Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Syracuse, IN ranks #8,497 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 253 patents from 65 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Syracuse, IN include Steiner Enterprises, Guardian Industries, Wabash Valley Manufacturing. That works out to 82.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 65 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Donald E. DeWitt Steiner Enterprises 28
2 Robert A. Vandal Guardian Industries 22
3 James M. McKale 19
#4 Ray E. Swartzendruber 18
#4 Jerry L. Shilling Wabash Valley Manufacturing 18
#6 Jason Shultz Biomet Manufacturing 10
#7 Jonathan A. Brock Waterfurnace International 9
#8 Eric Richardson United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority 8
#8 Christopher S. Greer Lippert Components 8
#10 Michael C. Nelson Howmedica Osteonics 7
#11 Bill Windle 5
#11 Jon R. Marler 5
#13 Steven S. Fleagle Abc Industries Co. 4
#13 Larry D. Dowty 4
#13 Jerome Ruda Harris Kayot 4
#13 David Granger Firmenich Sa 4
#13 Brandon Williams Poly-Wood 4
#13 Barry Ousley Morryde International 4
#19 Michael E. Lamle Phd 3
#19 Omer G. Kropf Supreme 3
#19 Robert Searfoss 3
#19 William E. Monroe Bendix Limited 3
#19 Doug Harris Depuy Orthopaedics 3
#19 Paul Knauer Magnavox Government And Industrial Electronics 3
#19 Jack D. Jennings Zimmer 3
#19 Matt Sausaman 3
#27 James H. Guyton 2
#27 Anthony Michael Siri 2
#27 David H. Elliott 2
#27 Sean Rassi Poly-Wood 2
#27 William Meyers AT&T 2
#27 Brady Maller Poly-Wood 2
#27 Jim Cardinale Poly-Wood 2
#27 Shane Eagan Poly-Wood 2
#27 Beau William Brumbaugh 2
#36 Gary E. Groves Lippert Components 1
#36 Harold V. Elliott General Motors 1
#36 Charles W. Koser 1
#36 Donald L. Corl 1
#36 Arlene J. Simmons 1
#36 Sherri A. Elder 1
#36 Steven E. Flory 1
#36 Jim McKale Biomet Manufacturing 1
#36 Cliff Wieland 1
#36 Marc Grimes Lippert Components 1
#36 Scott J. Johnston 1
#36 Travis Hensley 1
#36 Susan K. Gearhart 1
#36 A. Wayne Earleywine, Jr. 1
#36 Mark E. Holsopple 1

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