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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hayward, WI ranks #15,635 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 99 patents from 34 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hayward, WI include Cray, Sprint Communications, Freeescale Semiconductor. That works out to 39.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–34 of 34 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Gregory W. Pautsch Cray 16
2 Keith Anderson Sprint Communications 14
3 Rana P. Singh Freeescale Semiconductor 8
#4 Edward O. Reinbold Dresser Industries 6
#5 Richard B. Pauli 4
#5 Joshua Speros Basf Se 4
#5 Rolyn A. Schmid 4
#5 Theodore A. Rayfield Unknown 4
#9 Randy Conner 3
#9 Bipin H. Shah Alcatel Lucent 3
#9 Warren Ogren 3
#9 Michael C. Maryonovich Masco 3
#13 Mathew Fish Louisiana-Pacific 2
#13 Grant Stevenson Louisiana-Pacific 2
#13 DAVID G. EDWALL Louisiana-Pacific 2
#13 Gene L. Skille Unknown 2
#13 Ryan Hexum 2
#18 Ward R. Williamson 1
#18 John J. Gardetto 1
#18 Julie K. Gautsche Unknown 1
#18 Aaron J. Halberg 1
#18 Keith David Seelig Louisiana-Pacific 1
#18 Robert Carl Middlesforf Louisiana-Pacific 1
#18 Louis Nickence 1
#18 Donald Ray Gokey, II 1
#18 William Todd Bedwell Lasx Industries 1
#18 Amanda Geissler 1
#18 Michael B. Golom 1
#18 Ponsingh B. Devendran 1
#18 Fredrick W. Ash 1
#18 Ada deMare 1
#18 Robert P. Metropulos 1
#18 Steven S. Nimz Illinois Tool Works 1
#18 Arlen Skille Unknown 1

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