Fairborn, OH ranks #4,146 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 25 patents from 17 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Fairborn, OH include Nanotek Instruments Group, Goodrich, US Air Force. That works out to 0.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–17 of 17 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yanbo Wang | Nanotek Instruments Group | 6 |
| 2 | Andrew Joseph Slanker | Goodrich | 2 |
| 2 | Peter Voland | US Air Force | 2 |
| 2 | Terry Ali | Ali Industries | 2 |
| #5 | James L. Rutledge | Motorola | 1 |
| #5 | Eric Edward Antonio Janz | Chemineer | 1 |
| #5 | Matthew Stechschulte | The Government Of The United States Of America As Represent By The Secretary Of The Air Force | 1 |
| #5 | Jason Jewell | Huffy | 1 |
| #5 | Pramod Anantharam | IBM | 1 |
| #5 | Isaac E Weintraub | US Air Force | 1 |
| #5 | Ajith Harshana Ranabahu | Amazon | 1 |
| #5 | Daylond J. Hooper | Ues | 1 |
| #5 | David L. Fischer | Premark Feg L.L.C. | 1 |
| #5 | Ming C. Wang | Nanotek Instruments Group | 1 |
| #5 | Tomeka Jones | — | 1 |
| #5 | James G. Grote | US Air Force | 1 |
| #5 | Benjamin M. Boyd | Johnson & Johnson | 1 |
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