Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Syracuse, NY ranks #684 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 4,888 patents from 891 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Syracuse, NY include John Mezzalingua Associates, Institute Of Pharmacology And Toxicology, Academy Of Military Medical Sciences, Hand Held Products. That works out to 32.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 891 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Noah Montena John Mezzalingua Associates 398
2 Lili Wang Institute Of Pharmacology And Toxicology, Academy Of Military Medical Sciences 167
3 William H. Havens Hand Held Products 127
#4 Timothy R. Fitch Hand Held Products 125
#5 Vishnu M. Sishtla Carrier 101
#6 Michael T. McMahon Welch Allyn 98
#7 Floyd Backes Autocell Laboratories 74
#8 Ervin Goldfain Welch Allyn 67
#9 Robert J. Wood Welch Allyn 66
#10 Deborah A. Laun Welch Allyn 61
#11 Thomas N. Packard Pass & Seymour 58
#12 Bruce F. Macbeth Pass & Seymour 50
#12 Adam Douglas Ledgerwood Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 50
#14 Craig M. Meyerson Welch Allyn 48
#15 Brian M. Wilson Microsoft 46
#16 Neelkanth S. Gupte Carrier 42
#17 Thomas A. Myers Welch Allyn 39
#18 Murray A. Kaplan Bristol-Meyers 36
#19 Anna M. Stewart Fusionbrands 32
#20 Benjamin Avery Freer Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 31
#21 Thaison Phan Carrier 29
#21 John J. Fitzsimmons Oneida Air Systems 29
#21 Huan-Lung Gu ITRI 29
#24 Paul Ocepek General Instrument 26
#24 Stephen Stopyra Carrier 26
#24 Kevin Andrew Coombs GE 26
#24 David A. Barany Ppc Broadband 26
#28 Richard E. Rothenberger Whitaker & 25
#28 Brian L. Jovanovski Hand Held Products 25
#28 Roger Mathews Ppc Broadband 25
#31 Alec Tate Harootunian Aurora Biosciences 23
#31 Sean R. Karla Welch Allyn 23
#31 Alan B. Gancy Allied Chemical 23
#34 Daniel DAOUST Ppc Broadband 22
#34 Alan S. Drucker Carrier 22
#34 Robert W. Pasco IBM 22
#34 Nicholas Colville Cascade Maverik Lacrosse 22
#38 Michael E. Lawrence Ppc Broadband 21
#38 Raymond L. Wright The Eastern 21
#38 Eric M. Andreassen Welch Allyn 21
#41 Peter F. Misco Bristol-Myers Squibb 20
#41 Mary D. Saroka Carrier 20
#41 Joseph J. Witkowski Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 20
#44 David L. Fergot The Raymond 19
#44 Joseph Baldwin Oneida Air Systems 19
#44 James Alan Monroe 19
#47 Bradford Morse Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 18
#47 Joseph Chaiken Lightouch Medical 18
#47 Benjamin David Vollmer Signify Holding B.V. 18
#47 Robert P. Dolan Carrier 18

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