Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Derry, NH ranks #2,554 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,216 patents from 295 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Derry, NH include Cooledge Lighting, Koniniklijke Philips N.V., Genband Us. That works out to 53.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 295 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Calvin Wade Sheen Cooledge Lighting 41
2 David W. Clark Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 34
2 Paul Miller Genband Us 34
#4 Peter Matthew Wason Hubbell Incorporated 31
#5 Michael J. Shaw Evoqua Water Technologies 29
#6 Michael Deutsch Teradiode 27
#7 Brian A. Box Element Cxi 26
#7 Matthew R. Archibald IBM 26
#9 Joydip Kundu Oracle 24
#10 James R. Blodgett AT&T 21
#11 Scott Buttram Diatide 20
#12 Kevin Rodgers Broadcom 18
#13 William M. Glasheen Ametek 15
#14 Robert Driscoll Clearmotion 12
#14 A. Jason Mirabito Alpha Metals 12
#14 Paul William Chapman Huntleigh Technology, Plc 12
#14 Stephen M. Ent Deka Products Limited Parternship 12
#14 Ronnie Browne Swagelok 12
#14 Dana F. Schuh Polaroid 12
#20 Daniel Roy Sappel 11
#20 Kevin Wilder RTX (Raytheon) 11
#20 Robin G. Thurgood Rennco 11
#20 Christopher J. Edington Nike 11
#20 Ralph G. Daniels Awois 11
#25 Christopher Ring Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 10
#25 Mac Arthur Johnson, Jr. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 10
#25 Edward J. Lombardi Kontron 10
#25 Kirby A. Smith Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration 10
#25 David Roy The Quaker Oats 10
#25 Steven W. Nickson Deka Products Limited Parternship 10
#31 Frank M. Czumak Polaroid 9
#31 Steven Spear Atlantic Research Group 9
#31 Charles Rowe Atlantic Research Group 9
#31 Peter Kirby Waters Technologies 9
#31 Paul Beaudoin Depuy Spine 9
#31 John T. Grosser 9
#31 Michael T. Fecteau Pitco Frialator 9
#38 James Jones Gordon-Piatt Energy Group 8
#38 Alex J. Harui Wang Laboratories 8
#38 Lee Batchelder Nashua 8
#38 Haim Bar-Noy Johnsondiversey 8
#38 Richard A. Hager Philips 8
#38 Hermanus Stephanus Pretorius Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration 8
#38 Leonardo Gil Bottomline Technologies 8
#45 Andrew Hanson Industrial Materials Technology 7
#45 Jonathan Ferrin Hyland Software 7
#45 Andrew David Morgan Contour Design 7
#45 Mark D. Maddox Analog Devices 7
#49 James M. Poulin Mks Instruments 6
#49 Michael G. Croteau Litton Systems 6

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