Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Elyria, OH ranks #2,399 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,306 patents from 293 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Elyria, OH include Ford, Rubbermaid Incorporated, Koniniklijke Philips N.V.. That works out to 24.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 293 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Justin Miller Ford 38
1 Donald Embree Rubbermaid Incorporated 38
3 Marc A. Chappo Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 35
#4 Mark E. Rosenkranz Gojo Industries 32
#5 Peter J. Buchanan Mtd Products 31
#5 Gerald W. Crum Nordson 31
#7 Jon R. Dunkin Emerson Electric 30
#8 Stanley E. Grzywna Alert Safety Lite Products Co. 26
#9 Darryl Peters Invacare 24
#10 Dave Hein Mtd Products 21
#11 Steve E. Kaplan Multilink 19
#11 Phillip J. Kasper Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems 19
#13 Fernando Venegas Diaz Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems 18
#13 Billy Odon M. Yrad, Jr. Ridge Tool 18
#13 Frederick Ignatz-Hoover Eastman Chemical 18
#16 Andrew Marsh Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems 16
#16 Annie Deckerd American Greetings 16
#18 Richard M. Kundracik Ridge Tool 15
#19 Donald R. Hastings Nordson 14
#19 David J. Taneyhill Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems 14
#21 Rodger W. Dyson NASA 13
#21 John C. A. Traylor Nordson 13
#21 Robert S. Tekesky Logan Clutch 13
#24 Jeffrey Glenn Felty GE 12
#24 Dennis R. Seguin, Jr. Bettcher Industries 12
#24 Steven E. Kaplan Multilink 12
#24 Carolyn J. Duffield Moen Incorporated 12
#24 Will E. Roberts Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake 12
#24 John V. Ripley Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems 12
#30 Michael Mott Diebold 11
#30 Robert E. Detterman 11
#30 Joseph Spalding Prestan Products 11
#30 Kenneth A. Grolle Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems 11
#30 Gregory T. Coolidge Parker-Hannifin 11
#35 Christopher Fildes R.W. Beckett 10
#35 Edward A. O'Halloran Woodpeckers 10
#35 Kenneth J. Murphy Ics Triplex Technology 10
#35 Michael A. Brattoli Moen Incorporated 10
#35 Jonathon Randall Olszewski Preformed Line Products 10
#40 Gerald Peters Simmons Universal 9
#40 Joe Jocke Mtd Products 9
#40 David L. Machovina Emerson Electric 9
#40 Subashish Sasmal Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems 9
#40 Edward T. Turpin Scm Consultants 9
#45 Randy S. Wise Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems 8
#45 Charles P. Jacobs Lubrizol Advanced Materials 8
#45 Carl J. Long, II 8
#48 Glenn Mahaffey, Jr. Dynatech Systems 7
#48 James Craig Hunter Applied Materials 7
#48 Roy E. Bartholomew Allied Consulting 7

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