Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hanover, MA ranks #4,930 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 543 patents from 79 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hanover, MA include Globus Medical, Northwestern University, Merck.

Showing 1–50 of 79 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Andrew R. Sennett Globus Medical 42
2 Roger W. Giese Northwestern University 32
2 Andry Lagsdin 32
#4 Duane DeMong Merck 30
#5 Joseph W. Fleming Hub Pen Company 27
#6 Andrew Nixon Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited 22
#6 Nathan A. Blagrove Bose 22
#8 Andrew McGillicuddy Cervos Medical 18
#9 Richard L. Panicci Kiddie Products 17
#9 Navin K. Kapur Tufts Medical Center 17
#11 Joan M. Sullivan Johnson & Johnson 13
#11 J. Scott Petty RTX (Raytheon) 13
#13 Paul Anderson Biomega Boehringer Ingelheim Research 12
#13 Edward J. Gaudet Imprivata 12
#13 Robert Kleinrath Ocean Spray Cranberries 12
#16 Joseph S. Boyce Foster-Miller 11
#16 Roger Therrien Fujifilm Dimatix 11
#16 Romek Figa 11
#19 David Robinson Amoco 10
#20 Anthony F. Litka Acumentrics 9
#20 Robert Nordstrom Medispectra 9
#20 Stefanie Morgan Cellino Biotech 9
#20 Steven Chase Msw Power 9
#24 Ramon Harrington Cimpress Schweiz Gmbh 8
#25 D. Marie Lariviere 7
#25 Richard Lydon Madison Filter 981 Limited 7
#25 Howard N. Wieland, Jr. Trw Limited 7
#28 Michael Rufo Boston Engineering 6
#28 David G. Thomas Sherwood Medical 6
#30 Alison J. Donlan Schlage Lock Company 5
#30 Dan Schirf Crossvista 5
#30 Joshua J. DeLisle 5
#30 Manohar S. Grewal The Gillette Company 5
#34 Amy White Novartis Ag 4
#34 Robert E. Tuffy 4
#34 Patrick D. Kincaid Nanopaper 4
#34 John N. Carbone RTX (Raytheon) 4
#34 Brian P. Antonetti 4
#34 Jan G. Stannard Pulpdent 4
#40 Jonathan N. Lipsky Whatman Gmbh 3
#40 Erik DEVEREAUX Surface Oncology 3
#40 James Hunt USAA 3
#40 Gerald Tromblee Stoneridge Control Devices 3
#40 Andrew Rich Hyperion Catalysis International 3
#45 Thomas Fredrick Krall Teachers Insurance And Annuity Association Of America 2
#45 Francis Nagle 2
#45 Andrew Nixon Magenta Therapeutics 2
#45 Eric Lastowka Acushnet 2
#45 Bruce Edwin Chapman American District Telegraph 2
#45 Donald Varner Daimlerchrysler Ag 2

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