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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Flatwoods, KY ranks #23,811 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 49 patents from 13 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Flatwoods, KY include Marathon Ashland Petroleum, Mining Technologies, Marathon Petroleum Company Lp. That works out to 6.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–13 of 13 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Roger E. Hayner Marathon Ashland Petroleum 24
2 Albert E. Lynch Mining Technologies 4
2 Phillip Ryan Adams Marathon Petroleum Company Lp 4
#4 Thomas H. McKay 3
#4 David Slagel Modular Security Systems 3
#6 Walter Clark Hatteras Hammocks 2
#6 Lois Jean Maynard 2
#6 Donna Meyer 2
#9 Keith Vanderpool 1
#9 Terry B. Meyer 1
#9 Johnny M. Highfield, Jr. Marathon Petroleum Company Lp 1
#9 Douglas H. Jackson Univation Technologies 1
#9 Georgina L. Maynard 1

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