Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Naples, FL ranks #693 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 4,839 patents from 980 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Naples, FL include Boston Scientific Scimed, Pregis Innovative Packaging, Arthrex. That works out to 253.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 980 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Roger Hastings Boston Scientific Scimed 171
2 Thomas D. Wetsch Pregis Innovative Packaging 117
3 Peter J. Dreyfuss Arthrex 108
#4 Frank D. Ferraiolo IBM 107
#5 Reinhold Schmieding Arthrex 104
#6 Roy W. Martin Truox 67
#7 Christopher P. Ausschnitt IBM 63
#8 Simon Hunt Mcafee 62
#9 Thomas Dooney, JR. Arthrex 60
#10 Kevin Potucek Hayward Industries 58
#11 Russell W. Holbrook Pitney Bowes 52
#12 Jacob A. Jolly Arthrex 51
#13 Ricardo Albertorio Arthrex 47
#14 Ronald A. Beck Adc Telecommunications 46
#15 Thomas W. Davison Zimmer Spine 44
#16 Thomas M. Anderson Schwing America 43
#17 Nicholas Williams The Otis Patent Trust 42
#18 Michael W. Mullaney Zimmer 41
#19 Kenneth M. Adams Medtronic 39
#20 Gary L. Sharpe Unknown 37
#20 Derek C. Sullivan Arthrex 37
#22 Jeffrey Wyman Smith & Nephew 36
#23 Brandon L. Roller Arthrex 35
#24 John M. Chenciner S9 34
#24 Michael Hacikyan Technicor 34
#24 Scott K. Mitchell Geofeedia 34
#24 Robert B. Eveleigh Magarl 34
#28 Kevin Cook Monsanto Technology 33
#29 Timothy J. Thompson IBM 32
#30 Stephen H. Miller Eastman Kodak 30
#30 Eric S. Zajac Arthrex 30
#30 Larkin Hill Lowrey Hti Ip 30
#30 R. Donald Grafton Arthrex 30
#30 Paul J. Forsberg Keystone Retaining Wall Systems 30
#35 Ronald R. Chance ExxonMobil 29
#35 Addison M. Fischer Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co. 29
#37 Richard B. Pitbladdo Corning Incorporated 28
#38 Juan Lopez Vive Health 27
#39 Thomas M. Taylor Roush Life Sciences 26
#40 Joyce Thomas L.R. Nelson 25
#40 James F. Chen Drfirst.Com 25
#42 Timothy J. McIntyre Ut-Battelle 24
#43 William C. Benavitz Arthrex 23
#43 Paul R. Chalifoux Wellesley Research Associates 23
#45 John David Paterson Arthrex 22
#45 Randall L. Hacker Arthrex 22
#47 Gregory A. Guederian Arthrex 21
#47 Dustin T. Libby Allen Medical Systems 21
#47 Leonard S. Girsh Immunopath Profile 21
#47 Christopher Bare Arthrex 21

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