Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lexington, KY ranks #236 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 12,661 patents from 2,526 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lexington, KY include Bardy Diagnostics, Lexmark International, Eastman Kodak.

Showing 1–50 of 2,526 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jon Mikalson Bishay Bardy Diagnostics 132
2 Michael Anthony Marra, III Lexmark International 96
3 Edward Lynn Triplett Lexmark International 81
#4 Steven R. Komplin Lexmark International 77
#5 Eric C. Stelter Eastman Kodak 74
#6 Gary Allen Denton Lexmark International 69
#7 James Richard Leemhuis Lexmark International 59
#8 Adam Jude Ahne Lexmark International 58
#9 James Anthany Carter, II Lexmark International 55
#9 William Paul Cook Lexmark International 55
#11 Keith Bryan Hardin Lexmark International 54
#12 Christopher Alan Adkins Lexmark International 53
#12 James Harold Powers Lexmark International 53
#14 Kevin Dean Schoedinger Lexmark International 52
#15 Benjamin Keith Newman Lexmark International 50
#16 Richard A. Oleson Delta T 49
#16 Ruigang Yang Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co. 49
#18 Mark William Amann Lexmark International 48
#19 Paul Douglas Horrall Lexmark International 46
#20 Larry Steven Foster Lexmark International 43
#20 David Anthony Schneider Lexmark International 43
#22 Lucas D. Barkley Funai Electric Co. 42
#23 Jichang Cao Lexmark International 40
#24 Michael R. Clark Sargent & Greenleaf 39
#25 Robert Watson McAlpine Lexmark International 38
#25 Jon Milton Hansen Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 38
#27 Subba Reddy Palli Intrexon 37
#27 Ned W. Mizelle Hoover Universal 37
#29 George B. Kendrick Osram Sylvania 36
#29 Donald Wayne Stafford Lexmark International 36
#31 Dwayne T. Crump IBM 35
#31 Daniel L. Lau Tracer Imaging 35
#31 John M. Carney Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation 35
#31 David Lee Merrifield Lexmark International 35
#35 Benjamin Alan Askren Lexmark International 34
#35 David Emerson Greer Lexmark International 34
#37 James Mrvos Lexmark International 33
#37 David E. Turcotte Basf Se 33
#37 Joseph Chappell University Of Kentucky 33
#37 Matthew B. Ballenger Osram Sylvania 33
#41 Kristi Rowe Lexmark International 32
#41 Andrew McNees Lexmark International 32
#41 Peter J. Mendel Lexmark International 32
#44 Ajay Kanubhai Suthar Lexmark International 31
#44 John Thomas Writt Lexmark International 31
#44 Keith Seaman Lexmark International 31
#44 Timothy Strunk Lexmark International 31
#44 Jeanne Marie Saldanha Singh Lexmark International 31
#44 Paul William Dryer Funai Electric Co. 31
#50 Jeffery James Buchanan Lexmark International 30

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