Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Independence, OH ranks #5,399 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 481 patents from 108 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Independence, OH include Ferro, Ranpak, The Standard Oil. That works out to 63.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 108 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 George E. Sakoske Ferro 66
2 Robert C. Cheich Ranpak 48
3 Benedict S. Curatolo The Standard Oil 41
#4 Michael C. Davis Schaeffler 25
#5 Kenneth P. Rundle Ndi Medical 20
#6 Ronald J. Valus Colormatrix Holdings 11
#6 John A. Brenner Hill-Rom Services 11
#6 Ryan Alan Lally Fry F&V 11
#6 Nino V. Silvestro Lincoln Global 11
#10 Chet J. Bonner Gojo Industries 7
#10 Robert S. McFeely GE 7
#10 William R. Frederick Aga Ab 7
#13 Kevin Ponziani Cardioinsight Technologies 6
#13 Greg Burkholder Gelcore 6
#13 Michael S. Dollard Cisco 6
#13 Kenneth J. Gardner Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V. 6
#17 Vladimir Sipershteyn Arzel Zoning Technology 5
#17 Anthony J Diblasio Rockwell Automation 5
#17 Connor S. Edel Cardioinsight Technologies 5
#17 Maria A. Kuczmarski NASA 5
#17 Louis J. Gazo Ferro 5
#17 James P. Onders Enpac, L.L.C. 5
#17 Laura Mather Emc 5
#17 Cheng Yu Yao Business Objects Software 5
#17 Korey Michael Reber Goodrich 5
#17 James Charles Varner F&V 5
#17 Alexander J. Stergios Lincoln Global 5
#28 James A. Halamek Picker International 4
#28 Robert N. Mansfield, Jr. Eveready Battery Company 4
#28 Robert L. Kovach 4
#28 Dale Anthony Carsel 4
#28 Gregg Yasher 4
#33 Ralph P. Trefney Bird Electronic 3
#33 Otto Grill Formtech Enterprises 3
#33 Daniel Kelly Luciano 3
#33 Timothy P. Gabb 3
#33 Edward Thomas Zih 3
#33 Matthew J. Sabo Cardioinsight Technologies 3
#33 Robert D. Law Rockwell Automation 3
#40 Stefan Posakiwsky Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V. 2
#40 John T. Lackner The Kirby Company / Scott Fetzer 2
#40 John Victor Wessel 2
#40 Barry Smiach 2
#40 Anthony J. Rose A.J. Rose Manufacturing 2
#40 Thomas L. Fisher Hickok Incorporated 2
#40 John F. Boehnlein Unknown 2
#40 James Lee Hill, Jr. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center 2
#40 William Sobonya Henkel Consumer Adhesives 2
#40 Beverly J. M. Aikin NASA 2
#40 Jonathan Proch 2

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