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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Durham, GB ranks #4,234 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 664 patents from 202 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Durham, GB include Ciba-Geigy, Black & Decker, Merck.

Showing 1–50 of 202 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Marcus Baumann Ciba-Geigy 41
2 Nigel Robson Black & Decker 36
3 Changsheng Wang Merck 31
#4 Andrew Whiting Saudi Arabian Oil 21
#5 Hugh Christopher Greenwell Saudi Arabian Oil 19
#6 David Rowntree Black & Decker 14
#7 Brian Wadge Black & Decker 13
#7 Kevin Jeffrey Kittle Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V. 13
#7 Manohara Gudiyor Veerabhadrappa Saudi Arabian Oil 13
#10 Nicolas Steven Holliman Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 12
#11 Clare Tate Black & Decker 11
#11 Richard Alasdair Clements GE 11
#13 Matthew David Gwydion Lunn Johnson Matthey Public Limited 10
#14 Duncan William John McCallien Johnson Matthey Public Limited 9
#14 Geoffrey Stuart Howe Johnson Matthey Public Limited 9
#14 John Leonard Wall Bruker Jv Israel 9
#14 Ezat Khosravi Isp Investments 9
#18 Matthew James Evans Johnson Matthey Public Limited 7
#18 Gangadhar Banappanavar Applied Materials 7
#18 Christopher Fred Randell Eveready Battery Company 7
#18 Mona Al Batal Durham University 7
#18 Ben Lowson Dyson Technology Limited 7
#23 Simon Peter Crabtree Davy Process Technology Limited 6
#23 Ben Cantwell Kromek Limited 6
#23 Adam Simon HAYWARD The Procter & Gamble 6
#23 Peter Donaldson ICI 6
#23 John A. Gatehouse Agricultural Genetics Company 6
#23 Andrew Whiting University Of Durham 6
#23 David Edward Joyce Kromek Limited 6
#30 Ernest Appleton University Of Durham 5
#30 Stephen Parkes British Aerospace Public Limited 5
#30 Duncan ARCHER Metaswitch Networks 5
#30 Nicholas Anthony Barker Canva Pty 5
#30 Robert Pal University Of Durham 5
#30 Paul Scott Kromek Limited 5
#30 Frederick Rowell University Of Sunderland 5
#30 Steven Swaddle Black & Decker 5
#30 Philip Nigel Threlfall-Holmes Nouryon Chemicals International B.V. 5
#39 Edward Hutchinson Awi Licensing 4
#39 Joel Uckelman Stroz Friedberg 4
#39 Jagjitpati Shukla Tridonic Gmbh & Co Kg 4
#39 Andrew Lyddiatt Emd Millipore 4
#39 John Kears Tridonic Gmbh & Co Kg 4
#39 Katherine Louise Angus Millipore 4
#39 Neil Walmsley Black & Decker 4
#39 Marek Szablewski Sony 4
#47 Richard Lewis Thompson University Of Durham 3
#47 James S. Sharley International Flavors & Fragrances 3
#47 Terence Fairless Caterpillar 3
#47 Jonathan Charles Christian Atherton Cyclacel Limited 3