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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

LaPorte, IN ranks #5,279 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 496 patents from 129 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in LaPorte, IN include Rieke, Boston Scientific Scimed, Whirlpool.

Showing 1–50 of 129 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Gary M. Baughman Rieke 50
2 Tim Ward Boston Scientific Scimed 35
3 Duane M. Kobos Whirlpool 25
#4 Jeffrey L. Hamer 3M 23
#5 Christopher K. Kesling Tp Orthodontics 15
#5 Andrew C. Kesling Tp Orthodontics 15
#7 Ethan Harbrecht Whirlpool 13
#7 Dean E. Runkle Bendix Limited 13
#7 Wayne Hewitt Robert Bosch Gmbh 13
#10 Tod A. Papai Smith Mountain Properties, Llc. 12
#11 Neil Rolph Lochinvar 11
#12 Charles D. Hendricks US Dept of Energy 10
#12 Mark Alan Firnhaber Vanair Manufacturing 10
#14 James E. Lange 9
#15 Jonathon Knight Monosol 8
#16 Philip S. Mitchell US Air Force 7
#16 Dennis Kelly Dober Chemical 7
#18 THOMAS L. BURGER Whirlpool 6
#18 Bori Krobot Norco Industries 6
#20 Andrew Henseleit The Braun 5
#20 Kent Richardson Numerical Technologies 5
#20 John A. Ridgway Standard Oil Company (Indiana) 5
#20 Arthur B. Hall Tp Orthodontics 5
#20 Matthew Juhl US Air Force 5
#20 Edward Nunn Hatco 5
#20 Hardev S. Somal Maatschappij Van Berkel'S Patent N.V. 5
#27 Richard Mills Spx 4
#27 Roger Brown Jaeger-Unitek Sealing Solutions 4
#27 Fred Hoffmaster Spx 4
#27 Gerald C. Stenger Whirlpool 4
#27 Thomas Roach Josam 4
#27 Andrew Ward Dolphin N2 Limited 4
#27 Jerome M. Arvin 4
#27 Shannon Bantz Geberit Technik Ag 4
#35 Jeffrey Anderson 3
#35 James N. Donnelly 3
#35 James E. Bormann Trw Limited 3
#35 Marcus K. Junod Leer Group 3
#35 Christopher Arne Kaldahl Acurx Pharmaceuticals 3
#35 Jeffrey Maki Oregon Health & Science University 3
#35 Daniel G. Karch The Marley Company 3
#35 Rodney A. Carringer Task Force Tips 3
#35 Barry Hodgekins Josam 3
#35 Kimberly D. Brummett Cook Regentec 3
#45 Dennis M Laherty 2
#45 Scott E. McCullough Otis Elevator 2
#45 John C. Shoop Sullair 2
#45 Richard W. Euler Allied Consulting 2
#45 Michael E. Zimmer US Air Force 2
#45 Weber Rehlander 2

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