Athens, TX ranks #7,473 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 11 patents from 6 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Athens, TX include Bard Peripheral Vascular, Medtronic, West Pharmaceuticals Services Of Delaware. That works out to 0.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–6 of 6 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William F. Davies, Jr. | Bard Peripheral Vascular | 3 |
| 1 | Christopher M. Boykin | Medtronic | 3 |
| 3 | Richard David Gillespie, III | West Pharmaceuticals Services Of Delaware | 2 |
| #4 | James P. Beckham | Bard Peripheral Vascular | 1 |
| #4 | Kelli Hayes | Bard Peripheral Vascular | 1 |
| #4 | Tommy Gene Davis | — | 1 |
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