Frederick, CO ranks #2,635 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 44 patents from 19 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Frederick, CO include Covidien Lp, IBM, Analog Devices. That works out to 3.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–19 of 19 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter M. Mueller | Covidien Lp | 9 |
| 2 | Chris Cholas | — | 8 |
| 3 | William O. Reid, Jr. | Covidien Lp | 5 |
| #4 | Arnold V. DeCarlo | Covidien Lp | 3 |
| #5 | Jessica E. C. Olson | Covidien Lp | 2 |
| #5 | Todd D. Robinson | IBM | 2 |
| #5 | Jonathan Kraft | Analog Devices | 2 |
| #5 | Walter F. Kailey | Ricoh Company | 2 |
| #9 | John W. Shaw | Seagate Technology | 1 |
| #9 | James W. Page | Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations | 1 |
| #9 | Christopher M. White | Hunter Douglas | 1 |
| #9 | Chad ASHMORE | Zoll Medical | 1 |
| #9 | Richard D. Moore | Level 3 Communications | 1 |
| #9 | Bryan L. Towsley | — | 1 |
| #9 | Linda P. Page | — | 1 |
| #9 | James Dennis Vohlken | — | 1 |
| #9 | Christopher M. White | Microsoft | 1 |
| #9 | Berkley R. Charlton | Pitney Bowes Software | 1 |
| #9 | Phil Gooras | Seagate Technology | 1 |
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