Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Irwin, PA ranks #3,078 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 987 patents from 245 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Irwin, PA include GE, Westinghouse Electric, Westinghouse Air Brake. That works out to 252.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 245 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Robert A. Thompson GE 36
2 Phillip J. Hawkins Westinghouse Electric 33
3 Gary M. Sich Westinghouse Air Brake 30
#4 Michael J. Meyer Kennametal 26
#5 Jorge V. Carvajal Westinghouse Electric 24
#6 Mark William Dimatteo Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 23
#6 Gary F. Saletta Westinghouse Electric 23
#8 Kevin Michael Fisher GE 21
#8 John B. Carroll Westinghouse Air Brake 21
#10 Robert D. Dimsa Westinghouse Air Brake 20
#11 Donald V. Edwards Simtec 18
#12 Richard C. Thibault Multi Packaging Solutions 16
#13 Ralph W. Kalkbrenner Westinghouse Electric 15
#14 Robert J. Comstock Westinghouse Electric 14
#14 Jeffrey Ronald Coles Trw Limited 14
#16 Peter Glen Berger Apple 13
#16 Shailesh Patkar Ii-Vi Delaware 13
#16 Francis S. Genbauffe Robertshaw Controls 13
#16 Neville Whittle Alcoa 13
#16 Douglas J. Koebler Suprex 13
#21 Edward V. Conley Kennametal 12
#21 Lawrence W. Cisko Aluminum Company Of America 12
#21 Shawn J. Murtha Alcoa 12
#24 Debangshu Banerjee Kennametal 11
#25 James Cameron 10
#25 Khawla Abu-Izza Pfizer 10
#25 Charles B. Wolf Westinghouse Electric 10
#28 Earl L. May Ppg Industries 9
#28 Justin J. Martin Ppg Industries Ohio 9
#30 Leroy K. Basler Psychology Software Tools 8
#30 Douglas Ray Robertshaw Controls 8
#30 Mark A. Pimley Actelion Pharmaceuticals 8
#30 Ralph E. Kopacko Respironics 8
#34 Edward J. Rusnica Westinghouse Electric 7
#34 David L. Houseman Data General 7
#36 Daniel Hoffmann Inficon Ag 6
#36 Edward J. Hyp Westinghouse Electric 6
#36 Jerome Long Comsol Ab 6
#36 Richard P. Kunkle Westinghouse Electric 6
#36 Erin Fulton Arconic 6
#36 Raymond G. Stoken 6
#36 Judith E. Hodgson Westinghouse Electric 6
#36 Richard R. Siergiej Northrop Grumman 6
#36 Joseph J. Bolt Exone Gmbh 6
#36 Christopher R. Baker Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 6
#36 Jason L. Bazala Bayer Healthcare 6
#36 Amiya Ratan Tripathy Dupont Polymers 6
#36 Raymond Wright Greenway Innovative Energy 6
#49 John M. Matechen Extrude Hone Gmbh 5
#49 David C. Funyak Eaton 5

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