Cocoa, FL ranks #2,796 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 41 patents from 23 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cocoa, FL include Lighting Science Group, Tecore, Peregrine Semiconductor. That works out to 2.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–23 of 23 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David E. Bartine | Lighting Science Group | 11 |
| 2 | Jay Salkini | Tecore | 4 |
| 3 | James W. Swonger | Peregrine Semiconductor | 2 |
| 3 | Jason Williams | K-Space Associates | 2 |
| 3 | Allan Riggs | Westinghouse Electric | 2 |
| 3 | Robert Hubert | Unknown | 2 |
| 3 | Paul J. Zombo | Siemens Energy | 2 |
| #8 | Ryan Williams | Kel-Tec Cnc Industries | 1 |
| #8 | Ivan Townsend | Sidus Space | 1 |
| #8 | Phillip Brady Thomas | Silencerco | 1 |
| #8 | Jeffery Carter May | Harris | 1 |
| #8 | Tyron Millen | Harris | 1 |
| #8 | Thomas H. Happel | Suntree Technologies Holdings | 1 |
| #8 | Glenn E. Sancewich | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 1 |
| #8 | Charles C. Carrington | — | 1 |
| #8 | Schuyler R. Ayers | Harris | 1 |
| #8 | Gerald M. Cox | Matrix Integrated Systems | 1 |
| #8 | Gregory Vasquez | Geno | 1 |
| #8 | Robert C. Youngquist | NASA | 1 |
| #8 | Jonathan Klotzbach | Sonus Networks | 1 |
| #8 | Diane Williams | — | 1 |
| #8 | Cunping Huang | University Of Central Florida | 1 |
| #8 | William DeWeese | Airwatch | 1 |
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