Dalton, GA ranks #4,425 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 23 patents from 20 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Dalton, GA include Mohawk Carpet Distribution, Tarkett, Ch3 Solutions. That works out to 0.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–20 of 20 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis G. Schlisner | — | 2 |
| 1 | Mitchell A. Crow | — | 2 |
| 1 | Clyde Ray Burgess | Mohawk Carpet Distribution | 2 |
| #4 | Derek Bearden | Tarkett | 1 |
| #4 | Walter Robb Andersen | — | 1 |
| #4 | Ron Bennett | Ch3 Solutions | 1 |
| #4 | Michael A. Ellis | — | 1 |
| #4 | Bryan Morton | Columbia Insurance | 1 |
| #4 | George Cavanaugh | Columbia Insurance | 1 |
| #4 | John McClurken | Wacker Chemical Ag | 1 |
| #4 | Willie Lee | International Paper | 1 |
| #4 | Allen L. Atkinson | Dow Global Technologies | 1 |
| #4 | Thomas H. Perry, JR. | Dow Global Technologies | 1 |
| #4 | Diner Mondragón | Maxtor | 1 |
| #4 | James Henry Keen, Jr. | Columbia Insurance | 1 |
| #4 | Hubert J. Booth | Columbia Insurance | 1 |
| #4 | Randall C. Jenkines | — | 1 |
| #4 | James Lesslie | Beaulieu Group | 1 |
| #4 | Kendall Johnston | Card-Monroe | 1 |
| #4 | Christopher Scott Sirmans | Columbia Insurance | 1 |
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