Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Woonsocket, RI ranks #5,376 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 483 patents from 99 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Woonsocket, RI include Waters Technologies, Diversified Global Technologies, Tower Manufacturing. That works out to 11.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 99 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael R. Jackson Waters Technologies 59
2 Geoff C. Gerhardt Waters Technologies 40
3 Wayne Celia Diversified Global Technologies 34
#4 Daniel Paquette Tower Manufacturing 32
#5 Brian L. Newton Dart Industries 28
#6 Robert A. Yoppolo The Gillette Company 23
#7 Janice K. Ajootian Jka 14
#8 Stephen J. Benner Tbw Industries 13
#9 Kerrie Spencer Merck 11
#9 Jeffrey Klowan Kenney Manufacturing 11
#11 JC Ferguson F5 Networks 10
#11 Steven Desrosiers Loud Technologies 10
#13 Vijay I. Kukreja Cvs Pharmacy 8
#13 Geoffrey Peter McKinnon Loud Technologies 8
#13 Lawrence G. Pignolet Emc 8
#13 Leo C. Felice Uromed 8
#17 Anthony J. DeFusco Objectstore 6
#17 Kenneth J. Gray Civiq Smartscapes 6
#17 David Golden HP 6
#17 David Michael Biernacki Sepaton 6
#21 Donna Stearns Mechtronics 5
#22 Richard Leroux Sederma 4
#22 Robert Clausen Dell Products 4
#22 Ann K. Fritz Dart Industries 4
#22 Douglas A. Kennett 4
#22 Robert P. Felice Hasbro 4
#22 Kathleen K. Schulte Jka 4
#22 Ronald E. Precourt, Jr. Leachgarner 4
#29 Rizalah Masadi US Army 3
#29 Roger N. Chevrette Dennison Manufacturing 3
#29 Denis P. Galipeau Cherry Semiconductor 3
#29 Everett Crisman US Air Force 3
#29 Rene J. Valois Leesona 3
#29 Tina LeFebvre Hologic 3
#29 Larry Pignolet Emc 3
#29 Thomas Schey Temptronic 3
#29 Gerard Theroux 3
#29 Dan Paquette Doben Limited 3
#29 Timothy Scott Desplaines Inmusic Brands 3
#29 Thomas Arthur Clem A.T. Cross Company 3
#41 Walter H. Barrett Columbia Chase 2
#41 Ronald P. Genereux Teledyne Industries 2
#41 Lucien E. Benoit 2
#41 Geoff McKinnon Loud Technologies 2
#41 Dale E. Ihnat Fox Boro 2
#41 Normand Louis Magnan 3Com 2
#41 Henry Melchor Cold Chain Technologies 2
#41 Pridhvi Raj Kandula Cvs Pharmacy 2
#41 Brian H. Ordung Safety 1St 2
#41 Phillip LaRiviere Emc 2

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