Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Stillwater, OK ranks #1,893 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,726 patents from 455 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Stillwater, OK include Lacebark, Smithkline Beecham Limited, Brunswick. That works out to 35.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 455 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Carl E. Whitcomb Lacebark 43
2 Deborah Dee Jaworski Smithkline Beecham Limited 40
3 Brad Taylor Brunswick 37
#4 Lyle W. Spruce Cortech 36
#5 Mark S. Akselrod Landauer 34
#6 William C. Martin Vlsi Technology 27
#7 Brian K. Bailey The Charles Machine Works 26
#8 Marvin L. Stone Board Of Regents For Oklahoma State University 20
#9 Kelvin P. Self The Charles Machine Works 19
#10 Max A. Metcalf The Charles Machine Works 17
#10 Matthew Dock The Charles Machine Works 17
#12 Kenneth D. Berlin Oklahoma State University 16
#12 Gary J. Puterka Engelhard 16
#14 Craig Aker Flir Detection 15
#14 Woody Smith Brunswick 15
#14 Ronald L. Hall Brunswick 15
#14 Phillip D. Magee Brunswick 15
#18 Donald D. Cochran American National Can 14
#19 Allen W. Apblett Board Of Regents For Oklahoma State University 13
#19 Steven M. Trost Nomadics 13
#19 Edward C. Eick Brunswick 13
#19 Vernon T. Stellman The Charles Machine Works 13
#19 Brian Sinclair White Cascade 13
#24 Orlando De Jesus Halliburton Energy Services 12
#24 John K. Shigley Alliant Techsystems 12
#24 Benjamin C. Wald Brunswick 12
#24 Lu Sun Otis Elevator 12
#28 Ali Kaan Kalkan Penn State 11
#28 Brian O'Dell Entrust 11
#28 Keith W. Schmidt Brunswick 11
#28 Ajoy P. Raje 11
#28 Robert Parkhill Sciperio 11
#28 Aleksander S. Wolfe The Charles Machine Works 11
#28 Mark G. Rockley Microlytics 11
#28 William L. Hughes Georgia Tech Research 11
#36 Andrew K. Logan Brunswick 10
#36 Rodney M. Caldwell Brunswick 10
#36 Richard J. Feehan Zebco Holdings 10
#36 Steven M. Irby Stillwater Designs And Audio 10
#36 Shoaib Shaikh Xplosafe 10
#41 John B. Solie Board Of Regents For Oklahoma State University 9
#41 John R. Petersen Callidus Technologies, L.L.C. 9
#43 Yanqi Wu Board Of Regents For Oklahoma State University 8
#43 John P. Rawlings Climate Master 8
#43 Vasiliy V. Fomenko Landauer 8
#43 Colin J. Cumming Nomadics 8
#43 Charles M. Taliaferro Board Of Regents For Oklahoma State University 8
#43 Warren T. Ford Rohm And Haas 8
#43 John F. O'Hara The Board Of Regents For The Oklahoma Agricultural And Mechanical Colleges 8
#43 Brian Strecker Nomadics 8

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