Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lancaster, NY ranks #3,114 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 972 patents from 201 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lancaster, NY include Eastman Kodak, Kinex Pharmaceuticals, Carbo Ceramics. That works out to 96.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 201 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Edward P. Furlani Eastman Kodak 155
2 David G. Hangauer, Jr. Kinex Pharmaceuticals 58
3 Chad Cannan Carbo Ceramics 51
#4 Robert C. Johnson Honeywell 47
#5 Viktor Kilchyk Hamilton Sundstrand 41
#6 Gregory Pepe Buffalo Filter 32
#7 Maarten Van Huystee Mattel 30
#8 Alexander Kaiser Krones Ag 25
#9 Steven W. Winn Greatbatch 17
#9 Jason Hamilton Unifrax I 17
#11 William M. Paulot Wilson Greatbatch 15
#12 Eric V. Palmer R. R. Donnelley & Sons 13
#12 Bernard Thomas Neu Praxair Technology 13
#14 Barbara Ruth Decaire 10
#15 Albert P. Maggiore Mattel 9
#16 John D. Genders The Electrosynthesis Company 8
#16 Daniel J. D'Arcy The Quaker Oats 8
#16 David Dianetti Greatbatch 8
#16 Mark Wojtkiewicz Mattel 8
#20 Gary L. Toner 7
#20 Greg Pepe Buffalo Filter 7
#20 Kyle R. Bleyle Mattel 7
#23 Marcio Vieira Innovative Concepts In Entertainment 6
#23 William Abraham Mangosoft 6
#23 James M. Kubiak Thermo Fisher 6
#23 Robert Bartz 6
#23 Mark Edward Vincett Praxair Technology 6
#23 Lyndsy Marie Stopa Microsoft 6
#23 Lyudmila Burdelya Cleveland Biolabs 6
#23 James Hitt Ingersoll-Rand 6
#23 James M. Schweitzer Moore Business Forms 6
#23 Raymond S. Gaston Smart Parts 6
#23 Richard J. Jezuit, Jr. Oden 6
#23 Gerald A. Paolino Praxair Technology 6
#23 John J. Bosse, Jr. 6
#36 Greg Gutekunst Chapin Manufacturing 5
#36 Paul M. Halsey Admiral Video, Llc. 5
#36 Raymond J. Kuwik Wilson Greatbatch 5
#36 Scott Ackerman Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S. 5
#40 Darryl Najewski Curbell 4
#40 Andrew D. Vassallo Ultra-Scan 4
#40 Roger Fischer Shur-Line 4
#40 Steven Gross Gemcor Engineering 4
#40 Anthony P. Duran 4
#40 Frederick J. Wood, Jr. 4
#40 Franklin A. Vassallo Calspan 4
#40 David M. Lechner Harsco 4
#40 Francis A. Stengel, Jr. Sti-Co Industries 4
#40 Richard L. Huftalen Moog 4
#40 Gregory S. Young Mattel 4

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