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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Destin, FL ranks #5,332 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 489 patents from 179 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Destin, FL include Bote, Laitram, L.L.C., Rovi Guides. That works out to 35.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 179 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Corey Cooper Bote 37
2 Kevin W. Guernsey Laitram, L.L.C. 30
3 Todd A. Walker Rovi Guides 29
#4 Gary H. Dietzen Enco Electronic Systems 24
#5 Joshua Lentz US Air Force 14
#5 Scott M. W. Haufe Medovex 14
#7 Frederick Young Avery Dennison 13
#8 Jerry W. Bishop Johnson Controls Technology 11
#9 Carol S. Luedecke Dci Marketing 10
#10 Alan Stanley Poudrier 9
#11 Allen Baker Ansys 7
#12 Dennis H. Goldstein US Air Force 6
#12 Daniel Vinson The Wild Gym Company 6
#14 Frederick E. Goetz US Air Force 5
#14 Jerry Provenza US Air Force 5
#14 David Cox 5
#14 Stephen A. Aubert US Air Force 5
#14 Phillip M. Rosegrant The J. M. Smucker 5
#19 Edward Rene Sanchez Carter 4
#19 David R. Mains 4
#19 Jeffrey P. Massman US Air Force 4
#19 Phillip A. Reece Biota Scientific Management Pty 4
#19 Richard Pate 4
#19 Arthur F. Spencer US Air Force 4
#25 Deborah L. Bell 3
#25 John T. Friedland Genesys Spine 3
#25 Vitalie Daranuta 3
#25 Phillip Munday Florida State University 3
#25 John Gifford 3
#25 Amanda Schrand Florida State University 3
#25 Edwin J. Wild Reynolds Systems 3
#25 Marvin C. Godwin 3
#25 Melissa C. Sambenedetto 3
#25 Gary H. Parsons US Air Force 3
#25 Thomas Midkiff 3
#25 John E. Luedecke Dci Marketing 3
#25 Dill Beaty Dci Marketing 3
#25 James R. Cloutier US Air Force 3
#25 Jimmy R. Lung 3
#25 Craig Barker Hitachi-Lg Data Storage Korea 3
#25 Ronald L. Simmons Hercules 3
#25 Gregory S. Dawson Nordson 3
#43 Cathy Dickson 2
#43 Thomas Layne US Air Force 2
#43 Eugene R. Wilkerson 2
#43 Paul E. Pence AMD 2
#43 Peter Kueth 2
#43 Anderson E. Robinson, Jr. Hercules 2
#43 Dana Skinner 2
#43 Ivan E. Lieberman 2

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