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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Danville, VA ranks #8,274 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 264 patents from 96 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Danville, VA include New York University, The Liposome Company, Hach. That works out to 6.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 96 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Stephen R. Wilson New York University 27
2 Robert P. Lenk The Liposome Company 20
3 Darren Kent MacFarland Hach 14
3 Philip Travisano Virdia 14
#5 Iulian Bobe Tyton Biosciences 12
#6 Igor Kostenyuk Tyton Biosciences 9
#7 Florin G. Barla Circ 8
#8 Peter Majeranowski Tyton Biosciences 7
#9 Louis F. Comper The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 6
#9 Robert F. Scheiderich The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 6
#11 David J. Bivens Bivens Winchester 5
#11 Randy C. McGuire Masonite 5
#13 John M. Terpay Dan River 4
#13 Todd Showalter Circ 4
#13 Dennis J. Kalz 4
#13 Stephen Scott Herndon 4
#13 William G. Fodor 4
#13 Walter G. Williams The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 4
#13 Elizabeth D. Sullivan Abb Schweiz Ag 4
#20 Tony Gilbert Schefenacker Vision Systems Australia Pty 3
#20 David Klapper Unarco Industries 3
#20 Huynh P. Van Stanford University 3
#20 Richard P. Marek E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 3
#20 William J. Donohue Automated Production Systems 3
#25 Larry E. Dooley 2
#25 Michael Andrew Faison Virdia 2
#25 Timothy Wayne Harville 2
#25 Stephen Wayne Meadows The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 2
#25 Julie A. Willoughby Circ 2
#25 Roy Gignac Trapeze Networks 2
#25 Dawn H. Davis Dan River 2
#25 Morris Gauldin Abb Power T&D Company 2
#25 Oseas D. Alvarez 2
#25 Mark Custer 2
#25 Samuel G. Jones 2
#25 Marcul L. Gunnells 2
#25 Larry R. Gray Disston 2
#25 Gerald F. Slocum Disston 2
#25 Thomas S. Verrill 2
#25 Christie Scott Wall 2
#41 Wayne Brown Disston 1
#41 Charles Franklin Sherrill Disston 1
#41 Charlie L. Norton Dan River 1
#41 James R. Porter 1
#41 Allen R. Sheets 1
#41 Mike S. Coyne The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 1
#41 Karen J. Brantley-Alcock 1
#41 Donna M. Favero 1
#41 Elliott P. Terry 1
#41 Roger D. Woodson 1

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