Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Geneva, NY ranks #5,173 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 511 patents from 119 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Geneva, NY include Cornell Research Foundation, Cornell University, Apex Neuro Holdings. That works out to 39.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 119 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John C. Sanford Cornell Research Foundation 32
2 Dennis Gonsalves Cornell Research Foundation 31
3 Gary E. Harman Cornell Research Foundation 28
#4 Herbert Sanders Aldwinckle Cornell Research Foundation 18
#5 James Cummins Cornell University 17
#6 Thomas Kershaw Apex Neuro Holdings 15
#7 Alvah Benjamin Aldrich Cooper Technologies 14
#8 Gennaro Fazio Cornell University 12
#8 Terence Lee Robinson Cornell University 12
#8 Susan K. Brown Cornell Research Foundation 12
#8 Mildred Calistri-Yeh Xerox 12
#12 Ronald J. Martino Bausch & Lomb Incorporated 11
#12 Matteo Lorito Cornell Research Foundation 11
#14 Courtney A. Weber Cornell University 10
#14 Molly Cadle-Davidson Advanced Biological Marketing 10
#16 Christopher K. Hayes Cornell Research Foundation 9
#17 Lawrence B. Smart SUNY Research Foundation 8
#17 Kai-Shu Ling Cornell Research Foundation 8
#19 Yingzhen Yang Snap 7
#20 Bruce I. Reisch Cornell Research Foundation 6
#20 Kenneth G. Livermore Cornell Research Foundation 6
#20 Robert L. Andersen Cornell Research Foundation 6
#20 Sui Ti Atienza Siebert Cornell Research Foundation 6
#24 K. Michael King PepsiCo 5
#24 Andrew K. Faust Libbey Glass 5
#24 Jack E. Reich Cornell Research Foundation 5
#24 Douglas C. Knipple Cornell Research Foundation 5
#24 Herb S. Aldwinckle Cornell Research Foundation 5
#24 Susan A. Ferguson Allied Consulting 5
#24 Victoria Smith Cornell Research Foundation 5
#31 Robert J. Tewksbury Pearl Technologies 4
#31 Robert M. Pool Cornell Research Foundation 4
#31 Woodrow Nepa Orion Engineered Seals 4
#31 Xixuan Jin Ecoscience 4
#31 David Stephens Integra Lifesciences 4
#31 Richard F. Klimowicz Dresser Industries 4
#31 Roxanne M. Broadway Cornell Research Foundation 4
#31 Baozhong Meng Cornell Research Foundation 4
#31 Yong D. Hang Cornell Research Foundation 4
#31 Thomas J. Burr Cornell Research Foundation 4
#31 David M. Soderlund Cornell Research Foundation 4
#31 John Einset, deceased Cornell Research Foundation 4
#43 Susan B. Rodriguez Alza 3
#43 Geoffrey S. Rule Cornell Research Foundation 3
#43 Malcolm C. Bourne Cornell Research Foundation 3
#43 Gregory C. Lavin Thermal Dynamics 3
#43 Stuart Graham Reeves Cornell Research Foundation 3
#43 Walid Nosir Advanced Biological Marketing 3
#43 Jeffery P. Kelsey Eastman Kodak 3
#43 Bart C. Vandebroek Eni, A Div. Of Astec America 3

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