Hilo, HI ranks #5,278 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 18 patents from 8 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hilo, HI include Target Brands, Guardtime Ip Holdings Limited, Ebay. That works out to 0.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–8 of 8 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake M. Johnson | Target Brands | 8 |
| 2 | Jeffrey Pearce | Guardtime Ip Holdings Limited | 2 |
| 2 | Terry J. Scheffer | — | 2 |
| 2 | Noel Morin | Ebay | 2 |
| #5 | Corinne C. Akatsuka | Alderbio Holdings | 1 |
| #5 | Robert L. Santiago | Broadcom | 1 |
| #5 | Peter Stefan Boches | Fall Creek Farm And Nursery | 1 |
| #5 | Alton Y. Nakamichi | — | 1 |
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