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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Estero, FL ranks #9,140 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 228 patents from 64 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Estero, FL include Aqua Products, Motorola, Rhinosystems. That works out to 6.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 64 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Tibor Horvath Aqua Products 33
2 Kevin D. Moore Motorola 27
3 Martin R. Hoke Rhinosystems 19
#4 G. Joshua Karnes Arthrex 13
#5 Melissa S. Tucker Arthrex 10
#6 Richard Shevelow Pica Product Development 9
#7 Gordon S. Kerr Avaya 8
#8 Bryan Kuieck Shaw Development 6
#9 Jason Ward Algenol Biofuels 5
#9 Scott F. Michael University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization 5
#9 Norman Davis Sanden 5
#9 Tara L. Swanlaw Arthrex 5
#9 Richard Crowley University Of Maryland Biotechnology Institute 5
#9 Sharon Isern University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization 5
#15 Tamara Walker Earnest 4
#15 Donald Platt Pack-Rat Mini-Mover 4
#15 Allen W. Edwards 4
#18 John Kohlhauff Quality Boat Lifts 3
#18 Harvey Bruce Youngquist, Jr. 3
#18 Daniel Michael Cafiero 3
#21 James W. Bess Diamond Shamrock 2
#21 Michael Fredric Dunn University of California 2
#21 George Zalucki Hmdyh Holding Company 2
#21 Todd Coppedge Baader North America 2
#21 Brad S. Gallagher Unknown 2
#21 Joyce A. Trost 2
#21 Robert J. Durand Apple 2
#21 Matthew John LeLievre 2
#29 Patricia Horne 1
#29 Lawrence Battista 1
#29 Cyrus Nima Rashedi Algenol Biotech 1
#29 Aaron Gaunt Vive Health 1
#29 Cezary Michal Harbar 1
#29 Jessie Drake 1
#29 Janice I. Rhoades 1
#29 Paul E. Hampton 1
#29 Lorenzo N Battista 1
#29 Ronald John Kuhnen 1
#29 Robert L. Westerman 1
#29 Donald W. Hopta 1
#29 Susan G. Foresman 1
#29 Andrew J. DeCarlo 1
#29 Linda L. Hayden 1
#29 Raushan Myrzashova Cloud Linux Software 1
#29 Jonathan Christopher 1
#29 Gregory R. Boyce 1
#29 Taylor Jonathan Stroobosscher 1
#29 Roger Withrow 1
#29 Nancy C. Stamps 1
#29 Chris S. Ghannam 1

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