Durango, CO ranks #4,146 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 25 patents from 21 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Durango, CO include Stoneage, Avaya, Salesforce. That works out to 1.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–21 of 21 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerald P. Zink | Stoneage | 3 |
| 2 | Jason H. Vick | Avaya | 2 |
| 2 | Kevin Oliver | Salesforce | 2 |
| #4 | Max Scholfield | — | 1 |
| #4 | Eric Ryba | Cryocor | 1 |
| #4 | Rod Chadwick | Unknown | 1 |
| #4 | Joseph Gregory Stilwell | — | 1 |
| #4 | Kevin G. Foreman | Trw Limited | 1 |
| #4 | Todd Mathis | Ptc Innovations | 1 |
| #4 | Robert E. Haggart | — | 1 |
| #4 | Brittany Luzar | — | 1 |
| #4 | Nicholas C. Gearhart | Eisai R&D Management Co. | 1 |
| #4 | Jim A. Youssef | Edge Surgical | 1 |
| #4 | James McVean | — | 1 |
| #4 | Charles M. Love | RTX (Raytheon) | 1 |
| #4 | Jason Kaanta | Ball | 1 |
| #4 | Colton Andersen | Stoneage | 1 |
| #4 | Catherine C. Patton | Patton Medical Devices, Lp | 1 |
| #4 | Grant H Goble | — | 1 |
| #4 | Cody J. Schaff | IBM | 1 |
| #4 | Timothy Schneider | Stoneage | 1 |
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