Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lansdale, PA ranks #620 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 5,439 patents from 839 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lansdale, PA include Merck, Johnson & Johnson, Rorer Pharmaceutical. That works out to 289.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 839 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 George D. Hartman Merck 181
2 Edward J. Cragoe, Jr. Merck 102
3 Allen B. Reitz Johnson & Johnson 101
#4 Henry F. Campbell Rorer Pharmaceutical 89
#5 Robert A. Knee United Video Properties 84
#6 James C. Bohling Rohm And Haas 83
#7 Gerald S. Ponticello Merck 62
#8 William F. Hoffman Merck 56
#9 Jing Yuan Vitae Pharmaceuticals 55
#10 Samuel L. Graham Merck 53
#11 Mark Wall Johnson & Johnson 46
#12 Michael N. Greco Johnson & Johnson 45
#12 John R. Moore Axalta Coating Systems Ip Co. 45
#14 Philippe G. Nantermet Merck 42
#14 Ben E. Evans Merck 42
#16 Ta J. Lee Merck 39
#17 Morris Wills Rohm And Haas 38
#17 Michael S. Wiggins Henkel Limited 38
#19 Henry J. Breslin Johnson & Johnson 37
#20 Robert Mitchell Blankenship Rohm And Haas 36
#20 Walfred S. Saari Merck 36
#20 Mark McDonnell Johnson & Johnson 36
#20 Michael Paris Rex Medical 36
#24 David B. Olsen Merck 35
#25 Steven D. Young Merck 34
#25 Bryan Robert Barnes Lutron Technology Company 34
#27 Hong-Xin Li Pq 33
#27 Kristi A. Leonard Johnson & Johnson 33
#27 Daniel V. Paone Merck 33
#27 Shankar Venkatraman Vitae Pharmaceuticals 33
#27 Dennis Paul Lorah Rohm And Haas 33
#32 Han-Cheng Zhang Johnson & Johnson 32
#33 Chih Yung Ho Johnson & Johnson 31
#34 John Grabner Cisco 30
#35 Michael Paris Pacesetter 29
#35 Alvin M. Maurice Rohm And Haas 29
#35 Christopher Flores Johnson & Johnson 29
#38 Adam C. Hsu Rohm And Haas 28
#38 Jay M. Matthews Johnson & Johnson 28
#40 Hong Ye Johnson & Johnson 27
#40 John W. Ashmore Rohm And Haas 27
#42 Douglas W. Hobbs Schering 26
#42 Donald L. Siegel University of Pennsylvania 26
#42 Michael McLane Thomson Licensing 26
#42 Peter Chihlas Certainteed 26
#46 Robert M. Garbaccio Merck 25
#46 Kenneth A. Stevens Metro Industries 25
#46 Lawrence D. Vince General Instrument 25
#46 Arnold S. Brownell Rohm And Haas 25
#50 Joseph S. Manzo Brainpad 24

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