Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Wooster, OH ranks #1,218 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,750 patents from 461 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Wooster, OH include Eastman Kodak, Rubbermaid Incorporated, Nexpak. That works out to 101.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 461 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Robert E. Dickerson Eastman Kodak 117
2 Kent W. Murphy Rubbermaid Incorporated 104
3 James M. Byrne Nexpak 84
#4 D. Scott Miller Dart Industries 65
#5 William P. Camp, Jr. Worldwide Integrated Resources 63
#6 Howard A. Colvin The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 57
#6 Patrick Lindemann Schaeffler 57
#8 William J. Cassarly GE 50
#9 Harry C. Buchanan, Jr. Valeo Electrical Systems 45
#10 Brian J. Conaway Uniontools 42
#11 Timothy M. Simon Tim Simon 37
#12 Steven Olsen Schaeffler 35
#13 W. Henry Kahl Rubbermaid Incorporated 34
#14 Todd Sturgin Schaeffler 33
#14 Philip George 33
#14 W. Blair Geho Sdg 33
#17 Brian Zaugg Schaeffler 31
#17 Michael W. Jackson Cleveland Reclaim Industries 31
#19 Richard R. Lewellen Stahl/Scott Fetzer 30
#20 John L. Scott, Sr. The Wooster Brush 28
#21 Thomas B. Bennett, III Wayne-Dalton 26
#22 Scott Strong Schaeffler 25
#23 Victor Norwich Schaeffler 24
#23 Mark A. Bullock Gojo Industries 24
#25 John P. Cichello, II Unknown 22
#25 Nicholas Hrusch Schaeffler 22
#25 James L. Callahan The Standard Oil 22
#25 Matthew Joseph Doerfler The Wooster Brush 22
#29 Donald R. McClelland 21
#30 Edward McKiernan Bellandtechnology Ag 19
#30 Jerrold Brown Akro-Mils 19
#30 Erik Skov Rubbermaid Incorporated 19
#33 Gregory Heeke Schaeffler 18
#33 Paul E. Liggett Lockheed Martin 18
#33 Jeremy Vanni Schaeffler 18
#33 Brent Buescher Gmi Holdings 18
#37 Matthew P. Williams Rubbermaid Specialty Products 17
#38 Bryan L. Reidenbach 16
#38 Bruce Chapman Handle With Care 16
#40 Jody A. Hobson Rubbermaid Incorporated 15
#40 Albert T. Kobilarcik Rubbermaid Incorporated 15
#40 Rolf Mueller Robert Bosch Gmbh 15
#40 Alfredo Jimenez Schaeffler 15
#44 Ayyalraju Satyaseelan Schaeffler 14
#44 Paul L. Edmiston Abs Materials 14
#46 Jason Kallenbach The J. M. Smucker 13
#46 Rexford R. Mast Unknown 13
#46 Thomas E. Hanna Rubbermaid Incorporated 13
#46 George Kalis, Jr. Stahl/Scott Fetzer 13
#46 Mark T. Finneran Advanced Imaging Systems 13

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