Crofton, MD ranks #4,750 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 21 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Crofton, MD include KFUPM, Innovital, US Air Force. That works out to 0.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–14 of 14 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEHMET DONDURUR | KFUPM | 3 |
| 2 | Curt S. Kothera | Innovital | 2 |
| 2 | Steven B. Shauck | — | 2 |
| 2 | Steven S. Kim | US Air Force | 2 |
| 2 | Daniel G. Gibson | Synthetic Genomics | 2 |
| 2 | Frank Bucholtz | US Air Force | 2 |
| #7 | Brian V. Jenkins | Nalco Chemical | 1 |
| #7 | Alberto Pique | US Air Force | 1 |
| #7 | Sreenivasa Rao Pamidala | IBM | 1 |
| #7 | Modasser El-Shoubary | Millennium Inorganic Chemicals | 1 |
| #7 | Nathaniel Jackson Short | Virnetx | 1 |
| #7 | Michael D. Collins | — | 1 |
| #7 | Andrew J. Musliner | — | 1 |
| #7 | Kenneth A. Knowles, JR. | Murtech | 1 |
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