Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lakewood, OH ranks #1,697 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,966 patents from 447 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lakewood, OH include Pactiv, Moen Incorporated, Amazon. That works out to 38.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 447 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas J. Hayes Pactiv 135
2 Glen A. Norris 125
3 Jennifer P. Sedwick Moen Incorporated 59
#4 Alexsandra M. Bowers Amazon 41
#5 James P. Ryan Honda Motor Co. 39
#6 Ji-Feng Chen Cleveland Clinic 37
#7 Seth Larson American Greetings 30
#8 Edmund Elce Promerus 29
#9 Neil A. Kammiller 27
#10 Iain F. McVey Steris 26
#10 Aaron Misener Shurtech Brands 26
#12 Thomas A. Hough Production Resource Group, L.L.C. 24
#12 George M. Benedikt 24
#12 Erin Dennis American Greetings 24
#15 Stephen D. Wamsley Fasteners For Retail 23
#15 Jamy Edward Bulan Lincoln Global 23
#15 Charles H. Riedy The Lamson & Sessions 23
#18 Natalie A. Brill Boston Scientific 21
#19 Michael D. Cremona Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems 20
#20 Stuart Saunders Assurant 16
#20 Daniel F. Cuffaro Black & Decker 16
#20 Karl Kordesch Battery Technologies 16
#20 Peter Botten Codonics 16
#24 Jamie Horvath Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited 15
#25 George E. Blomgren Eveready Battery Company 14
#25 Gary G. Sanders Penberthy 14
#27 Mark Thomas Arthur Ucar Carbon Technology 13
#27 Richard A. Daniel Ncr 13
#27 Douglas J. Paige The Eastern 13
#27 Harry J. Lader Nordson 13
#27 Maciej Zborowski Cleveland Clinic 13
#32 William Neumann Trw Limited 12
#32 Alexander C. Mehlman Lincoln Global 12
#34 Paul M. Margosian Picker International 11
#34 Gregory M. Ahren Usg Interiors 11
#36 Rassoll Rashidi St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division 10
#36 Mat Hanson Winston Products 10
#36 Ron Szalkowski Intel 10
#36 William O. Harris GE 10
#36 Qun Zhou IBM 10
#36 James Patrick Ryan AT&T 10
#36 Jeffrey M. Carbaugh Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems 10
#43 Michael S. Vining Logan Clutch 9
#43 Ryan Paul Comcast 9
#43 W. Andrew Logan Logan Clutch 9
#43 Peter Tabeling Kohler 9
#47 John C. Harkness Brush Wellman 8
#47 Stephen G. Nemethy Nordson 8
#47 Scott Richardson National Instruments 8
#47 Joel T. Hageman American Greetings 8

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