Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Joppatowne, MD ranks #5,843 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 433 patents from 102 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Joppatowne, MD include Black & Decker, The Gillette Company, Birmingham Technologies. That works out to 32.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 102 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Adan Ayala Black & Decker 47
2 Gordon Gerald Guay The Gillette Company 37
3 Joseph G. Birmingham Birmingham Technologies 30
#4 William D. Sauerwein Black & Decker 19
#4 Abraham Flatau US Army 19
#6 Daniel Heinz Lever Brothers Company, Division Of Conopco 12
#7 Cody Anderson John Mezzalingua Associates 10
#8 Douglas E. Wilke US Army 9
#9 Alvydas P. Karasa Black & Decker 8
#9 Amanda Miller Black & Decker 8
#9 David W. Norwood Sweetheart Cup Company 8
#9 Charles E. Henry US Army 8
#13 Kwok Y. Ong US Army 7
#13 Monica J. Heyl US Army 7
#15 Jennifer R. Bucher US Army 6
#15 Bradley Davidson Ciena 6
#15 Alfred Young Design Tool 6
#15 Akbar S. Khan US Army 6
#19 Thomas E. Harkins US Army 5
#19 Paul V. King US Army 5
#19 Parimal J. Patel US Army 5
#19 William E. Newman, Sr. Unknown 5
#23 Joseph E May US Army 4
#23 Russell M. Dorsey US Army 4
#23 Robert H. Christenson Duke University 4
#23 Steven Rawlings Hursh Science Applications International 4
#23 Dean Joseph Mannlein Solo Cup Operating 4
#23 Crystal G. Young Black & Decker 4
#23 Steven Ferguson RTX (Raytheon) 4
#23 Stephen Lewis Nortel Networks Limited 4
#23 John P. Muhlbaier Northrop Grumman 4
#23 Alexander M. Mitchell AT&T 4
#23 Thomas E. Little Qualcomm 4
#23 Daniel A. Skurdal Lockheed Martin 4
#35 Jacob J Shaffer US Army 3
#35 Miles C. Miller US Army 3
#35 John A. Scavnicky US Army 3
#35 Neldon L. Jarvis US Air Force 3
#35 Gary B. Bunney Lab Products 3
#35 Robert E. Pulfrey International Telephone And Telegraph 3
#35 John L. Burke Verizon 3
#35 Steven Veneman Scientific-Atlanta 3
#35 Robert Lieb Symbol Technologies 3
#35 Benjamin J. Grabowski Black & Decker 3
#35 Xiangqun Gao 3
#35 Alexander Aurora Unknown 3
#35 Edwin R. Hunt 3
#48 Aaron Sean Poynton Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments 2
#48 Paul J. DeLuca US Army 2
#48 Nathaniel J. Hundley The Johns Hopkins University 2

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