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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Owego, NY ranks #2,805 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,096 patents from 203 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Owego, NY include IBM, Cadence Design Systems, American Shower & Bath. That works out to 299.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 203 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David J. Russell IBM 87
2 Steven Lee Gregor Cadence Design Systems 44
3 Eric M. Foster IBM 41
#4 Eugene A. Helmetsie American Shower & Bath 39
#5 John M. Baust Cpsi Holdings 36
#6 Carl R. Herman Lockheed Martin 34
#7 John G. Baust Endocare 31
#8 James Warren Dieffenderfer IBM 30
#9 Michael Wisniewski Lockheed Martin 27
#10 William F. Phillips IBM 22
#11 Stephen C. Moraites Lockheed Martin 20
#11 Robin A. Susko IBM 20
#13 Matthew J. Bangel IBM 19
#14 Joseph Michael Swenton Cadence Design Systems 18
#15 Kim J. Blackwell IBM 15
#15 David L. Ii Lockheed Martin 15
#15 David J. Wierbowski IBM 15
#18 Tomasz Pracel American Shower & Bath 14
#19 Hehching Harry Li IBM 13
#19 Judith A. Wierbowski IBM 13
#21 Donald Sobiski Lockheed Martin 12
#21 Cris E. Pasto Res-Q-Jack 12
#21 Johnathon R. Pandich IBM 12
#24 Richard C. Vanhall Lockheed Martin 11
#24 Eugene Stradley Lockheed Martin 11
#26 Thomas Bartenstein Cadence Design Systems 10
#26 John C. Ceccherelli Lockheed Martin 10
#26 Lawrence E. Albertelli Lockheed Martin 10
#29 Michael Heaton Lockheed Martin 9
#29 Steven J. Pratt Lockheed Martin 9
#29 Jim Patterson Lockheed Martin 9
#32 Steven G. Rosser Endicott Interconnect Technologies 8
#32 J. Claude Caci Lockheed Martin 8
#32 Lawrence R. Cutting IBM 8
#35 John D. Bezek IBM 7
#35 Edward Lee Arrington IBM 7
#35 Joseph Claude Caci Lockheed Martin 7
#35 Thomas Rath IBM 7
#35 Shawn McPhail Lockheed Martin 7
#40 Michael Caporali Lockheed Martin 6
#40 Patrick H. Madden Lockheed Martin 6
#40 Palmer W. Agnew IBM 6
#40 Nina Kung Lockheed Martin 6
#40 James Patterson Lockheed Martin 6
#40 Roger J. Rimbey Smith Corona 6
#40 Steven D. Colby Lockheed Martin 6
#40 Roger N. Wild IBM 6
#48 Peter N. Stiles Lockheed Martin 5
#48 Brian Johnson Tsi Group Co. 5
#48 David J. Coffelt Lockheed Martin 5

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