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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Sunbury, OH ranks #10,685 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 182 patents from 58 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sunbury, OH include Northwestern University, Battelle Memorial Institute, Syracuse University. That works out to 27.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 58 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Laura Winfield Alexander Northwestern University 24
2 Daniel G. Loesch Battelle Memorial Institute 21
3 James Henderson Syracuse University 11
#4 Harlan Charles Peden, III Taylor Made Golf Company 10
#5 Thomas E. Dando Ashland 9
#6 Nathan David Ames Baker Hughes Holdings 8
#7 James M. Getter Worthington Cylinders 6
#7 Sean Tillinghast Weldon Technologies 6
#7 Don W. Caudy US Air Force 6
#10 Marvin E. Monroe Optek 5
#11 Tenille Schoonover Whiteside Mfg. 4
#12 Trace Eugene Van Dyne 3
#12 Aaron R. Alexander Honda Motor Co. 3
#12 Thomas O. McCanney Process Automation Business 3
#12 Kristi L. Rogers Abbott 3
#12 Dean Rose Identix Incorporated 3
#12 Michael Sharpe Worthington Cylinders 3
#18 Greg A. Brubaker 2
#18 Brian F. Heskitt Ohio State University 2
#18 Venus Simmons Mettler-Toledo Gmbh 2
#18 Samantha Warren Ohio State Innovation Foundation 2
#18 Marty J. Carty 2
#18 Robert Settles, Jr. Honda Motor Co. 2
#18 Steven Mills 2
#18 Jan Kmetko Cornell Research Foundation 2
#18 William T. Kavage Optek 2
#18 John P. McConnell IBM 2
#18 Jamie L. Novak JPMorgan Chase 2
#18 Nicole Renee Herd-Walker 2
#18 Bret P. Fox Liebert 2
#31 Steve Hagerman JPMorgan Chase 1
#31 Dirk K. Kaiser Amg Industries 1
#31 Thomas R. Lavens GE 1
#31 Vincent J. Buzzese 1
#31 W. Raymond Wirick The D. L. Auld 1
#31 John B. Spanton Medical Designs 1
#31 Richard J. Fisher, Jr. Medical Designs 1
#31 Jeanna K. Slone 1
#31 Jack A. Grote Eaton 1
#31 Daniel A. Jacobus 1
#31 Richard A. Groves 1
#31 Vincent McGinniss Royce Medical 1
#31 Donald W. Caudy US Air Force 1
#31 Philip Gentile Erc 1
#31 James A. Krist L3 Commmunications Avionics Systems 1
#31 Lowell McKenzie 1
#31 Jason C. Caudill Lake Shore Cryotronics 1
#31 Kevin Sickles Ohio State University 1
#31 Jerry Tuttle 1
#31 Christopher John Burger Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 1

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