Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Middletown, NY ranks #4,018 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 711 patents from 214 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Middletown, NY include Pass & Seymour, Heartland Ag Tech, Illinois Tool Works. That works out to 23.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 214 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Richard Weeks Pass & Seymour 77
2 Bernard F. Duesel, Jr. Heartland Ag Tech 43
3 David J. Anzini Illinois Tool Works 30
#4 Richard I. Baum IBM 19
#5 Olivia Serdarevic Aperture In Motion 18
#5 Umar M. Ahmad IBM 18
#7 Richard Markson Markson Rosenthal & 14
#8 Nitin Vadilal Sheth American Cyanamid 13
#8 Eric S. Abrutyn Dow Corning 13
#10 Eran Schul Imation 12
#10 Charles Wiener International Flavors & Fragrances 12
#12 David E. Stier International Paper 11
#13 Alexander D. Lantsman Lateral Research Limited Liability 10
#13 Gregory Venditto Becton, Dickinson And 10
#13 Michele C. Duggan Avon Products 10
#16 Colm Malone IBM 9
#16 Donna J. Wenzel International Paper 9
#18 Arun D. Jatkar Inco Alloys International 8
#19 John Divirgilio IBM 7
#19 Scott Kincaid Pfizer 7
#19 Jasper H. Field International Paper 7
#19 John Palmeri Eastman Kodak 7
#23 D. W. Anderson International Paper 6
#23 William A. Crossley Cobra Fixations Cie Ltée—Cobra Anchors Co. 6
#23 Anthony J. Leardi Takasago International 6
#23 Michael Dulak Aquea Scientific 6
#23 Lawrence C. Nykwest International Paper 6
#28 Robert S. DeSimone Hercules 5
#28 Wen-Hsin Wu Balchem 5
#28 Virginia Ellen Feldman Nexus Health Resources 5
#28 Eugene Joseph Vidunas Pfizer 5
#28 Gregg Tanzillo Manageiq 5
#28 Edward L. Pepe IBM 5
#28 Dimitrios Christoforou 5
#28 Kevin T. Vesely 5
#36 Robert R. Dichiara IBM 4
#36 Robert W. Eherts Bayer Healthcare 4
#36 Ian Michael Smith F5 Networks 4
#36 Richard T. Edwards Genpak 4
#36 Raymond W. Leidich Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 4
#36 Rick Williams International Paper 4
#36 Allan Pavlick Stertil B.V. 4
#36 Louise M. L. Lawter Hercules 4
#36 Kevin Li Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 4
#45 Richard J. Pines International Paper 3
#45 Jerome Bernstein 3
#45 Robert G. Breckwoldt Tripar 3
#45 Peter J. Mazeiko Takasago International 3
#45 John Scholl Intier Automotive 3
#45 Marvin F. Preiser 3

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