Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Memphis, TN ranks #341 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 9,065 patents from 1,908 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Memphis, TN include Warsaw Orthopedic, Sdgi, Hunter Fan. That works out to 14.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 1,908 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 William F. McKay Warsaw Orthopedic 229
2 Michael C. Sherman Sdgi 130
3 Jonathan M. Dewey Warsaw Orthopedic 122
#4 Christine Holmes Hunter Fan 118
#5 Mark J. Hood Pioneer (Corteva) 109
#6 Steven T. Charles Alcon 102
#7 Thomas A. Carls Warsaw Orthopedic 98
#8 Carlos Eduardo Gil Treace Medical Concepts 80
#9 Alexander Jonathan Haggar Hunter Fan 74
#10 Sandy Felsenthal Whitmor 69
#11 William D. Armstrong Warsaw Orthopedic 66
#12 Daniel K. Farley Smith & Nephew 62
#13 Troy D. Drewry Sdgi 61
#14 Julien J. Prevost Warsaw Orthopedic 60
#15 Michael P. Conti Whirlpool 54
#16 Kevin L. Martin Caterpillar 52
#17 Harold S. Taylor Warsaw Orthopedic 50
#17 Richard A. Pearce Hunter Fan 50
#19 Brian Earl Lintner Hunter Fan 49
#20 Sied W. Janna Smith & Nephew 48
#21 Jeffrey L. Scifert Warsaw Orthopedic 47
#22 Vanja Margareta King Warsaw Orthopedic 45
#22 Ryan Lee Eiffert Hunter Fan 45
#22 Alan G. Taylor In2Bones Usa 45
#25 Shilesh C. Jani Smith & Nephew 43
#25 Christine Marie Holmes Bradley Hunter Fan 43
#27 Jeffrey J. Shea Smith & Nephew 40
#28 Matthew Michael Petkus W. M. Barr & Company 39
#28 Dimitri Protopsaltis Warsaw Orthopedic 39
#30 Newton H. Metcalf, JR. Warsaw Orthopedic 38
#30 Mark C. Dace Warsaw Orthopedic 38
#32 Glennbruce S. Campbell Hunter Fan 37
#32 Larry T. McBride Warsaw Orthopedic 37
#34 Josee Roy Warsaw Orthopedic 36
#35 Brian Thoren Wright Medical Technology 35
#36 Richard T. Avent Schering-Plough Healthcare Products 34
#36 Joseph Ryan WOODARD Wright Medical Technology 34
#36 Cristian A. Capote Warsaw Orthopedic 34
#39 Yali He University Of Tennessee 32
#40 Mason James Bettenga Smith & Nephew 31
#41 Rachel Ann Farmer W. M. Barr & Company 30
#41 Braham K. Dhillon Wright Medical Technology 30
#43 Thamarai Ponnusamy University Of Tennessee 29
#43 B. Thomas Barker Sdgi 29
#45 Jeffrey A. Sharp Smith & Nephew 27
#45 Cody Lyle Mayer Transform Sr Brands 27
#45 Hannah Conrad Pratt Corrugated Holdings 27
#48 Daniel Gates Fedex Corporate Services 26
#48 Christel Italiaie Warsaw Orthopedic 26
#50 Robert M. Loke Warsaw Orthopedic 25

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