Ardmore, OK ranks #5,491 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 17 patents from 15 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ardmore, OK include Lockheed Martin, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Noble Research Institute. That works out to 0.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–15 of 15 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Day | Lockheed Martin | 2 |
| 1 | Richard A. Dixon | Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation | 2 |
| 3 | Kenneth L. Gee | Noble Research Institute | 1 |
| 3 | Phillip Dwayne Shepard, II | — | 1 |
| 3 | E. Charles Brummer | Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation | 1 |
| 3 | Danielle Brown | — | 1 |
| 3 | Mark S. Nowell | Kerr Machine | 1 |
| 3 | Tim Dighton | — | 1 |
| 3 | Zengyu Wang | Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation | 1 |
| 3 | Fang Chen | Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation | 1 |
| 3 | Lloyd W. Sumner | Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation | 1 |
| 3 | Dong-Man Khu | Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation | 1 |
| 3 | Kirankumar Mysore | Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation | 1 |
| 3 | Maria J. Monteros | Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation | 1 |
| 3 | Steven P. Rhines | Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation | 1 |
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