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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Preston, GB ranks #4,036 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 705 patents from 286 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Preston, GB include Compact Gtl Plc, Bae Systems Plc, Basf Plant Science Company Gmbh.

Showing 1–50 of 286 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael Joseph Bowe Compact Gtl Plc 33
2 Nicholas Giacomo Robert Colosimo Bae Systems Plc 32
3 Johnathan A. Napier Basf Plant Science Company Gmbh 20
#4 Christopher David Gabbutt Essilor International (Compagnie Generale D'Optique) 14
#5 George Reginald Seyfang British Aerospace Public Limited 13
#6 Paul Martin Fowler Eaton 12
#6 Julian David Wright Bae Systems Plc 12
#8 Colin Moore Steris Solutions Limited 11
#8 Paul Milner Edwards Limited 11
#10 Kathryn Carr Avecia Limited 9
#11 Stephen Taylor United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority 8
#11 Michael W. Dunkley Eaton 8
#11 Keith Antony Rigby Bae Systems Plc 8
#11 John David Hepworth James Robinson Group 8
#15 Nicholas Birkby Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Usa 7
#15 Peter F. Garner-Gray Lever Brothers Company, Division Of Conopco 7
#15 Ian E. Bottomley British Aerospace Plc 7
#15 Neil Calder Bae Systems Plc 7
#19 Stephen Bloor Johnson & Johnson 6
#19 Monadl Abd Al-Abbas Mansour Al-Ameri Bae Systems Plc 6
#19 Julie Thomson F2 Chemicals Limited 6
#19 Harry Eccles British Nuclear Fuels Plc 6
#19 Leslie Kendrick Robinson Torotrak (Development) Limited 6
#19 Graham Andrew Holland Bae Systems Plc 6
#19 Geoffrey J. Ash British Aerospace Public Limited 6
#26 Robert Andrew Oliver Torotrak (Development) Limited 5
#26 Christopher James Whiteford Bae Systems Plc 5
#26 Philip Lawrence Webberley Bae Systems Plc 5
#26 Geoffrey A. Wood British Nuclear Fuels Plc 5
#26 Geoffrey Horrocks Bailey British Nuclear Fuels Plc 5
#31 Nigel Dennis Tinker British Nuclear Fuels Plc 4
#31 Graham A. Cooper British Aerospace Plc 4
#31 Therese McKenna Micromass Uk Limited 4
#31 Joseph Noblett Unknown 4
#31 Evaldas Greiciunas Bae Systems Plc 4
#31 Ian Higgins United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority 4
#31 Gordon Charles Woodhouse Bae Systems Plc 4
#31 Andrew Whittaker Astrazeneca Ab 4
#31 Paul Orange The University Of Sheffield 4
#31 Paul Giddins British Nuclear Fuels Plc 4
#31 John S. Tuson Eaton 4
#31 Peter Malcolm Roberts Canon 4
#31 Shirley M. Burrow Genencor International 4
#31 Paul Gilchrist British Nuclear Fuels Plc 4
#31 Richard Gelder Abbott 4
#31 Reginald Paul Glenville British Nuclear Fuels Plc 4
#31 Colin Irwin Hare 4
#31 Thomas G. Rice British Nuclear Fuels Plc 4
#49 James Jeory 3
#49 Stephen Vernon Barnett British Nuclear Fuels Plc 3