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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Winchester, VA ranks #2,616 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,180 patents from 199 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Winchester, VA include Interdesign, S. C. Johnson & Son, Melnor. That works out to 42.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 199 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 James Hampshire Interdesign 72
2 Jonathan N. Mandell S. C. Johnson & Son 55
3 Vicky Ann Michael Melnor 53
#4 Ha Van Duong Melnor 52
#5 Juergen Nies Melnor 50
#6 Robert B. Taylor Infinera 39
#7 Paul E. Delmerico 38
#8 Gregory M. Fritz IBM 36
#8 Glen E. Tomblin 36
#10 Alfred Reneau Van Landingham, Jr. 27
#10 T. Brent Freese Gerry Baby Products 27
#12 Karthik Shyamsunder Verisign 24
#13 Michael J. Szablak 21
#13 Keith K. Aldous ExxonMobil 21
#15 Richard King Boyle Melnor 20
#16 Greg P. Terek 19
#17 William Webb Jackpot Rising 18
#18 Dale T. Maza 17
#19 James Daniel Carter Melnor 16
#19 David A. Juergens 16
#21 Gerald C. Roinestad Ashworth Bros. 14
#21 Daryl A. Coleman Commscope Technologies 14
#23 Kaitlyn Michelle Bock Toray Plastics (America) 13
#23 Elizabeth Knight 13
#23 Mark Hoyle 13
#26 Jesse Andrew Matola 12
#26 Mark A. Back Park Lane Conservatories 12
#28 Dan Ben-Daat Toray Plastics (America) 11
#28 Michael R. Straight Ashworth Bros. 11
#28 Kevin Thomas Fitzpatrick 11
#31 Christopher L George Rockwell Collins 10
#32 David Pool Buzzmetrics 9
#33 Alan R. Hummel Abex 8
#33 Raymond Edward Paggi Shell Oil Compny 8
#33 John Kucharski Ashworth Bros. 8
#33 Tillman Schmid Monoflo International 8
#33 Kevin Fitzpatrick Apex Brands 8
#38 Larry S. Hawkins 7
#38 Douglas S. Nordgren Pactiv 7
#38 Thomas A. Ruckman 7
#38 Timothy L. Martin Interpolymer 7
#42 Jeffrey Thomas Cesnik 6
#42 Ashley Perry Zang Wentz Pho 6
#42 Bartholomew J. Wellisley 6
#42 Gary A. Dolphin, Sr. 6
#42 Craig Demko 6
#42 Robert Boyd Unitech Co. 6
#48 Richard Jablin 5
#48 Carroll Boston Correll, Jr. Unknown 5
#48 Hai Minh Tran Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot 5

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