Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Bear, DE ranks #2,589 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 45 patents from 28 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bear, DE include E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And, Dow Global Technologies, Phase Sensitive Innovations. That works out to 1.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–28 of 28 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas Scholz E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 8
2 Michael E. Mills Dow Global Technologies 3
3 Janusz Murakowski Phase Sensitive Innovations 2
3 Louis P. Faverio, IV 2
3 Shawn M. Smith The Boeing 2
3 Richard L. Kulesha The Boeing 2
3 Raja Hari Poladi E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 2
3 Stephen L. Colino Efficient Power Conversion 2
3 William J. Delaney Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration 2
3 David Meloni Incyte 2
#11 John M. Chandler 1
#11 Thomas H. Epps, III University Of Delaware 1
#11 James Gargel Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems 1
#11 Mahesh Padigala Solvay Solexis S.P.A. 1
#11 Eric C. Lafferty W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 1
#11 Nathan A. Small Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics 1
#11 Olivier J. Cadet American Air Liquide 1
#11 Marc Alan Paradise Chef Software 1
#11 Nathan Stafford American Air Liquide 1
#11 H. Stuart Campbell Unknown 1
#11 Wei Lu Infinera 1
#11 Hui Wang JPMorgan Chase 1
#11 Franck-Stephane Durtschi American Air Liquide 1
#11 My-Hanh Thi Tong E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 1
#11 Debra Gardner Applied Molecular Evolution 1
#11 John J. LaScala Drexel University 1
#11 Tony M. Thampan US Army 1
#11 Nathan S. Lazarus US Army 1

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