Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Mentor, OH ranks #1,040 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 3,259 patents from 709 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mentor, OH include Rockwell Automation, Terves, Picker International. That works out to 68.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 709 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Andrew R. Stump Rockwell Automation 96
2 Andrew Sherman Terves 92
3 John J. Baier Rockwell Automation 91
#4 Michael A. Morich Picker International 63
#5 Robert A. Salo Royal Appliance Mfg. 55
#6 Bruce Richard Roberts GE 49
#7 Rodney A. Mattson Picker International 45
#8 Daniel J. Kump Fasteners For Retail 41
#9 Joseph J. Harding Ranpak 40
#10 John J. Mullay The Lubrizol 37
#10 Robert W. Hengesbach 37
#12 Gregg M. Sichner Rockwell Automation 36
#13 Robert E. Moser Electric Power Research Institute 35
#14 Randy Cloud Preformed Line Products 32
#14 Wayne R. Dannels Toshiba Medical Systems 32
#16 Thomas M. Vickers, Jr. Construction Research & Technology Gmbh 31
#17 Gerald R. Pohto Eltech Systems 30
#17 Steven J. Paliobeis Royal Appliance Mfg. 30
#19 David A. Johnston Rockwell Automation 29
#20 Kendal R. Harris Rockwell Automation 26
#20 Raghu Ramaiah GE 26
#22 Arthur J. Cooper Abbott 24
#23 Joseph G. Vazach Rockwell Automation 23
#24 Reed H. Walsh The Lubrizol 22
#25 Branden W. Keeper Swagelok 21
#25 Gerald A. Babuder Cajon 21
#25 Jerome J. Griesmer Philips 21
#25 Seth L. Crawley The Lubrizol 21
#29 Robert L. Dodge Lincoln Global 19
#29 Stephen Selle Stafast Products 19
#29 Louis Arata Mako Surgical 19
#32 Richard Yodice The Lubrizol 18
#32 Steven E. Armington Ranpak 18
#32 Adel Mansour Parker-Hannifin 18
#35 Anil V. Nadkarni Scm Consultants 17
#36 Douglas J. McClure Swagelok 16
#37 Thomas J. Ameen Gould Electronics 15
#37 David L. Foxall Philips 15
#39 Douglas S. Stolarik Enpress 14
#39 Carl J. Myers Warner & Swasey 14
#39 Carl C. Petersen Framatome Connectors Usa 14
#39 David Di Nunzio Royal Appliance Mfg. 14
#39 Gerald R. Dever Schering-Plough Healthcare Products 14
#39 Daniel C. Visger The Lubrizol 14
#39 S. Erik Pedersen The Standard Oil 14
#39 Gerald C. Dodds Chromalloy Gas Turbine 14
#47 Karl Kennedy Lear 13
#47 Jeffery W. Brooks Rockwell Automation 13
#49 Dennis D. Crockett Lincoln Electronic 12
#49 James Bacnik Fasteners For Retail 12

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