Alabama — Patent Inventors 1989

Top Cities in Alabama 1989

Rank	City	Patents	Inventors
#1	Huntsville, AL	102	74
#2	Birmingham, AL	53	43
#3	Mobile, AL	41	23
#4	Arab, AL	35	12
#5	Decatur, AL	31	17
#6	Madison, AL	22	17
#7	Foley, AL	20	8
#8	Muscle Shoals, AL	13	5
#9	Magnolia Springs, AL	13	2
#10	Montgomery, AL	13	11
#11	Tuscaloosa, AL	12	7
#12	Florence, AL	11	10
#13	Auburn, AL	9	9
#14	Mountain Brook, AL	7	3
#15	Harvest, AL	7	7
#16	Fairhope, AL	7	7
#17	Albertville, AL	6	5
#18	Guntersville, AL	6	5
#19	Gadsden, AL	6	6
#20	Yokohama, AL	6	1
#21	Athens, AL	5	5
#22	Pell City, AL	5	4
#23	Hoover, AL	5	4
#24	Millbrook, AL	4	1
#25	Eufaula, AL	4	4

Rank	Inventor	City	Company	Patents
1	James E. Andreasen	Magnolia Springs	Lew Childre & Sons	12
2	Francis E. Ryder	Arab	Ryder International Co.	11
2	Alfred H. Glover	Decatur	Chrysler Motors	11
#4	Casey J. Childre	Foley	Lew Childre & Sons	9
#5	Edward S. Robbins, III	Muscle Shoals	Unknown	8
#5	George T. Pinson	Huntsville	The Boeing	8
#7	Joseph T. Betterton	Arab	Chrysler Motors	7
#8	Patrick C. Kung	Tuscaloosa	Ortho Pharmaceutical	6
#8	Allan A. Whillock	Mobile	International Paper	6
#8	Charles E. Gibbons	Mobile	International Paper	6
#11	Rowland W. Kanner	Arab	Atrion Medical Products	5
#12	David C. Sayles	Huntsville	US Army	4
#12	Robert J. Smith	Birmingham	Gen-Probe Incorporated	4
#12	David B. Peed	Foley	Lew Childre & Sons	4
#12	John B. Whitaker, Jr.	Millbrook	Kershaw Manufacturing	4
#12	Richard L. Hartman	Huntsville	US Army	4
#17	John H. Becker	Mountain Brook	Catacel	3
#17	Daniel F. Lawless	Hazel Green	Chrysler Motors	3
#17	Clyde D. Elliott	Mountain Brook	Siemens Pacesetter	3
#17	Stephen P. Lisak	Arab	Ryder International Co.	3
#17	Sigmund Klueger	Huntsville	Chrysler Motors	3
#17	John C. Osborne	Madison	The Boeing	3
#17	Gerald A. Marano	Mobile	International Paper	3
#17	Clark R. Williams	Madison	Dallas Semiconductor	3
#17	Bruce Hepler	Huntsville	Chrysler Motors	3