Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hightstown, NJ ranks #4,579 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 598 patents from 101 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hightstown, NJ include National Semiconductor, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Arco Chemical Technology. That works out to 101.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 101 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jeffrey Thompson 45
2 Robert Drury National Semiconductor 33
3 Richard Gary McDaniel Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 29
#4 Lau S. Yang Arco Chemical Technology 28
#5 Wolfgang Ziegler Schlumberger Technology 26
#6 Terrance E. Boult Siemens Corporate Research 22
#6 Thomas Johnson Church & Dwight Co. 22
#8 Michael A. Guaciaro American Cyanamid 21
#9 Anne Gorman Johnson & Johnson 20
#10 Gabriel Mintier Bristol-Myers Squibb 19
#11 Ramon Ubaldo Martinelli Sarnoff 17
#12 Wanda Jackson Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 16
#13 Martin G. Meder GE 13
#14 Arnold C. Ashcraft Union Carbide 12
#14 Wilber C. Stewart Rca 12
#16 Shiming Wo Rhodia 11
#17 Stephen N. Cozzette I-Stat 9
#17 Prithvi R. Bhalla American Cyanamid 9
#17 Cory P. Mintz Mongodb 9
#17 Nicolaas Smit I-Stat 9
#21 Kenneth Molee Personal Products 8
#21 Allan E. White Rca 8
#23 Adam F. Kaliski Industrial Progress 7
#23 Howard G. Katz National Starch & Chemical 7
#25 Kathryn A. Lutomski Fmc 6
#25 Cristi L. Palmer Fmc 6
#25 Kristin Meagher Amerimas Home Products 6
#25 G. Scott Lett Ventana Medical Systems 6
#29 Maryna Ornatska Xerox 5
#29 Vu Nguyen Cadence Design Systems 5
#29 Chunzhao Li Angus Chemical 5
#29 Molly Hoke Pfizer 5
#29 Ajit Krishnan Nec Research Institute 5
#29 Brian Buchalski 5
#29 Regan Crooks Rhodia 5
#29 Gary H. Lucas 5
#29 Joseph G. Doolan Rheox 5
#38 John Walden Fmc 4
#38 William H. Gastrock American Cyanamid 4
#38 Viktor Khalfin Sarnoff 4
#38 Peter J. Mavroudakis Lockheed Martin 4
#38 Thomas R. Bidwell ExxonMobil 4
#38 Jeffrey R. Ellis Tile Council Of America 4
#44 George S. Foerster Nl Industries 3
#44 Louis DeVitis 3
#44 Louis Davino, Jr. Yoder Brother 3
#44 Ross Turco 3
#44 Michael F. Princiotta Advaxis 3
#44 Russell E. Gorr Siemens Corporate Research 3
#44 Michael P. Mazzeo Essex Specialty Products 3

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