Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Wadsworth, OH ranks #1,721 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,942 patents from 336 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Wadsworth, OH include Rtc Industries, Diebold Self-Service Systems, Division Of Diebold, Incorporated, Royal Appliance Mfg.. That works out to 80.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 336 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Stephen N. Hardy Rtc Industries 171
2 Songtao Ma Diebold Self-Service Systems, Division Of Diebold, Incorporated 100
3 Michael F. Wright Royal Appliance Mfg. 98
#4 Kenneth Turocy Diebold Self-Service Systems, Division Of Diebold, Incorporated 52
#5 William M. Cole Bridgestone 51
#6 Michael Hodge Schaeffler 44
#7 David J. Walker The Babcock & Wilcox 43
#8 Austin Gale Young The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 31
#9 Shingo Futamura The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 30
#10 J. Steven Little Plastipak Packaging 27
#10 Keith A. Pelfrey Gojo Industries 27
#12 William J. Daniels Flexible Steel Lacing 25
#13 Robert W. Asper Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations 24
#13 David Smith Schaeffler 24
#13 Kyle Nelson Schaeffler 24
#16 Jason A. Sharratt Waxman Consumer Products Group 21
#17 Mark Anthony Canankamp The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 20
#18 Warren Lee Croyle The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 18
#18 George J. Uhler Technical Consumer Products 18
#20 George Chase The University Of Akron 17
#20 Eric A. Lab Theken Spine 17
#20 Robert Lyren 17
#23 Kiplin C. Alexander The Babcock & Wilcox 16
#23 Christopher Shamie Schaeffler 16
#25 James A. Mullen Goodrich 15
#26 Randal H. Kerstetter, III ExxonMobil 14
#26 Loran C. Lopp, Jr. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 14
#26 Dave Krzic Diebold Self-Service Systems, Division Of Diebold, Incorporated 14
#26 J. Randall Hall H&S Tool 14
#30 Kevin J. Rogers The Babcock & Wilcox 13
#30 Chris Luipold Schaeffler 13
#32 Joseph F. Molnar Bridgestone Firestone 12
#33 John Fleming Brainerd, II The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 11
#33 Steven Ryba Biochemtex S.P.A. 11
#33 Joseph Saunders Techtronic Industries Co. 11
#33 James M. Parish 11
#37 Thomas J. Petit Petit Auto Wash 10
#37 John D. Sakich Hubbell Incorporated 10
#37 Robert Edward Lionetti The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 10
#37 Michael Richard Crano The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 10
#37 Gary Charles Pompignano The Glidden 10
#37 Cheruthur Govindan Ppg Industries 10
#37 Lac An Nguyen The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 10
#37 James B. Noe E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 10
#37 William Christopher Lyren 10
#37 John F. Budinscak, JR. Owens Corning Intellectual Capital 10
#47 Jacob R. Kidney Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations 9
#47 Tollief O. Hillestad 9
#47 Jason M. Marshall The Babcock & Wilcox 9
#50 Mark Anglin Honeywell 8

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