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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Louisa, VA ranks #15,337 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 102 patents from 31 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Louisa, VA include Cummins, Sage Products, University of Virginia. That works out to 51.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–31 of 31 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John Jerl Purcell, III Cummins 26
2 Hester C. Fletcher Sage Products 14
3 Bruce D. Gaylinn University of Virginia 8
#4 James H. Downing, Jr. Elkem Metals Company 7
#5 Lloyd S. Gray University of Virginia 5
#6 Thomas L. Mansfield Reynolds Metals 4
#6 Sherrill G. Thomas GE 4
#6 Edmund J. Hall Dominion Energy 4
#9 Matthew Cooke AMD 3
#10 Ellison C. Urban Kent Displays 2
#10 Cynthia L. Winn 2
#10 William Jenkins 2
#10 David Alan Thistlethwaite 2
#10 Joseph Debrouse Unknown 2
#15 Matthew Killen 1
#15 James Byron Baugh, Jr. Capital One Services 1
#15 Jose' M. Bouza, II Parry Labs 1
#15 Carole Sheridan Jenkins 1
#15 Ban Pak 1
#15 Dawn O. Hierholzer 1
#15 Kelly L. Mahoney Sperry Marine 1
#15 Warren A. Berger National Optronics 1
#15 Mark Stanton 1
#15 Borie Pak Sonnergren 1
#15 James P. Akowski The University Of Chicago 1
#15 Ulrich R. Schegel 1
#15 Denver M. Jackson 1
#15 Karen M. Carter University of Virginia 1
#15 Alex Forcina 1
#15 Jerl J. Purcell Cummins 1
#15 William T. Budd The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Serv 1

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