Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Elizabeth, NJ ranks #4,220 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 667 patents from 186 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Elizabeth, NJ include Genlyte Thomas Group, Interdigital Technology, GE. That works out to 4.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 186 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas Russello Genlyte Thomas Group 48
2 Nader Bolourchi Interdigital Technology 35
3 William Lee Herron GE 32
#4 Lawrence L. Murrell ExxonMobil 30
#5 Henry Rodriguez The Boeing 23
#6 Sandor Karady Merck 20
#7 Navin Geria Warner-Lambert Company 15
#8 Christopher Macey Corente 14
#9 Louis Schneider Gaf 13
#10 Maurus Logan 11
#10 John J. Burack AT&T 11
#12 John J. McGarvey Electric Boat 10
#12 Marvin E. Rosen Electric Boat 10
#14 Noah Weisleder University Of Medicine And Dentistry Of New Jersey 9
#14 Stephen A. Garron Ssmc 9
#14 Audrey Molina Merck 9
#17 Joseph V. Milo Comcast 8
#18 Daniel Sheinbein AT&T 7
#18 Simon Chernomorsky Rubicor Medical. 7
#18 Donald B. Rabig Sterling Plastics 7
#18 Anil M. Telang Baxter International 7
#18 Edwin Rodriguez Viacom International 7
#23 William E. Waters West 6
#23 Dominic DeCesare 6
#23 Boleslaw Kornatowski The Singer Company Limited 6
#23 Ludlow D. Forbes 6
#23 Henry Kressel Rca 6
#23 Zachariah Eamon Nelson Verizon 6
#23 John A. Marinho AT&T 6
#23 Vitor Oliveira The Hartz Mountain 6
#23 Pawan Dhondi Merck 6
#32 Bruce L. Murphy Schering 5
#32 Salvatore J. Puleo, Sr. National Christmas Products 5
#32 Maria B. Lopez Merck 5
#32 Eric Cheetham Phoenix Environmental 5
#32 August Milo Comcast 5
#32 Maria Figueroa Instrumentation Laboratory 5
#32 Angel Hierrezuelo White Conveyors 5
#32 David J. Anderson Abb Vie 5
#40 John M. Fiore The Singer Company Limited 4
#40 Bruce K. Jones Apple 4
#40 Rafael Amado Johnson & Johnson 4
#40 Dimitar Filipov Theravance Biopharma R&D Ip 4
#40 Richard W. FLYNN ExxonMobil 4
#40 Andrew R. Koenig AT&T 4
#40 Onofrio Triarsi 4
#40 John Patricia The Singer Company Limited 4
#40 Ruvim Braude Burroughs 4
#40 David L. Wernick ExxonMobil 4
#50 Zev C. Rubenstein AT&T 3

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