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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Riva, MD ranks #20,966 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 61 patents from 20 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Riva, MD include Dtcc Digital (Us), New York University, Elkem Metals Company. That works out to 14.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–20 of 20 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 George Daniel Doney Dtcc Digital (Us) 18
2 Van P. Thompson New York University 7
3 Steven W. Oxman Elkem Metals Company 6
#4 Dennis Augusto Garcia Mikohn Gaming 5
#5 Samuel T. Wood R.J. Reynolds Tobacco 3
#5 John Wallander 3
#5 Krzysztof J. Rutkowski US Air Force 3
#8 Wilhelm Leibig 2
#8 Robert D. Rogalski US Air Force 2
#8 Thomas F. Nugent, III 2
#11 John R. Hawkins Baltimore Aircoil Company 1
#11 Oksana Lassowsky 1
#11 Oleg Alekseevich Orlov 1
#11 David A. Domino The Mitre 1
#11 N. Oksana Lassowsky National Security Agency 1
#11 Thomas C. Brusgard Westinghouse Electric 1
#11 James E. Gauntlett 1
#11 Shane Salta 1
#11 William P. Autrey 1
#11 Sam Bernstein Dlhbowles 1

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