Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Northampton, MA ranks #5,654 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 453 patents from 96 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Northampton, MA include Sunbeam Products, Kateeva, Intezyne Technologies. That works out to 15.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 96 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Giovanni Pino Sunbeam Products 57
2 Stephen M. Smith Kateeva 44
3 Kurt Breitenkamp Intezyne Technologies 26
#4 Robert W. Jeffway, Jr. Toy Biz 25
#5 Stephen S. Daniell Tracer Imaging 24
#6 Pardip K. Vaid Smith & Wesson 15
#7 Diane M. Foley Xerox 14
#8 Chris E. Schwier Ascend Performance Materials Operations 13
#8 Deepak Ganesan University Of Massachusetts 13
#10 Mike Kinsinger The Clorox 12
#11 Christopher H. Patstone Pelican Products 9
#11 Aaron G. Cantrell Shavelogic 9
#13 Prashant Shenoy AT&T 8
#13 David Julian McClements University Of Massachusetts 8
#15 Rebecca Breitenkamp Intezyne Technologies 7
#15 Sridhar Kanamaluru Sarnoff 7
#17 Neal Charles Van Patten Dreamwell 6
#17 James M. Hollander 6
#17 Ryan Hayward University Of Massachusetts 6
#20 Anthony Reid Harvey 5
#20 Stephen C. Parshley Medispectra 5
#20 Norbert I. Goldfield 3M 5
#20 Kenneth A. Barrett Unknown 5
#24 Clyde Wesley DeVore 4
#24 Erik Thomsen Hyperion Solutions 4
#24 Douglas McKee Benton Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj 4
#24 Lincoln D. Russin 4
#24 Seth Fischer Fisher & Paykel Appliances Limited 4
#24 Scott Daniels Dh Technologies Development Pte. 4
#24 Rui Tostoes Flodesign Sonics 4
#31 Lou Zhang 3
#31 Anthony L. Shrout University Of Massachusetts 3
#31 Christopher Templin 3
#31 Timothy D. Foldy-Porto Arix Technologies 3
#31 Dana R. Arnold Graphics Technology International 3
#31 John Waterhouse Curbell Medical Products 3
#31 Elvan Cavac University Of Massachusetts 3
#31 Yaqoot Shaharyar 3
#31 Christof Paar Worcester Polytechnic Institute 3
#40 James F. Kurose University Of Massachusetts 2
#40 David J. Montefusco University Of Massachusetts 2
#40 Sean David Holden Hartford Fire Insurance 2
#40 Jason L. Lazorcik University Of Massachusetts 2
#40 Christopher Ryan Avedis Zildjian 2
#40 Robert H. Fariss 2
#40 Paul McNamara 2
#40 Daniel Lipson The Yankee Candle Company 2
#40 Connor Basich Nissan North America 2
#40 Michael Spink 2
#40 David A. Reckhow University Of Massachusetts 2

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