69 Mohawk Valley Inventors Honored at Griffiss Institute Ceremony in Utica

The Griffiss Institute honored 69 inventors who earned U.S. patents in 2025 at its first Mohawk Valley Inventors Recognition Ceremony, held Oct. 22 at the Fort Schuyler Club in Utica, the Rome Sentinel reported. The institute plans to hold it every year (event page).

Honorees come from six counties: Oneida, Herkimer, Fulton, Otsego, Schoharie and Montgomery. The institute found them by combing all 2025 U.S. patents for inventors and companies with Mohawk Valley ties. It billed the night as recognition, not a fundraiser.

The Oneida County list alone runs to 43 names, from Rome, Utica, New Hartford, Marcy, Whitesboro, Clinton, Sauquoit, Oriskany, Barneveld and beyond. Frequent employers include Indium Corp., ANDRO Computational Solutions, Briggs & Stratton, Goodrich/Collins Aerospace and the U.S. Air Force.

If you got a 2025 patent and weren't on the list, the Griffiss Institute is the place to ask about next year.