Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Plain City, OH ranks #4,518 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 608 patents from 128 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Plain City, OH include Melnor, Battelle Memorial Institute, Stc.Unm. That works out to 149.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 128 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Eric Fickas Melnor 81
2 James E. Dvorsky Battelle Memorial Institute 35
3 Sanjay Krishna Stc.Unm 30
#4 Patrick J. Ellison Honda Motor Co. 26
#5 Emmanuel Sergakis Coulter Ventures, Llc. 25
#6 Matthew L. Metka Honda Motor Co. 22
#7 Scott N. Danhof Becton, Dickinson And 16
#8 Jason Dilley Honda Motor Co. 15
#9 Michael J. Knapke Guild Associates 14
#10 Husam A. A. Rasoul Celanese Gmbh 13
#11 Richard J. Kamm T.H.T. Presses 12
#12 Jennifer Marie O'Brian Otodata Wireless Network 11
#12 Michael D. Lucas Chep Technology Pty Limited 11
#14 Cindy Tran Honda Motor Co. 10
#14 Marc Iman Honda Motor Co. 10
#16 David E. Price Columbia Gas System Service 9
#17 Lawrence G. Carns Google 8
#17 Douglas K. Doza Allied Mineral Products 8
#17 David J. Rider Welch Allyn 8
#17 Andrew M. Schimmoeller Battelle Memorial Institute 8
#17 Generoso Tan Sia, Jr. Honda Motor Co. 8
#17 Shankaran Kothandaraman Merck 8
#17 Deepak Sahai Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. 8
#24 Rajendra L. Kakarla Honda Motor Co. 7
#25 Judy Lynn Betts Sbc Properties 6
#25 Richard L. Wolgemuth Adria Laboratories 6
#25 Alexander Hutter Honda Motor Co. 6
#28 Marcus Bertin Oms Investments 5
#28 Robert W. Fisher Honda Motor Co. 5
#28 Peter E. Throckmorton Ashland Oil 5
#28 Joel Romig Honda Motor Co. 5
#28 Peggy A. Blackburn Ashland Oil 5
#33 Gregg J. Chapman Navidea Biopharmaceuticals 4
#33 Michael L. Bowman Verizon 4
#33 Roger F. Backhus Battelle Memorial Institute 4
#33 Karsten G. Koester Abb Process Automation 4
#33 Mark T. Kohls Honda Motor Co. 4
#33 Donald C. Grigorenko 4
#33 Douglas P. Pelsor Copeland Lp 4
#33 Joan R. Smith Honda Motor Co. 4
#33 Dennis O'Connor Honda Motor Co. 4
#42 Lorne R. Dyar Honda Motor Co. 3
#42 Murthy Ayyagari Honda Motor Co. 3
#42 Bill Hoover Honeywell 3
#42 Kevin Y. Wade Honda Motor Co. 3
#42 John Robert Andras Cummins 3
#42 Christopher Dendis Honda Motor Co. 3
#42 Daniel Hamilton Abbott 3
#42 Garry M. Graham Novacor Chemicals 3
#42 Nestor Kolcio 3

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