Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Utica, NY ranks #5,410 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 480 patents from 165 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Utica, NY include Indium, Chicago Pneumatic Tool, US Air Force. That works out to 7.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 165 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Ning-Cheng Lee Indium 42
2 David A. Giardino Chicago Pneumatic Tool 29
3 Michael C. Wicks US Air Force 20
#4 George A. Mitchell The Fountainhead Group 19
#5 Hongwen Zhang Indium 16
#6 Paul W. Morgan Eaton 14
#7 Jean-Yves Latour Chobani 12
#7 Benjamin Wenzel Paul Hartmann Ag 12
#9 Andrew C. Putrello The Fountainhead Group 10
#9 Mark W. Levi US Air Force 10
#9 Nicholas G. Forlenza Monorail 10
#12 Kenneth C. Rowlands Remington Arms Company 8
#12 Joseph R. Groshans Chicago Pneumatic Tool 8
#14 Barry Scott Whitmore GE 7
#15 Daniel M. Wing Conmed 6
#15 William Wheatley Conmed 6
#15 Donald Leo Mousetoons.Com 6
#18 Francis M. Mutuku Indium 5
#18 John L. Rockerath Cluett, Peabody & Co. 5
#18 Paul Cecilia Mousetoons.Com 5
#18 Brett B. Truett 5
#18 William J. Boesch Special Metals 5
#23 Philip C. Szeliga 4
#23 Michael Paul Galime Keysight Technologies 4
#23 Mark Kozak Par Technology 4
#23 Pasquale Ciaglia Cook Regentec 4
#23 John J. Salerno US Air Force 4
#28 Joseph Parisi L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems 3
#28 Julian E. Warrick Zenith Electronics 3
#28 Vincent E. Ficchi 3
#28 Ryan Matthew Wilson Itron 3
#28 Anthony D. Lanza, Jr. Indium 3
#28 Joseph James Sharkey Assured Information Security 3
#28 Maurice Mills Macdermid, Incorporated 3
#28 Mark Zsurka RTX (Raytheon) 3
#28 Amanda M. Hartnett Indium 3
#28 Joseph M. Cattadoris Unknown 3
#28 James C. Calenzo, Sr. Conmed 3
#28 Edward H. Majka Conmed 3
#28 Maryann Wright R A Brands L.L.C. 3
#28 Henry E. Meadows Columbia University 3
#28 Robert J. Bonneau Columbia University 3
#28 Christopher Morgan 3
#44 Kurt K. Hedel GE 2
#44 Kenneth C. Allen US Dept of Commerce 2
#44 Richard J. Paulsen 2
#44 Michael Ferrara 2
#44 Akash S. Patel Simpore 2
#44 William A Sours National Business Systems 2
#44 Elaina Zito Indium 2

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