Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Maryville, TN ranks #4,008 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 713 patents from 209 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Maryville, TN include Misty Robotics, Accessible Technologies, Tectus Anstalt. That works out to 22.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 209 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Adam Wilson Misty Robotics 56
2 Daniel W. Jones Accessible Technologies 26
3 Christopher Adams Tectus Anstalt 25
3 Thomas A. Olson Case Gmbh 25
#5 Frank M. Delnick The Gillette Company 23
#6 Scott Morstatt Assa Abloy Access And Egress Hardware Group 20
#6 John M. Jansheski Dentek Oral Care 20
#8 Benjamin D. Nibali Lauren Agrisystems 13
#9 Eric Mowell Dentek Oral Care 12
#9 Lex Shankle Dentek Oral Care 12
#11 Stephen J. Petre Outdoor Recreation Company Of America 11
#11 Maria J. Kozo Nike 11
#13 Patrick M. Green Rubbermaid Office Products 10
#13 Anthony Duane Williams Xtreme Marine 10
#15 Clark A. Roberts Wyko 9
#15 Travis Lane Turley Skier'S Choice 9
#15 Herman J. Novak 9
#15 Matthew L. Ostmeyer Lynk 9
#19 Kyle Bennett Praxis Works 8
#19 Rusty B. Snell Rubbermaid Office Products 8
#19 James Norman Griffitts 8
#22 David R. McNeilly US Dept of Energy 7
#22 Kevin Willett Schlegel 7
#22 Cory Wade Dugger Malibu Boats 7
#25 Kristopher C. Hall Lauren Agrisystems 6
#25 Gene F. Lambert 6
#25 Dale Branch 6
#28 Patrick A. March Tennesee Valley Authority 5
#28 Walter J. Frankewich, Jr. Radio Systems 5
#28 Joel R. Horton US Dept of Energy 5
#28 Michael F. Crawley Baker Hughes Holdings 5
#28 Jeffrey David Harrison Skier'S Choice 5
#28 Thomas M. McCoig Lockheed Martin 5
#28 Matthew C. Dunlap Basf Se 5
#28 Allen H. Boardman North American Philips 5
#28 J. Steven Gray Yale Security 5
#28 Steven Joseph Rich Cisco 5
#28 Phillip R. Greene Butamax Advanced Biofuels 5
#28 Robert B. Larsen Aluminum Company Of America 5
#40 John Steven Gray Yale Security 4
#40 Joachim Hugo Schneibel Shell Oil Compny 4
#40 W. Bryan Steverson Aluminum Company Of America 4
#40 Kevin Knapp Synopsys 4
#40 Daniel Jones Unknown 4
#40 Barry N. Lucas 4
#40 Johnny James Clark Filmax 4
#40 Harold Phillip Dover Schlegel 4
#40 James R. Bowser Whirlpool 4
#40 David Bemis University Of Tennessee 4
#50 Wayne A. LeQuire 3

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