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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Galena, OH ranks #5,691 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 449 patents from 89 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Galena, OH include Abbott, Medtronic, York International. That works out to 485.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 89 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Steven R. Davis Abbott 55
2 William J. Combs Medtronic 50
3 John F. Judge York International 22
#4 Ram Raghavan IBM 20
#5 William J. Hook Abbott 16
#5 Tyler McClure Coulter Ventures, Llc. 16
#7 Jeffrey H. Baxter Abbott 15
#7 William Ricks Mli Associates, L.L.C. 15
#9 Sean Michael Banal Sunjoy Industries Group 14
#10 Edward G. Walsh 12
#10 James K. Martin Liebert 12
#12 Frank S. Walczak Abbott 11
#13 Joseph W. Harpster Intek 10
#14 Gary Alan Grandominico Ridge 9
#15 Dennis R. Pugh 8
#15 John Johnson Agri-Fab 8
#15 Michael A. Smyser Md Systems 8
#18 Craig L. Duffey Liqui-Box 7
#18 Dale G. Hall Motorola 7
#20 Regina Lach Checkfree 6
#21 Matthew J. Farber Saint Joseph'S University 5
#21 David Boldizar Nationwide Mutual Insurance 5
#21 Vince Lacambra Torrid 5
#24 Michael D. McCarrick IBM 4
#24 Brad Niley Shoot-A-Way 4
#24 John S. Capoccia 4
#24 Kristi Slevin-Giesler 4
#24 Richard Van Schaik Ixia 4
#24 Thomas Domin 4
#30 Frances C. Pendley Abbott 3
#30 Matthew Swysgood Kinetics Noise Control 3
#30 Frank R. Schwartz, Jr. 3
#30 Lewis Karl Vankeuren, III 3
#30 Vikkie Mustad Abbott 3
#30 Eric Boggs Mettler-Toledo Gmbh 3
#30 William L. Kline 3
#37 Constance Hope Baxter Abbott 2
#37 Donald W. Wissman 2
#37 James S. McCaughan, Jr. 2
#37 Scott WIECLAW 2
#37 Raymond J. Ichrist Mettler-Toledo Gmbh 2
#37 Larry Joseph Risolio 2
#37 Omar Nabil Abass 2
#37 Tammy Radvanyi JPMorgan Chase 2
#37 Kenny Chidozie Anunike 2
#37 David Sonner Liebert 2
#37 Braden C. Schenk Whiteside Mfg. 2
#37 Isaac Thomas Zimmer Battelle Memorial Institute 2
#37 Jeffrey R. Lindemuth Lake Shore Cryotronics 2
#37 Michael Jason Gloeckner Liebert 2

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