Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Manassas, VA ranks #1,768 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,875 patents from 524 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Manassas, VA include IBM, Tsr Co., Lockheed Martin. That works out to 43.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 524 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jeb R. Linton IBM 94
2 Donald B. Johnson IBM 62
3 S. Mill Calvert Tsr Co. 39
3 John W. Rapp Lockheed Martin 39
#5 James D. Paduano Aurora Flight Sciences 34
#6 John W. Brown United States Postal Service 31
#7 Barton W. Emanuel IBM 29
#8 Nicholas J. Nagurny Lockheed Martin 28
#9 Michael D. Jenkins Xybernaut 27
#10 Daniel O'Donnell Adobe 26
#11 Christopher G. Smalley ExxonMobil 20
#11 Cohava Gelber Serpin Pharma 20
#13 Harish N. Kotecha IBM 19
#13 Yuntao Wu George Mason University 19
#13 Jyun-Horng Fu Lockheed Martin 19
#16 Michael P. Gorlich World Class Packaging Systems 18
#16 James Peverill Aurora Flight Sciences 18
#16 Dale A. Rickard Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration 18
#16 Jon Maimon Ovonyx 18
#20 Jane Hunter Mmi-Ipco 17
#20 John W. Golz IBM 17
#22 Kimberly Kline Research Development Foundation 16
#22 David L. Bergeron IBM 16
#24 Paul Maguire Knowmadics 14
#25 Jai P. Bansal Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration 12
#25 Kenneth R. Knowles Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration 12
#25 George K. Woodworth IBM 12
#28 Jon F. Hauris IBM 11
#28 Joseph R. Marshall Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration 11
#28 Robert B. Mayer Americo Manufacturing Co. 11
#28 Laith Hallaq Capital One Services 11
#28 Lee Madsen Virdia 11
#28 Elizabeth A. Dakin Optical Air Data Systems 11
#34 Donald Rogers Aurora Flight Sciences 10
#34 Rick White Planet Bingo 10
#34 Wesley E. George, IV Time Warner Cable 10
#37 Anthony E. Pione Quantum 9
#37 Carlos Perry Center For Innovative Technology 9
#37 Michael Albright Trimble Navigation Limited 9
#37 Fabrice Kunzi Aurora Flight Sciences 9
#37 Daniel Cottrell Aurora Flight Sciences 9
#42 Ravikumar Kudaravalli Cryocor 8
#42 Donald D. Rainville Comcast 8
#42 John J. Smith Echo360 8
#42 Martial Gander St-Ericsson Sa 8
#42 Michael A. Sweeney Parker-Hannifin 8
#42 Carl N. Guerreri Electronic Warfare Associates 8
#42 James D. Thacker Rohm And Haas 8
#42 Robert E. Raulli Noxilizer 8
#50 Wayne A. Wilkerson United States Postal Service 7

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