Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Wickliffe, OH ranks #4,748 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 571 patents from 101 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Wickliffe, OH include Picker International, The Lubrizol, Orbital Research. That works out to 45.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 101 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Gordon D. DeMeester Picker International 74
2 Matthew D. Gieselman The Lubrizol 53
3 Anthony Opperman Orbital Research 31
#4 Joseph R. Branc Steelcase Development 26
#5 Sara Czukal McBride Interdesign 23
#6 Stuart L. Bartley The Lubrizol 21
#7 Bryan A. Grisso The Lubrizol 18
#8 Curtis R. Scharf The Lubrizol 17
#9 Martin Graf Grob & Co. Aktiengesellschaft 16
#9 Ronald Rich Waxman Consumer Products Group 16
#11 Thomas E. Fish, Jr. The Little Tikes 15
#12 Carmen V. Luciani The Lubrizol 13
#13 Thomas Heilman Abb Schweiz Ag 12
#14 Paul J. Tesar Case Western Reserve University 11
#14 Chor Huang The Lubrizol 11
#14 Donald A. Sargent American Sterilizer 11
#17 John J. Fry Elsag International B. V. 10
#18 Marvin B. DeTar The Lubrizol 9
#19 Kenneth L. Justice Lincoln Global 8
#20 Brian E. Harwood Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 7
#20 Robert J. Crosby Komline-Sanderson Engineering 7
#22 Bruce R. Knox Ardac, Incorporated 6
#23 John Covic Ohio Nuclear 5
#23 Melanie M. Melaragno Shore Shelf 5
#23 John Blumenthal Gould 5
#23 Lizette Warner Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 5
#23 Carl F. Stachew The Lubrizol 5
#23 Richard Lanka 5
#29 Jill Elizabeth Byrne Cleveland Clinic 4
#29 Louis Burjes The Lubrizol 4
#29 John D. Geither Picker International 4
#29 Albert L. Barnes Eltech Systems 4
#29 George C. Burrington Parker-Hannifin 4
#29 Charles W. Hayes, II Swagelok 4
#29 Theresa Carte Johnson & Johnson 4
#36 Christine B. Barnes The Babcock & Wilcox 3
#36 John Edwin McCloud 3
#36 Laimute R. Svarcas The Lubrizol 3
#36 Randall L. Essel Innovation 3
#36 Marvin Bradford DeTar Essex Group 3
#36 Matthew D. Giesleman The Lubrizol 3
#36 Alexander Michlberger The Lubrizol 3
#43 Robert G. Henderson Allen-Bradley Company 2
#43 Farrukh Qureshi The Lubrizol 2
#43 Catherine M. Lezan Eltech Systems 2
#43 Michael D. Nicholls The Lubrizol 2
#43 Matthew B. Henley The Lubrizol 2
#43 Jacob G. Popek, Jr. Ranpak 2
#43 Donald J. Marn The Lubrizol 2
#43 Anton Richardt 2

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