Nearly 160,000 patents were assigned across the U.S. in 2022, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. When a patent is awarded through the USPTO, the individual or company it’s given to has the license to a temporary monopoly on business for that specific product or service. Companies have used patent law for decades to defend their intellectual property—including designs and devices against competitors that might attempt to profit off of stolen ideas.
Tech and engineering firms were the most inventive patent winners across the U.S. last year. Nationally, most top patent earners last year were private organizations. compiled a list of each company in Ohio that received ten or more patents last year. Read on to see who else scooped up the rights to the most cutting-edge tech in Ohio last year.No. 38. Marathon Petroleum Co. LP No. 35. Erico International Corp. Patents issued: 12Patents issued: 12Patents issued: 13