Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Collierville, TN ranks #1,293 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,600 patents from 343 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Collierville, TN include View, University Of Tennessee, Warsaw Orthopedic. That works out to 50.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 343 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Anshu A. Pradhan View 165
2 Duane D. Miller University Of Tennessee 120
3 Eric C. Lange Warsaw Orthopedic 105
#4 F. Barry Bays Treace Medical Concepts 100
#5 Jason M. May Warsaw Orthopedic 70
#6 Julio F. Rodrigues Thomas & Betts International 63
#7 David C. Kelman Smith & Nephew 61
#7 David L. Brumfield Sdgi 61
#9 Fred J. Molz, IV Warsaw Orthopedic 56
#10 Vernon R. Hartdegen Crossroads Extremity Systems 50
#11 Greg Marik Warsaw Orthopedic 49
#12 Michael Chad Hollis Crossroads Extremity Systems 48
#13 Nicholas M. Benson Warsaw Orthopedic 43
#14 Mark Anthony Darty Hypermed Imaging 40
#15 Gregory C. Marik Warsaw Orthopedic 35
#16 Richard L. Rice Amvac Chemical 34
#17 Abhishek Anant Dixit View 33
#18 Nicholas S. Ritchey Smith & Nephew 32
#19 David S. Scher Warsaw Orthopedic 31
#20 Joshua W. Simpson Warsaw Orthopedic 28
#21 Steven Tethrake Warsaw Orthopedic 27
#22 Lloyd M. Snyder Warsaw Orthopedic 25
#23 John D. McKenney Traffix Devices 24
#23 Thomas G. Ragan Shelby Group International 24
#23 Frank Mayfield Fedex Corporate Services 24
#23 Joseph H. Butler Unknown 24
#27 Richard D. Lambert Smith & Nephew 23
#27 Stefan-Cristian Rezeanu Cypress Semiconductor 23
#27 Danielle L. Clay Warsaw Orthopedic 23
#30 Richard Quinn Brown Warsaw Orthopedic 22
#30 James H. Whitehead Ips Group 22
#32 David Payne United States Postal Service 21
#32 Carolyn L. Weaver Smith & Nephew 21
#32 Gary S. Lindemann Warsaw Orthopedic 21
#35 Charles E. Whipple Thomas & Betts International 20
#35 Steven R. Cole Ips Group 20
#35 George A. Smith Eaton 20
#38 Terence Hollahan Fedex Corporate Services 19
#38 John A. Rose Amf Gmbh 19
#40 Danielle L. Biggs Warsaw Orthopedic 18
#40 John Rose Smith & Nephew 18
#42 Bruce R. Andeen Helix Technology 17
#43 Danish Siddiqui Warsaw Orthopedic 16
#43 Paul Sherwood Bryant Bha Altair. 16
#45 Raymond King Snapnames.Com 14
#45 Marilyn M. Johnson S. C. Johnson & Son 14
#47 Michael C. Garner Intel 13
#47 Frank Dudde Thyssenkrupp Elevator 13
#49 Sachin P. Budhabhatti Smith & Nephew 12
#49 Scott D. Hoffpauir Dsc/Celcore 12

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