Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Crofton, MD ranks #4,722 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 575 patents from 148 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Crofton, MD include NASA, Meadowcraft, Synthetic Genomics. That works out to 19.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 148 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John M. Vranish NASA 43
2 Timothy M. LeRoy Meadowcraft 33
3 Daniel G. Gibson Synthetic Genomics 32
#4 Alberto Pique US Air Force 30
#5 Steven S. Kim US Air Force 22
#6 Kevin L. Denis E Ink Holdings 20
#7 Frank Bucholtz US Air Force 18
#8 MEHMET DONDURUR KFUPM 15
#9 Curt S. Kothera Innovital 14
#10 Modasser El-Shoubary Millennium Inorganic Chemicals 13
#11 Brian V. Jenkins Nalco Chemical 12
#11 Steven B. Shauck 12
#13 Nathaniel Jackson Short Virnetx 9
#13 John H. Ward Cook Urological Incorporated 9
#13 Richard S. Miller Research One Limited Partnership 9
#16 Fiona S. Best Telecommunication Systems 7
#16 Sreenivasa Rao Pamidala IBM 7
#16 John Carey C.R. Bard 7
#16 Robert A. Bourdelaise Westinghouse Electric 7
#16 Kevin O'Connor Axalta Coating Systems Ip Co. 7
#21 Robert L. Denningham US Air Force 6
#21 Laszlo T. Erdely Verizon 6
#21 Tyler Hippen Patent & Investment 6
#21 Dharmalingam Ganesan Oracle 6
#21 Robert Charles Moran United States Postal Service 6
#26 Douglas G. Newhard 5
#26 Randall Bright Ericsson 5
#26 Alex Richard Gladd Lookout 5
#26 Deok Gun Park IBM 5
#26 Robert A. Meger US Air Force 5
#26 Andrew Humen, Jr. Atlantic Aerospace Electronics 5
#32 Jerry A. Kane Westinghouse Electric 4
#32 Thomas R. Robbins 4
#32 Kenneth A. Knowles, JR. Murtech 4
#32 Andrew J. Musliner 4
#32 Larry W. Sours Bell Atlantic Network Services 4
#37 Michael D. Collins 3
#37 Gary P. Kushto US Air Force 3
#37 Blaine Nye Telecommunication Systems 3
#37 James R. Talman Cleveland Clinic 3
#37 Russell N. Van Allen Lockheed Martin 3
#37 Van Bich Nguyen 3
#37 Sean Springer Immediate Response Technologies 3
#37 Harry Holmgren Ab Akerlund & Rausing 3
#37 Audie L. Mays 3
#37 Nelson L. O'Neill Neuvana 3
#37 Lanier G. Cole US Air Force 3
#37 Robert L. Lohe Covidien Lp 3
#37 Craig Allan Hall Core Laboratories Lp 3
#37 Kathleen Curtis Bell Atlantic Network Services 3

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