Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

St. Augustine, FL ranks #1,879 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,741 patents from 315 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in St. Augustine, FL include Covidien Lp, Safariland, Johnson & Johnson. That works out to 121.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 315 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David C. Racenet Covidien Lp 149
2 William H. Rogers Safariland 90
3 Jeffrey H. Roffman Johnson & Johnson 72
#4 Saddy Garcia Zimmer Biomet Cmf And Thoracic 49
#4 Matthew F. Myntti Apple 49
#6 Eric R. George Shell Oil Compny 47
#7 Kevin P. McCabe Johnson & Johnson 45
#8 Robin Cooper Rigel Pharmaceuticals 41
#9 Sharika Snook Johnson & Johnson 39
#10 Charles W. Scales Johnson & Johnson 35
#11 Carrie L. Davis Nike 34
#12 Steven E. Pryor Simpson Strong-Tie Company 28
#12 James R. Sullivan Eastman Kodak 28
#12 Robert H. Heistand, II Avx 28
#12 Paul H. Norton West Pharma. Services Il 28
#16 Robert J. Snyder Thomson Licensing 27
#17 Lee Ann Proud Bank of America 26
#18 Marshal Ainsworth Fontaine Magic Leap 25
#19 Brian Joseph Smith Bank of America 21
#20 Randall A. Gordie, Jr. Visual Real Estate 20
#21 Dawn D. Wright Johnson & Johnson 19
#22 Kevin Merritt Sonoco Products 18
#23 Joseph M. Hamilla Spectrum Bridge 16
#23 Kenneth J. Peters Ncr 16
#23 Mark R. Frich Gnb Batteries 16
#26 Michael Duffield Borgwarner 15
#26 Dennis A. Dohogne Code 3 15
#26 Richard Pavelle Excel Dryer 15
#29 Gary S. Hall Johnson & Johnson 13
#29 Gregory Kennedy 13
#29 Wojciech Wyczalkowski Philadelphia Mixing Solutions 13
#29 Russell T. Spaulding Johnson & Johnson 13
#33 Albert Stevens Unknown 12
#33 Aidan Cully 12
#35 Jim Nelson Biotronik Crm Patent Ag 11
#35 Robin Prenter RTX (Raytheon) 11
#35 Michael Smith Bell Helicopter Textron 11
#38 Fang Lu Johnson & Johnson 10
#38 Alan McCleary Teledyne Instruments 10
#40 Marian E. Washington Poviva 9
#40 Michelle Reillo Poviva 9
#40 Ryan Russell Moore Cisco 9
#43 Kemp E Falkner 8
#43 James E. Collie 8
#45 James M. Hume 7
#45 Matthew J. Friend Medtronic 7
#45 Lawrence A. Trissel University Of Texas System 7
#45 Michael Parker Owen Tau Motors 7
#45 Thomas Foley Air Burners 7
#45 Robert R. Hills 7

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