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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lenoir City, TN ranks #4,890 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 550 patents from 120 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lenoir City, TN include University of California, Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Mastercraft Boat Company. That works out to 54.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 120 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Joe W. Gray University of California 98
2 Matthias J. Schmand Siemens Medical Solutions Usa 42
3 Chadrick E. Curts Mastercraft Boat Company 25
#4 Terry N. Tiegs Martin Marietta Energy Systems 21
#5 Michael J. Tourville Cubic 18
#6 Aaron Noble Poriferous 17
#7 A. Andrew Carey Siemens Medical Solutions Usa 16
#8 Kenneth H. Valentine Science Applications International 14
#8 William A. Gibson Elographics 14
#10 Gordon Edward Miller John Deere 13
#11 Nathan Mellas Protomet 12
#12 Alexander Andrew Carey Siemens Medical Solutions Usa 11
#12 Steven M. Schrick Radio Systems 11
#12 Gilbert W. Brassell Department Of Energy 11
#12 Edgar Lara-Curzio Ut-Battelle 11
#16 David Krafsur Technology For Energy 9
#17 Ronnie A. Bean Texas Instruments 8
#17 Eugene F. Pardue Csi Technology Co. 8
#17 Diana Hun Ut-Battelle 8
#20 Jeff VanHoose Innovative Design Solutions 6
#21 Jonathan Veal 5
#21 Shannon Mark Mahurin Ut-Battelle 5
#21 Eric Taylor Spurgeon John Deere 5
#21 Alex Garrison Scripps Networks Interactive 5
#21 David Dewitt 5
#21 Gene M. Goodwin Martin Marietta Energy Systems 5
#21 Robert B. Honea University Of Kansas 5
#28 Joseph Michael Masters The Kinetic Co. 4
#28 Davey Joe Jones Cvg Management 4
#28 Lemuel David Fagan Hubbell Incorporated 4
#28 Larry Barrett 4
#28 Matthew Cody Lambert 4
#33 James Smith Alstom Technology 3
#33 J. Wesley Hines Smartsignal 3
#33 William M. Pearse Eod Technology 3
#33 Timothy Hamilton Commercial Sewing 3
#33 Mark L. Sircy 3
#33 Andrew Carey Csi Technology Co. 3
#39 Dardis W. Chechovsky 2
#39 Chase Disney 2
#39 David S. Eaker Toxco 2
#39 Ross Jette Maclean Power, L.L.C. 2
#39 Brandon Campbell 2
#39 Chris E. McBride International Technology Group 2
#39 Jeffrey W. Hodgson University Of Tennessee 2
#39 Jeffrey McNabb Ut-Battelle 2
#39 Nancy B. Barrett 2
#39 Charles A. Cruey Perceptics 2
#39 Mark Albert Fiedler Alstom Technology 2
#39 Shane C. Bruce Albahealth 2

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