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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Wauseon, OH ranks #13,317 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 128 patents from 45 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Wauseon, OH include Pioneer (Corteva), Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, Velcro Bvba. That works out to 16.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–45 of 45 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Randall Clark Bascom 22
2 Reid Rolland Rice Pioneer (Corteva) 9
3 Jerry P. Busse 8
#4 Robert L. Vailliencourt Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group 7
#5 Michael D. Murry Velcro Bvba 5
#5 Timothy E. Miller Square D 5
#5 Mindy Paige Owens-Brockway Glass Container 5
#8 Ronald D. Roth Sauder Woodworking 4
#9 Gene Wyse 3
#9 Charles Lawrence Muller JPMorgan Chase 3
#9 John Waidelich Green Bay Packaging 3
#9 Robert R. Hicks Unknown 3
#9 Roger Nagel Itt Automotive 3
#9 Jon Richard Osborne Unitrends 3
#15 Rusty L. Schaffner Leader Engineering-Fabrication 2
#15 Albert Merillat 2
#15 Ryan Gipperich 2
#15 Keith Raymond Bruner Bil-Jax 2
#15 Thomas Wayne Manges C.E. Electronics 2
#15 Kurtis J. Hoffman Omnicare 2
#15 Kirk Evans Cisco 2
#15 Toni L. Britton Sauder Woodworking 2
#15 Jeffrey P. Wenger E & J Demark 2
#15 Larry A. Richer Hill-Rom Services 2
#15 J. Edwin Hecock E & J Demark 2
#15 Douglas P. Leu General Motors 2
#15 Troy E. Tedrow Sauder Woodworking 2
#15 Larry L. Rozevink Surface Combustion 2
#29 Melvin E. Ricker 1
#29 Randy Gene Wyse 1
#29 John David Hecock E & J Demark 1
#29 Richard H. MacLeod 1
#29 Samuel W. Frey 1
#29 Cheryl A. Grimes 1
#29 Eric C. Patty Lockheed Martin 1
#29 Vance G. Jacobs 1
#29 Jason Westrick 1
#29 Christopher R. Baden Sauder Manufacturing 1
#29 Lance Nelson Demland 1
#29 Jack L. Ritzert 1
#29 George H. Stuckey 1
#29 Gary Kohls Ut Automotive Dearborn 1
#29 Harold J. Farmer 1
#29 Joshua Norman Schnitkey 1
#29 Kyle Wyse 1

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