Past leaders of the USPTO

William Thornton

1802-1828

William Thornton led the office from 1802-1828 during John Adams's, Thomas Jefferson's, James Madison's, James Monroe's, and John Quincy Adams's administrations.

Thomas P. Jones

1828-1829

Thomas P. Jones led the office from 1828-1829 during John Quincy Adams's and Andrew Jackson's administrations.

John D. Craig

1829-1835

John D. Craig led the office from 1829-1835 during Andrew Jackson's administration

James C. Pickett

1835

James C. Pickett led the office in 1835 during Andrew Jackson's administration

Henry L. Ellsworth

1835-1845

Henry L. Ellsworth led the office from 1835-1845 during Andrew Jackson's, Martin Van Buren's, William Henry Harrison's, and John Tyler's administrations.

Edmond Burke

1845-1849

Edmond Burke led the office from 1845-1849 during James K. Polk's administration

Thomas Ewbank

1849-1852

Thomas Ewbank led the office from 1849-1852 during Zachary Taylor's and Millard Fillmore's administrations

Silas Henry Hodges

1852-1853

Silas Henry Hodges led the office from 1852-1853 during Millard Fillmore's administration

Charles Mason

1853-1857

Charles Mason led the office from 1853-1857 during Franklin Pierce's administration

Joseph Holt

1857-1859

Joseph Holt led the office from 1857-1859 during James Buchanan's administration

William Darius Bishop

1859-1860

William Darius Bishop led the office from 1859-1860 during James Buchanan's administration

Philip Francis Thomas

1860

Philip Francis Thomas led the office in 1860 during James Buchanan's administration

David P. Holloway

1861-1865

David P. Holloway led the office from 1861-1865 during Abraham Lincoln's administration

Thomas C. Theaker

1865-1868

Thomas C. Theaker led the office from 1865-1868 during Andrew Johnson's administration

Elisha Foote

1868-1869

Elisha Foote led the office from 1868-1869 during Andrew Johnson's administration

Samuel Sparks Fisher

1869-1870

Samuel Sparks Fisher led the office from 1869-1870 during Ulysses S. Grant's adminstration

Mortimer D. Leggett

1871-1874

Mortimer D. Leggett led the office from 1871-1874 during Ulysses S. Grant's administration

John Marshall Thacher

1874-1875

John Marshall Thacher led the office from 1874-1875 during Ulysses S. Grant's administration

Robert Holland Duell

1875-1876

Robert Holland Duell led the office from 1875-1876 during Ulysses S. Grant's administration

Ellis Spear

1877-1878

Ellis Spear led the office from 1877-1878 during Rutherford B. Hayes's administration

Halbert Eleazer Paine

1878-1880

Halbert Eleazer Paine led the office from 1878-1880 during Rutherford B. Hayes's administration

Edgar M. Marble

1880-1883

Edgar Marble led the office from 1880-1883 during Rutherford B. Hayes's, James Garfield's, and Chester A. Arthur's administrations

Benjamin Butterworth

1883-1885 and 1897-1898

Benjamin Butterworth led the office from 1883-1885 during Chester A. Arthur's administration and also from 1897-1898 during William McKinley's administration

Martin V. B. Montgomery

1885-1887

Martin Montgomery led the office from 1885-1887 during Grover Cleveland's first administration

Benton J. Hall

1887-1889

Benton Hall led the office from 1887-1889 during Grover Cleveland's first administration

Charles Elliott Mitchell

1889-1891

Charles Elliott Mitchell led the office from 1889-1891 during Benjamin Harrison's administration

William Edgar Simonds

1891-1893

William Edgar Simonds led the office from 1891-1893 during Benjamin Harrison's administration

John S. Seymour

1893-1897

John Seymour led the office from 1893-1897 during Grover Cleveland's second administration

Charles Holland Duell

1898-1901

Charles Holland Duell led the office from 1898-1901 during William McKinley's administration

Frederick Innes Allen

1901-1907

Frederick Innes Allen led the office from 1901-1907 during Theodore Roosevelt's administration

Edward Bruce Moore

1907-1913

Edward Bruce Moore led the office from 1907-1913 during Theodore Roosevelt's and William Howard Taft's administrations

Thomas Ewing

1913-1917

Thomas Ewing led the office from 1913-1917 during Woodrow Wilson's administration

James T. Newton

1917-1920

James Newton led the office from 1917-1920 during Woodrow Wilson's administration

Robert Frederick Whitehead

1920-1921

Robert Frederick Whitehead led the office from 1920-1921 during Woodrow Wilson's administration

Melvin H. Coulston

1921

Melvin Coulston led the office in 1921 during Warren G. Harding's administration

Thomas E. Robertson

1921-1933

Thomas Robertson led the office from 1921-1933 during Warren G. Harding's, Calvin Coolidge's, and Herbert Hoover's administrations

Conway P. Coe

1933-1945

Conway Coe led the office from 1933-1945 during Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration

Casper W. Ooms

1945-1947

Casper Ooms led the office from 1945-1947 during Harry S Truman's administration

Lawrence C. Kingsland

1947-1949

Lawrence Kingsland led the office from 1947-1949 during Harry S Truman's administration

John A. Marzall

1949-1953

John Marzall led the office from 1949-1953 during Harry S Truman's administration

Robert C. Watson

1953-1961

Robert Watson led the office from 1953-1961 during Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration

David L. Ladd

1961-1963

David Ladd led the office from 1961-1963 during John F. Kennedy's administration

Edward J. Brenner

1964-1969

Edward Brenner led the office from 1964-1969 during Lyndon B. Johnson's administration

William E. Schuyler, Jr.

1969-1971

William E. Schuyler Jr. led the office from 1969-1971 during Richard Nixon's administration

Robert Gottschalk

1972-1973

Robert Gottschalk led the office from 1972-1973 during Richard Nixon's administration

C. Marshall Dann

1974-1977

C. Marshall Dann led the office from 1974-1977 during Rihcard Nixon's, Gerald Ford's, and Jimmy Carter's administrations

Donald W. Banner

1978-1979

Donald Banner led the office from 1978-1979 during Jimmy Carter's administration

Sidney A. Diamond

1979-1981

Sidney A. Diamond led the office from 1979-1981 during Jimmy Carter's administration

Gerald J. Mossinghoff

1981-1985

Gerald Mossinghoff led the office from 1981-1985 during Ronald Reagan's administration

Donald J. Quigg

1985-1989

Donald J. Quigg led the office from 1985-1989 during Ronald Reagan's administration

Harry F. Manbeck, Jr.

1990-1992

Harry F. Manbeck led the office from 1990-1992 during George Bush's administration

Bruce A. Lehman

1993-1998

Bruce A. Lehman led the office from 1993-19989 during Bill Clinton's administration

Q. Todd Dickinson

1999-2001

Q. Todd Dickinson led the office from 1999-2001 during Bill Clinton's administration

James E. Rogan

2001-2004

James E. Rogan led the office from 2001-2004 during George W. Bush's administration

Jon W. Dudas

2004-2009

Jon W. Dudas led to office from 2004-2009 during George W. Bush's administration

David J. Kappos

2009-2013

David J. Kappos led the office from 2009-2013 during Barack Obama's administration

Michelle K. Lee

2015-2017

Michelle K. Lee led the office from 2015-2017 during Barack Obama's administration

Andrei Iancu

2018-2021

Andrei Iancu led the office from 2018-2021 during Donald Trump's administration