Smithfield, UT ranks #5,491 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 17 patents from 11 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Smithfield, UT include Seven Marine, Icon Health & Fitness, Microsoft. That works out to 1.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–11 of 11 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric A. Davis | Seven Marine | 4 |
| 2 | Greg W. Law | Icon Health & Fitness | 2 |
| 2 | Jeffrey Jay Johnson | Microsoft | 2 |
| 2 | Jacob D. Lee | Thermo Fisher | 2 |
| #5 | Patrick L. Draper | Thermo Fisher | 1 |
| #5 | Mark David Hayes | Rock-Slide Engineering | 1 |
| #5 | L. Scott Richins | Currentwrx | 1 |
| #5 | Dale S. Jensen | Harris Research | 1 |
| #5 | A. Shane Alcorn | — | 1 |
| #5 | Clint D. Thomson | Alliant Techsystems | 1 |
| #5 | Stott Barwick | Boomerang Systems | 1 |
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