Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Orange, CT ranks #2,298 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,375 patents from 246 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Orange, CT include Metrologic Instruments, Biomet Manufacturing, Covidien Lp. That works out to 96.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 246 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Frank Check Metrologic Instruments 43
2 Brian M. May Biomet Manufacturing 37
3 Michael Primavera Covidien Lp 31
#4 James R. Kennedy Disney 29
#5 Thomas W. Astle Unknown 27
#5 Albert Subbloie Budderfly 27
#7 Lawrence E. Katz Olin 25
#7 Scott B. Lowder Sargent Manufacturing 25
#7 Raymond J. Huey Z-Medica 25
#10 Szuchain Chen Olin 23
#10 Laurence W. Chang American Cyanamid 23
#10 Wai P. Wong Assa Abloy Residential Group 23
#13 David Ross Just Right Surgical 22
#14 Roy Itzler Hubbell Incorporated 21
#14 James L. Gentile Chesebrough-Pond'S Usa, Division Of Conopco 21
#16 David Black Premier Manufacturing Group 20
#17 Dennis Jakiela Cytec Technology 19
#18 Jonathan W. Sapienza Covidien Lp 18
#18 Steven D. Weiner Sikorsky Aircraft 18
#20 Howard J. Reiter Romag Fasteners 17
#20 Hongxing Tang Caltech 17
#22 Paul Nunez Sargent Manufacturing 16
#23 Scott Wilhelm Bayer Healthcare 15
#23 Donald Roche Eveready Battery Company 15
#25 Italo A. Capuano Olin 14
#25 Martin L. Schulman Jeneric/Pentron Incorporated 14
#25 Chetan Padmakar Darne Bristol-Myers Squibb 14
#25 Jay Bunnell Edgewell Personal Care Brands 14
#29 Yuntao Thomas Hu Conopco 11
#29 Steven Cai Casco Products 11
#29 Jay L. Hirshfield Omega-P 11
#29 Edward O. Hartel Avco 11
#33 Ronald O. Rosenberg Chemtura 10
#33 Scott A. Chasen Sikorsky Aircraft 10
#33 John W. Stenner Kurt H. Volk 10
#33 Constantine I. Courduvelis Enthone Gmbh 10
#33 Anthony Booth Warner-Lambert Company 10
#33 Arthur S. Klein Deringer-Ney 10
#33 Wojciech M. Chrosny Pitney Bowes 10
#40 Dave Black Premier Manufacturing Group 9
#40 Vincent Russo Itt 9
#40 Shaopeng Sun Macdermid Enthone 9
#40 Betsy Hipp Dictaphone Corporation. 9
#40 Ronald P. Novick Transwitch 9
#40 Daniel T. Meisenheimer, Jr. Spectrum Co 9
#46 Richard J. Turley Olin 8
#46 Walter Wolog Pitney Bowes 8
#46 Patricia A. Turley Arch Chemicals 8
#46 Brian L. McCabe RTX (Raytheon) 8
#46 Kaj Gartz Unknown 8

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