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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lexington, VA ranks #6,952 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 342 patents from 59 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lexington, VA include Virnetx, AT&T, A. G. Stacker. That works out to 46.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 59 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Robert Dunham Short, III Virnetx 56
2 Thomas M. Chaffee AT&T 44
3 Joseph Wunder A. G. Stacker 20
#4 William G. Jenkins Silberline Manufacturing Co. 19
#5 Taz M. Colangelo AT&T 17
#5 Brian M. Gregory AT&T 17
#7 Nelson Christian Schmidt, Jr. Commscope Technologies 14
#8 Michael E. Bell Aladdin Manufacturing 13
#9 Matthew R. Hyre Emhart Glass S.A. 11
#9 Alexander B. LeBon AT&T 11
#11 Mark J. Elting Global Neighbor 8
#12 Bryan Keith Dunnavant Munters 7
#12 Robert K. Beckler 7
#14 Michael Boucher Munters 6
#14 Jeffrey B. Scott Honeywell 6
#16 George N. Brown 5
#17 Rafael Neuwald Munters 4
#17 R. Scott Sayre 4
#17 Daniel LaVietes Elk Premium Building Products 4
#17 Charles Koch 4
#17 Kenneth Van Ness Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey 4
#17 CARSTEN RIKHOF Hollister Incorporated 4
#23 Leon C. Johenning, II Genicom 3
#23 Isabel Jane Hunt Richter Lutron Technology Company 3
#23 Tom Chaffee AT&T 3
#23 Paul R. Fayle 3
#23 Vinayak Antarkar Excel Switching 3
#28 Joseph O. Branham E-Vision 2
#28 David Khoshpasand 2
#28 Lucas TYREE Unknown 2
#28 Daniela Topasna Luna Innovations Incorporated 2
#28 Mary Tenney Mudge 2
#28 Gene C. Duff 2
#28 Gerald A Sullivan Vmi 2
#28 Walter C. Zybko Burlington Industries 2
#28 Timothy P. Slagle 2
#28 Michael F. Tschantz Ingevity South Carolina 2
#38 Stewart S. Worrell Duke University 1
#38 Kenneth E. VanNess Rutgers, The State University 1
#38 Carl Day 1
#38 James H. Kostelni 1
#38 Keith J. Slale 1
#38 Elizabeth R. Blackmer Northwestern University 1
#38 Tracy L. Maisel 1
#38 George A. Casper 1
#38 Dean B. Foster 1
#38 Stephen A. Riley, Jr. 1
#38 Edward T. Arnn 1
#38 Janice Lynn Kirkham 1
#38 Bernard A. Kraus 1

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