Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lakeland, FL ranks #1,731 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,924 patents from 642 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lakeland, FL include Minka Lighting, U.S. Patent Innovations, Plasma-Therm. That works out to 17.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 642 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mark Gajewski Minka Lighting 137
2 Jerome Canady U.S. Patent Innovations 60
3 Linnell Martinez Plasma-Therm 31
3 Michael L. Suter 31
#5 Earl T. Robinson Greatpoint Energy 28
#6 William W. Berry K-Technologies 23
#7 David F. Simon Kong 22
#7 Ryan Scott Luther Quixotic Holdings 22
#9 Gregory W. Schrader 21
#10 Jeffrey Lane Wells Metrc 18
#10 Michael Scruggs Daniels Manufacturing 18
#10 Dennis Joseph Dalpe GE 18
#13 Dilek Dagdelen Uysal Metrc 15
#14 Frederick G. Gmitter, Jr. Florida Foundation Seed Producers 14
#15 Hani A. M. Abodishish Westinghouse Electric 12
#15 Mildred Acevedo-Duncan University Of South Florida 12
#15 John Adams Breed Automotive Technology 12
#15 Alex Magdics Products Unlimited 12
#15 Robert W. Cochran Ecr Technologies 12
#20 Joseph J. Miles United Auto Systems 11
#20 William M. Easter Fmc 11
#20 Richard N. Hill W. R. Grace & 11
#20 Luis Vega Parabit Systems 11
#20 Robert Singleton Innovation 11
#20 Melissa Mia Kain Unknown 11
#26 Wayne C. Sherman Fmc 10
#26 Thomas E. Baroody K-Technologies 10
#26 William A. Bodolay 10
#26 David A. Stark Datacard 10
#26 W. Wes Berry Advanced Separation Technologies 10
#26 Clint P. Arrington John Bean Technologies 10
#26 William W. Berry Inventure Renewables 10
#26 Juan Sanchez-Ramos University Of South Florida 10
#34 Karl H. Muehlberger Keyosk 9
#34 Howard B. Jones RTX (Raytheon) 9
#34 Timothy D. Wert 9
#34 Steven Eschrich H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center And Research Institute 9
#34 Perry C. Marshall 9
#39 Jack Keith Hilliard Dentsply International 8
#39 Brian Michael Jurbala Sonicsurg Innovations 8
#39 Jose D. Milla John Bean Technologies 8
#39 Anthony C. Burgi Breed Automotive Technology 8
#39 Roger Hanna Sonoco Development 8
#39 Yingxue Yu BOE 8
#39 Dennis H. Michalski International Minerals & Chemical 8
#39 Haridas Bhogade Verizon 8
#39 Jeffrey M. Campbell Entegris 8
#39 Edwin D. Cruzado Honeywell 8
#39 Robert M. Nally Accusoft 8
#50 Dennis A. Trevillyan Key Safety Systems 7

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