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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Paris, KY ranks #13,013 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 133 patents from 51 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Paris, KY include Ppj, Square D, Toyota. That works out to 13.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 51 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Horace Robert ESKRIDGE, III Ppj 11
1 Terry A. Cassity Square D 11
3 Michael C. Greenlee Toyota 10
#4 Christopher Michael Bennett Lexmark International 8
#4 Charles W. Watson Joy Global Underground Mining 8
#6 James Alexander IBM 7
#7 Shelly Ann Townsend 6
#7 Robert Dan Bennett, III Lexmark International 6
#9 Bryan Joseph Wiemers Lexmark International 4
#10 Kenney C. Sledd Dormakaba Usa 3
#10 Shawn P. Madere 3
#10 Alvin L. Wittwer IBM 3
#10 Terrance A. Cassity Square D 3
#10 Robert F. McDaniel IBM 3
#10 William M. Heflin Illinois Tool Works 3
#16 Dan C. Short 2
#16 Barton C. McFarland 2
#16 Patsy A. Bowlds IBM 2
#16 Russell Mounce 2
#16 Lenora Anderson 2
#16 Mindy M. Cook 2
#16 David Zachery Lindsey Lexmark International 2
#16 Jack L. Shafe Clark Material Handling 2
#24 Jessica Laurel Mayes Lexmark International 1
#24 Russell Dennis 1
#24 Mark S. Butcher Audio Authority 1
#24 Gary L. Howlett 1
#24 Kathleen C. Kenimer 1
#24 Douglas T. Hamsher 1
#24 Thomas Lee Smart Lexmark International 1
#24 Jeffery A. Miller IBM 1
#24 James E. Linville 1
#24 Danny Ray Easley 1
#24 Hube Johnston 1
#24 Beatrice Bruton 1
#24 Robert Shelby Tucker Lexmark International 1
#24 Jennifer Coleman 1
#24 Christopher L Rexroat Toyota 1
#24 Danny Joe Jackson Toyota 1
#24 David E. Dotson Toyota 1
#24 Jeannette Quinn Bracken Lexmark International 1
#24 Jerry G. Price IBM 1
#24 Jeffrey K. McAlmond 1
#24 Billy L. Tapp Unknown 1
#24 Harold C. McVey 1
#24 Joe A. Shelley, Jr. Sargent & Greenleaf 1
#24 Shaun P. Lendrum Ecolab Usa 1
#24 James T. Schanding Unknown 1
#24 Larry A. Dennis 1
#24 Dion C. LeMieux 1

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