Mississippi — Patent Inventors 2002

Top Cities in Mississippi 2002

Rank	City	Patents	Inventors
#1	Starkville, MS	47	29
#2	Järvevana tee, MS	25	8
#3	Ocean Springs, MS	22	13
#4	Gulfport, MS	20	15
#5	Hattiesburg, MS	15	11
#6	Laurel, MS	15	12
#7	Tupelo, MS	14	9
#8	Clinton, MS	11	7
#9	Oxford, MS	11	10
#10	Leland, MS	11	4
#11	Columbus, MS	10	9
#12	Jackson, MS	10	9
#13	Brandon, MS	9	9
#14	Picayune, MS	7	4
#15	Forest, MS	7	4
#16	Engelenbeemden, MS	7	3
#17	Corinth, MS	6	5
#18	Etta, MS	6	1
#19	Diamondhead, MS	5	2
#20	Olive Branch, MS	5	4
#21	Meridian, MS	5	4
#22	Saltillo, MS	4	4
#23	Mantachie, MS	4	3
#24	Pass Christian, MS	4	1
#25	Petal, MS	4	4

Rank	Inventor	City	Company	Patents
1	Chris M. Paterson	Järvevana tee	Oreck Holdings	15
2	Jeffrey S. Brown	Leland	IBM	8
2	Paul A. Moshenrose	Ocean Springs	Oreck Holdings	8
#4	James D. McChesney	Etta	Tapestry Pharmaceuticals	6
#5	Jeffery Scott Hunt	Starkville	Cypress Semiconductor	5
#5	Owen T. Bourgeois	Engelenbeemden	Oreck Holdings	5
#5	Pidugu L. Narayana	Starkville	Cypress Semiconductor	5
#8	Jeffrey A. Millard	Järvevana tee	Oreck Holdings	4
#8	J. Grover Shannon	Forest	Delta And Pine Land	4
#8	James F. McCain	Pass Christian	Oreck Holdings	4
#8	Terrance M. Roberts	Diamondhead	Oreck Holdings	4
#8	E. Alan Coats	Laurel	Halliburton Energy Services	4
#8	Daniel Eric Cress	Starkville	Cypress Semiconductor	4
#8	Mark J. Foster	Tupelo	Zenith Data Systems	4
#15	Shelby F. Thames	Hattiesburg	University Of Southern Mississippi	3
#15	Hans J. Hansen	Picayune	Immunomedics	3
#15	Satish C. Saripella	Starkville	Cypress Semiconductor	3
#15	Therald Martin	Ocean Springs	Noble Drilling	3
#15	William G. Fish	Gulfport	Oreck Holdings	3
#15	Thomas C. Jones	Maben	Microsoft	3
#15	Philip G. Malone	Vicksburg	US Army	3
#15	Charles D. Finch	Clinton	Vasca	3
#23	Nancy A. Reichert	Starkville	Mississippi State University	2
#23	Kenneth A. Payne	Tupelo	Unknown	2
#23	David W. Knoble	Tupelo	Genlyte Thomas Group	2