Troy, ID ranks #6,031 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 15 patents from 13 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Troy, ID include Apple, Microsoft, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories. That works out to 16.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–13 of 13 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Robertson | Apple | 2 |
| 1 | Erik M. Geidl | Microsoft | 2 |
| 3 | Damian Sanchez Moreno | Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories | 1 |
| 3 | Jon P. Christophersen | Battelle Energy Alliance | 1 |
| 3 | Nicholas K. Studt | Graco Minnesota | 1 |
| 3 | Harry E. Moore | Metriguard | 1 |
| 3 | Colin Lesch | — | 1 |
| 3 | David M. Prestwich | Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories | 1 |
| 3 | M. Wesley Kunzler | Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories | 1 |
| 3 | Albert Carlson | — | 1 |
| 3 | Stanley M. Miller | Atlas Pacific Engineering | 1 |
| 3 | Gabriel DeRuwe | Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories | 1 |
| 3 | Jay Dean Dirks | — | 1 |
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