Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

West Melbourne, FL ranks #3,501 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 846 patents from 150 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in West Melbourne, FL include Harris, Spectra-Physics Scanning Systems, Texas Instruments. That works out to 32.6 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 William R. Young Harris 74
2 Paul M. Bosscher Harris 44
3 Brad R. Reddersen Spectra-Physics Scanning Systems 29
3 Michael Raymond Weatherspoon Harris 29
3 Rustin W. Allred Texas Instruments 29
#6 John R. Ellis Soverain Software 27
#7 Ronald E. Jackson Harris 26
#7 David Vail Harris 26
#9 Andre G. Routh Impulse Dynamics Nv 21
#9 Ivica Kostanic Skystream 21
#9 Gary L. Stirk Texas Instruments 21
#12 Jacob G. Teague Rockwell Collins 19
#13 Lee M. Burberry Harris 17
#14 Kevin J. McIntyre Bausch & Lomb Incorporated 16
#15 Donald K. Whitney Intersil Americas 14
#16 Patrick A. Begley Harris 13
#17 William H. Hills Hills 12
#17 David M. Browning Omnicell 12
#19 Pat O. Bentley Harris 11
#19 Francisco Torres Speedcast International 11
#21 Daniel I. Riley Ipr Licensing 10
#21 Thomas J. Riding Chromavision Medical Systems 10
#23 Stefan Barabas Luxtera 9
#23 Joshua P. Bruckmeyer Harris 9
#23 Lonnie Lieb Bombardier Recreational Products 9
#26 Ronald A. Riley Harris 8
#26 William W. Wiles, Jr. Harris 8
#26 Jon E. Holmes Harris 8
#26 Shengyuan Yang 8
#26 Brian L. Allen Intersil Americas 8
#31 Norman C. Seiler Harris 7
#31 Todd Ham Harris 7
#31 Brian J. Haman Harris 7
#31 Alex Yeh L-3 Communications Integrated Systems 7
#31 Kn Singh Chhatwal Intel 7
#36 Daniel D. McRae Harris 6
#36 Douglas J. Markos Harris 6
#36 Carrigan L. Braun 6
#36 Ronda R. Henning 6
#36 Fred J. Orlando Space Photonics 6
#41 Joseph S. Raby Harris 5
#41 Brinnan C. Riley 5
#41 Joseph B. Brief Harris 5
#41 Ellen K. Lin Harris 5
#41 Mark E. Boss Harris 5
#41 Lawrence R. Waldo Harris 5
#41 Sean Wagoner Tomahawk Robotics 5
#41 Jan E. Treise 5
#49 William Glover Baker Perkins 4
#49 William Walton Boesch Harris 4

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