Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hernando, MS ranks #5,758 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 442 patents from 69 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hernando, MS include Apple, Warsaw Orthopedic, Fedex Corporate Services. That works out to 25.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 69 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David A. Doyle Apple 41
2 Jerbrena C. Jacobs Warsaw Orthopedic 31
3 Miley E. Ainsworth Fedex Corporate Services 28
#4 Joel Bales Theken Spine 27
#5 Chris Robinson Comcast 25
#6 Jason Sean Jordan Smith & Nephew 24
#6 James Duncan Warsaw Orthopedic 24
#8 Scott M. Vickers Warsaw Orthopedic 17
#9 Paul F. Wheeler Warsaw Orthopedic 13
#9 Bret M. Wilfong Warsaw Orthopedic 13
#11 James C. McMillen Alcoa Usa 12
#11 Carey Bryant Cable Fix 12
#13 Kenneth L. Porter L.P. Brown Company 11
#13 Kevin Belew Smith & Nephew 11
#13 Shannon D. Cummings Wright Medical Technology 11
#16 Tommy L. Jamison Mueller Industries 10
#16 Ryan D. Sleevi Bomgar 10
#18 Patrick Bass Thyssen Elevator Capital 7
#18 William L. Waltersdorff Smith & Nephew 7
#18 Charles Free Ina Acquisition 7
#21 Christopher M. Lyons Warsaw Orthopedic 6
#22 Charlie Barfield Warsaw Orthopedic 5
#22 Barry M. Gordon GE 5
#22 J. D. McIngvale 5
#25 David Chreene Smith & Nephew 4
#25 Randy Dixon 4
#25 Bennett Michael Wetherald Federal Express 4
#28 Dawin A. Rodriguez Santiago Warsaw Orthopedic 3
#28 Tatiana Ponder 3
#28 Donny Ponder 3
#28 Brian Throneberry 3
#28 Charles Aaron Alexander The Procter & Gamble 3
#28 Michael Alger 3
#34 Paul L. Mitchell Heatcraft 2
#34 Robert Bardwell Ernst & Young U.S. Llp 2
#34 Chris Lyons Warsaw Orthopedic 2
#34 Roger A. Loomis Heatcraft 2
#34 Richard W. Fraley Isk Biosciences 2
#34 Chad Chun Warsaw Orthopedic 2
#34 Bobby Taylor Abb Schweiz Ag 2
#34 James D. McIngvale, Jr. Fl Industries 2
#34 Russell H. Bullard 2
#34 Patricia Wynne McHann IBM 2
#34 Lee Sparks Varco Pruden Technologies 2
#34 Samuel C. Anderson British Telecommunications Plc 2
#34 Dawin Rodriguez Santiago Warsaw Orthopedic 2
#34 Blaine Giddens Thyssen Elevator Capital 2
#48 Bryan C. Brister The Procter & Gamble 1
#48 Larry C. Adams 1
#48 Ernest R. Broughton GE 1

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