Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Gates Mills, OH ranks #3,244 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 932 patents from 97 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Gates Mills, OH include Nottingham Spirk Design Associates, The Noco, The Lubrizol. That works out to 411.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 97 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John W. Spirk Nottingham Spirk Design Associates 224
2 Jonathan Lewis Nook The Noco 177
3 James D. Burrington The Lubrizol 65
#4 Don W. Cochran Pressco Technology 40
#5 Douglas M. Horner Enpress 26
#6 Carl V. Santoiemmo Ranpak 24
#7 Jacob Scott Palantir Technologies 22
#8 Evan Spirk Abbott 21
#8 Edward C. Benzel Cleveland Clinic 21
#10 John Evan Spirk Creative Spark 19
#11 Anthony J. Lammers Innodesk Business Tools 16
#12 Adam M. Wrobel Rockwell Automation 14
#12 William A. Higgins The Lubrizol 14
#14 Hugh T. Greenlee Fox Valley Instrument 11
#15 Mark Kusner Ga-Tek 9
#15 Donald E. Negrelli Picker International 9
#15 Aaron Patrick Lemieux Tremont Electric 9
#18 Ridley Watts, Jr. Nordson 8
#18 John R. Schreiber Case Western Reserve University 8
#20 Michael Sylvester 7
#20 Jerry Bohinc, Jr. Quintell Of Ohio 7
#20 Charles A. Kumins Tremco Incorporated 7
#20 Robert J. deFasselle Unknown 7
#20 Bernard J. Gallagher Cajon 7
#20 Clark B. Langmack Imet 7
#26 Kennan J. Malec Swagelok 6
#26 Daniel Harrington Baylor College Of Medicine 6
#28 Lawrence Seger Promerus 5
#28 J. Evan Spirk Dreamwell 5
#28 Peter Brooks Symmorphix 5
#28 Todd Kennedy Google 5
#28 David A. Dilts The Standard Oil 5
#28 Paul L. Ruflin 5
#28 John O. Milliken Enpac, L.L.C. 5
#35 Rudolph F. Brundula Royal Appliance Mfg. 4
#35 Steven Willensky American Greetings 4
#35 Andrew J. Conti Ccl Label 4
#35 John W. Pugh GE 4
#35 Michael I. Rabin 4
#35 Eugene Bahniuk Unknown 4
#35 Shane M. Bigelow 4
#42 James D. Bares Meritool 3
#42 Philip L. Rountree 3
#42 Helmut A. Alpers Specialty Equipment Companies 3
#42 Larry Rice Minebea Co. 3
#46 Myron Levenson 2
#46 Anton A. Komar 2
#46 Angelo P. Mandato Swimc 2
#46 William F. Meditz 2
#46 Robert Mark Fumich 2

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