Ludwicki Global Oled Technology 10
#18 Sandra J. Dagan Eastman Kodak 10
#18 Matthew A. Lang General Motors 10
#18 Martin Franklin Zess Xerox 10
#22 Lawrence R. Morrow Chevron 9
#22 Richard J. Federico Apollo Optical Systems 9
#24 Christine M. Vargas Eastman Kodak 8
#24 John G. Weigand Eastman Kodak 8
#24 William G. Hoyt Eastman Kodak 8
#27 Edward V. McCormick Harper International 7
#27 Kenneth A. May Zexel Torsen 7
#27 John Panek Gi Dynamics 7
#27 Kevin R. Mathers Xerox 7
#27 Thomas W. Glanville Eastman Kodak 7
#32 Dennis N. Beaulieu Eastman Kodak 6
#32 Stephen J. Hassall Eastman Kodak 6
#34 Jason Kapuschat Johnson Controls Technology 5
#34 James Reitano Itt Manufacturing Enterprises 5
#34 Cornell Juliano Xerox 5
#34 Brian B. Mix Eastman Kodak 5
#34 John Potter Dynalab 5
#39 Frederick J. Schwab Eastman Kodak 4
#39 Gary L. Tveit Eastman Kodak 4
#39 Douglas A. Hemink Torvec 4
#39 Michael J. Colletti Delphi Technologies 4
#39 Charles T. Havens Eastman Kodak 4
#39 Craig Brian Schwarz Elo Touch Solutions 4
#39 David R. Kessler General Motors 4
#39 Jon P. Cullen Bausch & Lomb Incorporated 4
#47 Nicole Acton Document Security Systems 3
#47 William M. Maher The Quaker Oats 3
#47 Allen B. Cullen Eastman Kodak 3
#47 Scott H. Nather General Motors 3

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