Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Sidney, OH ranks #2,730 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,125 patents from 232 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sidney, OH include Emerson Climate Technologies, Hobart Brothers, Copeland Lp. That works out to 54.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 232 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kirill M. Ignatiev Emerson Climate Technologies 73
2 Nagaraj Jayanth Emerson Climate Technologies 56
3 Steven Edward Barhorst Hobart Brothers 48
#4 Frank S. Wallis Copeland Lp 43
#5 Mark Bass Copeland Lp 30
#6 Philip D. Palermo Crown Equipment 29
#7 Vipen Khetarpal Visteon Global Technologies 25
#8 Vijay Bahel Copeland Lp 24
#8 John P. Elson Copeland Lp 24
#10 Mark Mitchell Stolle Machinery Company 20
#10 Michael A. Saunders Emerson Climate Technologies 20
#12 James F. Fogt Copeland Lp 19
#12 Brian White Mansfield Engineered Components 19
#12 Neil A. Zumberger Stolle Machinery Company 19
#15 Michael A. DiFlora Bristol Compressors 16
#15 Christopher Lawrence Macke Stolle Machinery Company 16
#15 Norman G. Beck Copeland Lp 16
#18 Elton G. Kaminski The Stolle 15
#19 Mickey Hickey Copeland Lp 14
#19 Philip D. Palermo Hill-Rom 14
#21 Keith J. Reinhart Emerson Climate Technologies 13
#21 Harry Clendenin Copeland Lp 13
#23 Richard Matz Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 12
#24 Walter T. Grassbaugh Copeland Lp 11
#25 Jamison S. Frady Crown Equipment 10
#25 Jason A. Davidson Stolle Machinery Company 10
#27 Michael C. Kitzmiller Plastipak Packaging 9
#27 David Simmons Aluminum Company Of America 9
#27 George Ramayya Emerson Climate Technologies 9
#30 Keith R. Studer Whiteside Mfg. 8
#30 Winfield S. Morter Emerson Climate Technologies 8
#30 Gary K. Fain Copeland Lp 8
#30 Steven C. Fairbanks Copeland Lp 8
#30 John J. Karikas GE 8
#30 William J. Heidemann Crown Equipment 8
#36 Mary E. Paulus Illinois Tool Works 7
#36 Jon F. Baker Meridian Automotive Systems 7
#36 Richard Miu Emerson Climate Technologies 7
#36 Charles R. Bradlee The Monarch Machine Tool 7
#36 Randolph L. Kiser Lisco 7
#36 Gary V. Hoying Premark Feg L.L.C. 7
#36 Theodore E. Tinsler Copeland Lp 7
#36 Anthony C. Seger Tooling Technology 7
#36 Darrin R. Ihle Crown Equipment 7
#45 Sylvia S. Moore Aluminum Company Of America 6
#45 Roy J. Weikert 6
#45 Nagle V. Gusching The Monarch Machine Tool 6
#45 Altaf Hossain Emerson Climate Technologies 6
#45 David W. Leistner Thetford 6
#45 Donald Racer The Gorman-Rupp 6

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