Reading, PA ranks #3,346 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 33 patents from 19 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Reading, PA include Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited, Makerbot Industries, Cisco. That works out to 0.3 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 | Curtis M. Hartenstine | Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited | 7 |
| 2 | Anthony James Buser | Makerbot Industries | 3 |
| 2 | John Fangman | Cisco | 3 |
| 2 | T. Daniel Hawk | Ply Gem Industries | 3 |
| #5 | Kunal Das | Lexmark International | 2 |
| #5 | Michael E. Fangman | Cewa Technologies | 2 |
| #7 | Erica Patton | Lutron Electronics Co. | 1 |
| #7 | Tyler Martikainen-Watcke | — | 1 |
| #7 | Jody Lynn Daniels | — | 1 |
| #7 | Gregory J. Del Corso | Crs Holdings | 1 |
| #7 | Lance Mansell | L&H Signs | 1 |
| #7 | Craig M. Potteiger | Merck | 1 |
| #7 | Qinghua Xie | Drexel University | 1 |
| #7 | John Fromwiller | Reichhold Chemicals | 1 |
| #7 | Jeffrey M. Weist | Hubbell Incorporated | 1 |
| #7 | Aaron Brossman | — | 1 |
| #7 | Jeffrey Papst | Penske Truck Leasing Co., L P. | 1 |
| #7 | John Stewart Fangman | Cewa Technologies | 1 |
| #7 | Scott Pemrick | Penske Truck Leasing Co., L P. | 1 |
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