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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Midway, KY ranks #17,323 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 84 patents from 12 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Midway, KY include Lexmark International, Ashland Oil, Illinois Tool Works. That works out to 48.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–12 of 12 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kerry Leland Embry Lexmark International 25
2 Joanna Musick Hall Smith Lexmark International 18
3 Robert H. Wombles Ashland Oil 14
#4 Johnny Ray Sears Lexmark International 9
#5 David Lambert Illinois Tool Works 4
#5 Anthony P. Scherk IBM 4
#7 Karl Mark Thompson Lexmark International 3
#7 Kenneth D. McDaniel, Jr. Fmc 3
#9 Denis L. Braly 1
#9 Kark Mark Thompson Lexmark International 1
#9 Alison Beth Ternent Lexmark International 1
#9 Robert B. Lamar, Jr. Square D 1

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