Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Wayne, PA ranks #1,071 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 3,165 patents from 493 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Wayne, PA include Medtronic, Johnson Matthey Public Limited, Arkema. That works out to 442.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 493 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Ian B. Hanson Medtronic 144
2 Hai-Ying Chen Johnson Matthey Public Limited 86
3 Paul F. Bente, IV Medtronic 81
#4 Joseph Michael Fedeyko Johnson Matthey Public Limited 72
#5 Maher Y. Elsheikh Arkema 71
#6 Jay Tapper Johnson & Johnson 67
#7 Nicola Gail Wallis Smithkline Beecham Limited 59
#8 Joseph Weinstock Smithkline Beecham Limited 56
#9 Theodoros Salonidis IBM 52
#10 Stephan A. DeFonzo Rex Medical 51
#11 Michael J. Noone Certainteed 50
#12 Benjamin Bin Chen Arkema 45
#13 Bruce Bradley Comcast 44
#14 Mark H. Yim Xerox 43
#14 Edward J. Meyers, Jr. Cpc International 43
#16 Peter Johansson Endovascular Technologies 41
#16 John Duncan Elliott Smithkline Beecham Limited 41
#18 Craig B. Kelley Caterpillar 40
#19 Jing Lu Johnson Matthey Public Limited 37
#20 Brent R. Rothermel Tyco Electronics Co. 34
#21 A. David Johnson Wayne Automation 33
#22 Richard W. Christy Rdp Technologies 31
#23 Theodore S. Sulkowski Amerimas Home Products 30
#24 Allison L. Zulli Cephalon 29
#25 Ian E. Kibblewhite Innovation Plus 24
#26 Michael Anthony Howard Johnson Matthey Public Limited 23
#26 Megan A. Stauffer Institute For Musculoskeletal Science And Education 23
#28 Dyon Anniballi Iheart Media Management Services 22
#29 Paul W. Millhouse Globus Medical 20
#30 Angel Merced Rovi Guides 19
#30 Adam Thomas Drobot Science Applications International 19
#32 Robert Alonso Mitochon Pharmaceuticals 18
#32 Christine Debouck Smithkline Beecham Limited 18
#34 Toby Walker Sony 17
#34 Dongxia Liu Johnson Matthey Public Limited 17
#34 Mark D. Thompson Rovi Guides 17
#37 Fei Xiong Amgen 16
#37 John S. Thompson Fmc 16
#37 Mitchell Stuart Gross Smithkline Beecham Limited 16
#40 Sougato Chatterjee Johnson Matthey Public Limited 15
#40 Michael P. Neeper Merck 15
#42 Kenneth F. Lynch Interdigital Patent Holdings 14
#42 Sheri Moores Johnson & Johnson 14
#42 Joseph W. Sheehan Trueposition 14
#42 Mark Gerard Adamiak GE 14
#42 Ravi Shanker Garigipati Smithkline Beecham Limited 14
#42 Richard E. Speece Eco Oxygen Technologies 14
#48 Christopher Miller Pfizer 13
#48 Frank Rauscher Wistar Institute Of Anatomy And Biology 13
#48 Robert J. Gibbons, Jr. Datto 13

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