Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Galway, IE ranks #1,248 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,698 patents from 581 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Galway, IE include Digitaloptics Corporation Europe Limited, Medtronic, Avaya.

Showing 1–50 of 581 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Alexandru Drimbarean Digitaloptics Corporation Europe Limited 96
2 Niall Duffy Medtronic 94
3 Tony McCormack Avaya 83
#4 Martyn G. Folan Boston Scientific Scimed 78
#5 Paul Gilson Salviac Limited 52
#6 Declan Costello Medtronic 50
#7 Gerry McCaffrey Medtronic 43
#8 Eugene O'Neill 3Com 31
#9 Aram Jamous Medtronic 28
#10 Karl KEATING Neuravi Limited 24
#10 Fearghal O'Donncha IBM 24
#10 Matthew Montague Boston Scientific Scimed 24
#13 Rónán Wood Medtronic 22
#14 Terence James Smith Ciba-Geigy 20
#15 Istvan Andorko Fotonation Limited 19
#15 Grainne Teresa Carroll Medtronic 19
#15 Joseph Smyth Avaya 19
#18 Kieran Hyland Stamford Devices 18
#18 Gavin Kenny Medtronic 18
#20 Charlotte Murphy 4Tech 17
#20 Thomas McGuire Fmr 17
#20 Brian Shields Neurent Medical Limited 17
#20 David McMorrow Boston Scientific Scimed 17
#20 Kevin Lynn 4Tech 17
#25 Paula McDonnell Medtronic 16
#25 Aidan Duffy Neuravi Limited 16
#25 Tomas K. Kelly Medtronic 16
#28 Frank Harewood Medtronic 15
#28 Damien V. Nolan Boston Scientific Scimed 15
#28 Enda Connaughton Boston Scientific Scimed 15
#28 Liam Mullins Veryan Medical Limited 15
#28 Stephen J. Elliman Orbsen Therapeutics Limited 15
#28 Vincent Gavin 3Com 15
#34 Marian Lally Medtronic 14
#34 Trevor Fahy Stamford Devices 14
#34 Igor Barcovschi Fotonation Limited 14
#34 Michael Walsh 14
#34 Damien Ryan Vivasure Medical Limited 14
#34 Niall Hanrahan Intel 14
#34 Paul Heneghan Vetex Medical Limited 14
#41 Martin Lawrence Fawdry Boston Scientific Scimed 13
#41 Daniel Tuck Boston Scientific Scimed 13
#41 Diarmuid Leonard JPMorgan Chase 13
#41 Christopher Dainty Fotonation Limited 13
#41 Paraic Frisby Medtronic 13
#41 Javier Palomar-Moreno Boston Scientific Scimed 13
#41 Declan Ganley Rivada Networks 13
#41 Edmond Sheahan Medtronic 13
#49 Joseph Grehan Stamford Devices 12
#49 Gabriel Costache Digitaloptics Corporation Europe Limited 12