Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hershey, PA ranks #3,158 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 955 patents from 201 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hershey, PA include Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Tyco Electronics Co., Maculogix. That works out to 68.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 201 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kevin E. Walker Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co. 85
2 Hurley Chester Moll Tyco Electronics Co. 67
3 David S. Szczesny Tyco Electronics Co. 46
#4 Matthew Bryan Hitchcock Tyco Electronics Co. 31
#5 Gregory R. Jackson Maculogix 27
#5 Michael Anthony Correll Phoenix Contact Development And Manufacturing 27
#7 David P. Reichwein NVIDIA 22
#8 Chien-Ping Kao Foxconn 21
#8 Joshua E. Allen Oncoceutics 21
#10 James Charles Shiffler Tyco Electronics Co. 17
#10 David W. Mendenhall Cinch Connectors 17
#10 Albert Casciotti Amp 17
#13 Luis Gerardo Paris Centriq Technology 16
#13 Richard Dougherty Monsanto Technology 16
#13 Robert D. Hollyday Amp 16
#16 Leo Joseph Graham Tyco Electronics Co. 15
#17 Eric Douglas Springston, II Multi-Shifter 14
#18 John A. Zimmerman, Jr. Amp 13
#18 Thomas Stover Eaton 13
#18 Gregory Gressel The Hershey 13
#21 Douglas Harold Rohde Tyco Electronics Co. 11
#21 Wayne L. Millhimes Amp 11
#23 Donald R. Mackay Penn State 9
#23 David J. Brigati Fisher Scientific Company, L.L.C. 9
#23 Michael D. Long Whitaker & 9
#26 Chad Reiter Kraton 8
#26 Jens E. Weyant Advanced Cooling Technologies 8
#28 Charles I. Tighe, Jr. Amp 7
#28 Robert Volinskie Amp 7
#28 Steven J. Tomkins The Clorox 7
#28 Allan Lipton Penn State 7
#28 William Edward Turner Aps Technology 7
#28 Malathy Nair General Mills 7
#34 James R. Connor Penn State 6
#34 William Hanselmann The Hershey 6
#34 Gary Clawson Penn State 6
#34 Philip Wylie Agilent Technologies 6
#34 Bryan J. Dornes Amp 6
#34 Hans M. Geyer Mars, Incorporated 6
#40 Raymond J. Hohl University Of Iowa 5
#40 Gagan Mongia The Hershey 5
#40 Stanley M. Tarka 5
#40 Jeffrey D. Neighbors University Of Iowa 5
#40 Jeffrey Joseph Fegley The Ames Companies 5
#40 James A. Somerville Berg Technology 5
#40 Thanura Ranmal Elvitigala General Motors 5
#47 Michael F. Verderame 4
#47 Vinod J. Franklin Whitaker & 4
#47 Todd Matthew Troutman Te Connectivity Co. 4
#47 Russell B. Richard Penn State 4

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