Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Naugatuck, CT ranks #3,542 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 835 patents from 206 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Naugatuck, CT include Societe Bic, RTX (Raytheon), Covidien Lp. That works out to 26.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 206 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Floyd Fairbanks Societe Bic 57
2 Steven Bruce Gautschi RTX (Raytheon) 48
3 Michael Roth 24
#4 Ethan Collins Covidien Lp 22
#5 David B. Frennesson Bristol-Myers Squibb 21
#6 Randall P. Bright Laticrete International 20
#7 Russell E. Malz, Jr. Uniroyal Chemical Company 19
#7 Steve Jarvis Nike 19
#9 Edward L. Carver, Jr. Cdc Technologies 17
#9 Lee F. Holeva Crown Equipment 17
#11 Kevin P. Leahy Sikorsky Aircraft 16
#12 Andrew Barnes Enphase Energy 15
#12 William D. Sigworth Uniroyal Chemical Company 15
#12 Robert G. Davis Uniroyal Chemical Company 15
#15 Ira B. Goldman GE 13
#15 Victor E. Shiff Microsoft 13
#17 Alan E. Litke Henkel Limited 11
#18 Paul Skibo Eveready Battery Company 10
#18 Alan J. Messerli GE 10
#20 Filomena Macedo Unilever Home & Personal Care Usa, Division Of Conopco 9
#20 Joseph F. Zuzick, Jr. Pitney Bowes 9
#20 Patrick James McComb RTX (Raytheon) 9
#23 John Kistenmacher The Nielsen Company (Us) 8
#23 Brian Tulley Medical Instill Technologies 8
#23 Steven Pham Inline Plastics 8
#26 Francis R. Powell Amp 7
#26 Donald C. Kirk, Jr. Ethyl Products 7
#26 Elmar H. Jancis Uniroyal 7
#29 Thomas E. Donofrio The Boeing 6
#29 Marisa Earnshaw AT&T 6
#29 Adrienne Stamper Mannkind 6
#29 Robert Fanzutti Hubbell Incorporated 6
#29 Gary Dabrowski O.F. Mossberg & Sons 6
#29 Venkatramanan K. Madabusi Chemtura 6
#29 Julia Lee Gs Caltex 6
#36 David L. Balog Honeywell 5
#36 Rebecca F. Seibert Uniroyal Chemical Company 5
#36 Robyn Marie Johnson 5
#36 Christopher W. DeCesare Bridgeport Fittings 5
#40 Andrew T. Butkus PepsiCo 4
#40 William A. Skura Uniroyal 4
#40 Edward J. Volansky The Siemon 4
#40 Paul S. Cramer Avco 4
#40 John F. Pezzuti Pitney Bowes 4
#40 Robert S. Drzal 4
#40 Rhomie L. Heck, III Uniroyal 4
#40 Istvan Lippai Chemtura 4
#40 Chung-Cheng Liang Global Lighting Technologies 4
#40 Peter K. Zanger Pitney Bowes 4
#40 Robert J. St. Germain 4

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