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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Vinton, VA ranks #17,084 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 86 patents from 28 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Vinton, VA include US Air Force, Itt Manufacturing Enterprises, Apollo Camera, L.L.C.. That works out to 10.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–28 of 28 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Sandeep T. Vohra US Air Force 18
2 Steven A. Brillhart Itt Manufacturing Enterprises 12
3 Jeffrey White Apollo Camera, L.L.C. 7
#4 William Ward Jaguar Land Rover Limited 5
#4 Daniel D. Uhm Alcatel 5
#6 Steven G Chopski Drexel University 4
#6 Patrick E. Keister Norfolk Southern 4
#6 Louis Cody Shortt Gala Industies 4
#9 David B. Kaplan Exelis 3
#10 Harold K. Stinnett 2
#10 Gregory M. Stakor Altec Industries 2
#10 Roderick L. Snyder Itt Manufacturing Enterprises 2
#10 Eugene A. Tingler Unknown 2
#10 Leslee Matthews Unitedhealth Group Incorporated 2
#15 Douglas C. Meador 1
#15 J. Kenneth Hooker Electric Power Research Institute 1
#15 Donna J. Corriher 1
#15 Rhonda T. Ritter Sybron Chemicals 1
#15 Austin Gardner Bousman 1
#15 Kenneth Matthew Michaels Chatsworth Products 1
#15 Michael E. Blankenship 1
#15 Donald J. Couch, Jr. 1
#15 Warren E. Clem 1
#15 Emmett W. Schulyer 1
#15 Ronald R. Mitchell 1
#15 Grover W. Ayers Eli Lilly 1
#15 David W. Boothe 1
#15 Ty Bennett Daughtridge 1

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