Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Sterling, MA ranks #2,837 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,078 patents from 143 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sterling, MA include Seagate Technology, Bose, Boston Scientific Scimed.

Showing 1–50 of 143 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael Mallary Seagate Technology 131
2 Richard J. Carbone Bose 85
3 Mark D. Wood Boston Scientific Scimed 75
#4 Mark G. Currie Ironwood Pharmaceuticals 69
#5 Joseph P. King, Jr. Emc Ip Holding Company 42
#6 Nicholas Kottenstette Mks Instruments 32
#7 Richard M. Latino Wright Line 31
#7 Mickey S. Felton Emc 31
#9 Timothy J. Coonahan C.R. Bard 26
#10 Peter Rezac Cvs Pharmacy 25
#10 John R. Benham Intel 25
#12 Thomas P. Orsini Sealed Air Corporation (Us) 21
#13 Michael L'Bassi Mks Instruments 18
#14 David P. Scott Allen Medical Systems 16
#14 Paul W. Rehrig Saint-Gobain Abrasifs 16
#16 Anthony J. Suto Teradyne 15
#16 Wayne R. Partington Blackhawk Manufacturing Group 15
#18 John E. Harris University Of Massachusetts 14
#19 Robert Bloemer NVIDIA 13
#19 Nicholas Dennis Np Medical 13
#21 Christopher C. Gianos Digital Equipment 12
#21 Justin Holwell Seagate Technology 12
#23 Matthew Moynihan Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials 11
#23 Samuel Benjamin HOLMES Qualcomm 11
#23 Stephen R. Crosby Black & Decker 11
#23 Kevin Beverage Nuvera Fuel Cells 11
#27 Lawrence C. Gardner Validity Sensors 10
#28 Richard P. Mansfield Gyrus Acmi 9
#29 Brian Edwards Howmedica Osteonics 8
#29 Mark Hannah Cisco 8
#29 Stephen J. Doxsey University Of Massachusetts 8
#32 James David Sawin Seagate Technology 7
#32 Grier A. Wallace Abb Vie 7
#32 Arlon G. Sangster Olin 7
#35 Nathan Butler Loud Technologies 6
#35 Peder C. Pedersen Worcester Polytechnic Institute 6
#35 Peter Otto Mierswa IBM 6
#35 Ralph L. Beck Braveheart Wireless 6
#35 Emily Moore Temptime 6
#35 Jonathan P. Blanchard MIT 6
#41 Todd F. Orsini Tyco Fire Products Lp 5
#41 Paul P. Gehlert Avago Technologies General Ip (Singapore) Pte. 5
#41 Emmanuel C. Francois Saint-Gobain Abrasifs 5
#41 Frank Zanghi Zippo Manufacturing 5
#41 Ellen F. Fynan University Of Massachusetts Medical Center 5
#41 Donald O. Patten, Jr. Saint-Gobain Industrial Ceramics 5
#47 Curtis G. Miller Cavium, Llc. 4
#47 Zachary S. Haase Sig Sauer 4
#47 Mark R. Kosinski 4
#47 Mark A. Sutherland Allen Medical Systems 4

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