Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Versailles, KY ranks #3,914 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 738 patents from 150 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Versailles, KY include Lexmark International, Omega Ophthalmics, Cephalon. That works out to 71.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 150 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Brian Lester Boettcher Lexmark International 70
2 Carl Edmond Sullivan Lexmark International 43
3 Jeffrey Lawrence Tonges Lexmark International 38
#4 Rick William Ifland Omega Ophthalmics 31
#5 Christopher Gene Vowels Lexmark International 29
#6 Martin J. Jacobs Cephalon 25
#7 Ronald Willard Baker Lexmark International 23
#8 Dustin Daniel Fichter Lexmark International 22
#9 Brian Lee Hawes Lexmark International 19
#9 Eric W. Westerfield Lexmark International 19
#11 James L. Beck Patchen 17
#12 Trevor Gray Lexmark International 14
#13 Neal Douglas McFarland Lexmark International 12
#13 Lonnie R. Oxley Clark Material Handling 12
#13 David Shadwick Lexmark International 12
#16 Edward N. Dials IBM 11
#17 Ermanno C. Petocchi Xerox 10
#18 David Ladnier Delta T 9
#18 Brad W. Towe Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha 9
#20 Paul Salvi Osram Sylvania 8
#20 Herbert J. Macemon Kuhlman 8
#20 William L. Dollenmayer IBM 8
#20 Eric C. Hartman Customkynetics 8
#24 James D. Richerson Kuhlman 7
#24 Theodore P. O'Canna Lexair 7
#26 David A. Bruner IBM 6
#26 Ronald H. Reed Square D 6
#26 Ira J. Ross University Of Kentucky 6
#26 Larry Earl Stahlman Lexmark International 6
#30 Daniel S. Powell Lexmark International 5
#30 Sheldon Roberts Electronic Theatre Controls 5
#30 Gordon Robert Dunning Lexmark International 5
#30 David Charles Weatherly Lexmark International 5
#30 James R. Thayer Texas Instruments 5
#30 Charles Grieshaber Lexmark International 5
#30 John E. Cloyd Kuhlman 5
#37 Jennifer Day Hartford Fire Insurance 4
#37 Andrew Charles Hogan Lexmark International 4
#37 Ronald F. Dornbrock Kuhlman 4
#37 Bryan Thomas Fannin Lexmark International 4
#37 Lynn D. Damron Unknown 4
#37 Paul E. Griese Lexmark International 4
#37 Joseph Edward Miller Nomono As 4
#37 Linda Louise Scott Genesis Research & Development Corporation Limited 4
#37 Richard D. Knittel 4
#37 Joseph A. Wells Trane International 4
#47 Darrel Lee Henry Lexmark International 3
#47 Wayne A. Parrott University Of Georgia 3
#47 William E. Mott IBM 3
#47 Hugh E. Gilbert Lexmark International 3

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