Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Norton, OH ranks #4,714 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 576 patents from 100 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Norton, OH include Leaffilter North, Rubbermaid Incorporated, Ppg Industries. That works out to 49.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 100 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael Gori Leaffilter North 98
2 David Stitchick Rubbermaid Incorporated 36
2 Robert H. Tang Ppg Industries 36
#4 John Martin Blosco Cisco 31
#5 Douglas S. McBain Gencorp 26
#6 Miroslav Manestar Michelin 20
#7 Greg A. Bilek Hoover Limited 16
#8 Jason A. Belton Lifeline Scientific 15
#9 Justin Persinger Schaeffler 14
#9 David A. Houk, Jr. Rubbermaid Incorporated 14
#11 Amanda Martin Orthohelix Surgical Designs 13
#11 James M. Cisar Cisco 13
#11 Todd A. Buxton Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations 13
#14 Michael E. Kimball The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 12
#15 Leonard James Reiter The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 11
#15 Donald W. Anderson Unknown 11
#17 Robert B. Simmons Ppg Industries 10
#18 Michael Thomas Driscoll The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 9
#19 Bradley J. Wurst Bridgestone Firestone 8
#20 Nathan Yensho Schaeffler 7
#21 Michael Steven Misura Ged Integrated Solutions 6
#21 Benjamin Isaiah Garn The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 6
#21 Mark H. Wollum Firestone Polymers 6
#21 Bryan Hand The Babcock & Wilcox 6
#21 Paul J. Lieb The Babcock & Wilcox 6
#26 Keith A. Neiferd Illinois Tool Works 5
#26 Clifford E. Loehr Ppg Industries 5
#26 Herbert L. Bullard The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 5
#26 Vincent J. Greczanik Isolab 5
#30 Paul G. Tritt 4
#30 Steve Feeney The Babcock & Wilcox 4
#30 Kolstin Hartzler Schaeffler 4
#30 Kerry W. Armes Icp Adhesives And Sealants 4
#30 David Mark Frantz The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 4
#30 Stephen Joseph McCarthy Cisco 4
#36 Duane E. Thewlis 3
#36 Christopher H. Willison 3
#36 Derwin Loverink Woodpeckers 3
#36 Thomas Steve Betchel 3
#36 Joe A. Powell 3
#41 Shahir Rafael Azer The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 2
#41 Robert L. Copen The Babcock & Wilcox 2
#41 Ruth A. Stephens Three60 2
#41 John Siegfried Muhl The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 2
#41 James John Mooney Unknown 2
#41 Scott T. Huth Saint-Gobain Industrial Ceramics 2
#41 James Christopher Dom Plastipak Packaging 2
#41 Carl Lieb The Babcock & Wilcox 2
#41 Casey McCutcheon Brooke The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 2
#41 John L. Southard, II Graftech International Holdings 2

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