Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Export, PA ranks #2,801 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,098 patents from 171 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Export, PA include GE, Alcoa, Kohler. That works out to 1228.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 171 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Irene Spitsberg GE 72
2 Jen C. Lin Alcoa 66
2 Thomas A. Bonnell Kohler 66
#4 Winslow K. Duff Ric Investments 37
#4 James W. McCamy Vitro Flat Glass 37
#6 Donald L. Miller 35
#7 James A. Claar Ppg Industries 32
#8 Robert M. Wepfer Westinghouse Electric 23
#9 Regis J. Nero, Jr. Tollgrade Communications 21
#9 Jau-Ho Jean Aluminum Company Of America 21
#9 Men G. Chu Alcoa 21
#9 Ali Unal Alcoa 21
#9 Thomas Voigt Chemimage 21
#14 Eugene A. Pasek Chevron 20
#14 Michael O. Okoroafor Ppg Industries Ohio 20
#16 John M. Newman Alcoa 19
#16 Qingjun Zheng Kennametal 19
#18 Harry J. Carlino Eaton 18
#19 Robin R. Oder Exportech Company 17
#20 Scott Keitzer Chemimage 15
#21 David H. DeYoung Alcoa 14
#21 Derrick J. Page Westinghouse Electric 14
#23 Robert Hieber Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 13
#24 Paul E. Fischione E.A. Fischione Instruments 12
#24 Charles W. Einolf, Jr. Westinghouse Electric 12
#24 Gerald G. Cano Allegheny Singer Research Institute 12
#27 Xiao-Man Dai Transitions Optical 11
#28 Yuri C. Spitsberg Eaton 10
#29 Elias G. Diacopoulos Ric Investments 9
#29 Rabindra K. Bhattacharyya Automotive Casting Technology 9
#29 Daniel Kuehn Hamilton Sundstrand 9
#29 Andras I. Szabo Westinghouse Electric 9
#33 Stephen A. Bollinger Mentor Partners 8
#33 Michael Vidra Tech Met 8
#33 Kyle W. Selcer Duquesne University Of The Holy Ghost 8
#33 John S. Ligas Transitions Optical 8
#33 Thomas J. Demoise Westinghouse Air Brake 8
#33 Camilo Lopez Abb Schweiz Ag 8
#33 Heinz Gilcher American Standard 8
#40 Robert A. Cargnel Aluminum Company Of America 7
#40 Joseph P. Harenski Alcoa 7
#40 Jeffrey Kepler Ric Investments 7
#40 Joseph F. Meier US Air Force 7
#40 John Burns Draper Laboratory 7
#45 Edward S. Buzzelli Westinghouse Electric 6
#45 David A. Chizmar Westinghouse Electric 6
#45 S. John Pien Aluminum Company Of America 6
#45 Johann Stamm 6
#45 Sunil Bhalchandra Badwe 6K 6
#45 Andrew J. Male Ductmate Industries 6

Part of Pennsylvania