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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hanover, PA ranks #4,983 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 537 patents from 143 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hanover, PA include Reliance Medical Products, Sarnoff, R.H. Sheppard Co.. That works out to 32.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 143 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Neil Smith Reliance Medical Products 19
2 James G. Snyder 18
3 David A. New Sarnoff 16
#4 Peter H. Sheppard R.H. Sheppard Co. 15
#5 Austin Scott Brown Wm. T. Burnett Ip 14
#5 Frederick Giacobbe American Air Liquide 14
#7 Michael Joseph Tryson Te Connectivity Co. 13
#7 Richard J. Heavel Black & Decker 13
#7 James D. Yoder Agere Systems 13
#7 Robert Douglas Mohondro Axcelis Technologies 13
#7 Robert E. Molison Elsner Engineering Works 13
#12 Brian Crowell Black & Decker 12
#13 Gary Leigh Miller Edge 11
#14 Susan M. Kircher Becton, Dickinson And 10
#14 John J. Moscony Rca 10
#14 John G. Rutty 10
#14 Michael Thomas Winkler Blackberry Limited 10
#14 Thomas L. Cline Corra-Board Products Co. 10
#19 Willie F. Hatcher Graham Packaging Company 9
#19 Vincent Diaz Unknown 9
#21 Walter D. Masterton Rca 8
#21 Rodolfo F. Rep Esab Ab 8
#21 Paul H. Krumrine Signa Chemistry 8
#21 Bertram F. Elsner Elsner Engineering Works 8
#21 Frank O'Hara Black & Decker 8
#26 Adam Dumler Aquaphoenix Scientific 7
#26 Michael Braverman Aquaphoenix Scientific 7
#26 Dennis P. Scott Ncr 7
#26 James F. Smith Consumerdirect 7
#26 James H. Butt Durel 7
#26 John M. Galchefski Cms Gilbreth Packaging Systems 7
#32 Franklin Lecrone, III Aquaphoenix Scientific 6
#32 William B. Pendergrass Sweetheart Cup Company 6
#32 Taylor Segovia Aquaphoenix Scientific 6
#35 Gordon Franklin Becton, Dickinson And 5
#35 Richard H. Sheppard Rockwell Automation 5
#35 Craig Graham UPS 5
#35 Stanley E. Ferree Alloy Rods Global 5
#39 Lawrence W. Caldwell Lever Brothers Company, Division Of Conopco 4
#39 Michael Rishel HP 4
#39 John Carr Fuller 4
#39 Thomas Leese Sigma-Aldrich Co. 4
#39 Lew Waltz Genlyte Thomas Group 4
#39 Fred A. Helvy Burle Technologies 4
#39 George Weber RTX (Raytheon) 4
#46 Diane Caine Strategic Weather Services 3
#46 Stacey W. Mack 3
#46 Jack Powell Wolfspeed 3
#46 Alfred Arndt 3
#46 William M. Niemier Genlyte Thomas Group 3

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