Ayer, MA ranks #4,086 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 27 patents from 15 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ayer, MA include IBM, Sonos, Bard Access Systems. That works out to 9.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–15 of 15 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica L. Piziak | IBM | 4 |
| 2 | Ted Lin | Sonos | 3 |
| 2 | Paramjith Anand | Bard Access Systems | 3 |
| 2 | Wayne R. Matson | Es & A Limited | 3 |
| #5 | P J Anand | Alcyone Lifesciences | 2 |
| #5 | Stephanie Kay Dodd | Novartis Ag | 2 |
| #5 | Douglas Wilson | Blueprint Medicines | 2 |
| #8 | John Noto | Scientific Solutions | 1 |
| #8 | Stephen D. Lawrence | Spectro Scientific | 1 |
| #8 | Lynne Thomas | Millennial Net | 1 |
| #8 | William Nicol | — | 1 |
| #8 | Derek M. Reedy | IBM | 1 |
| #8 | Luke Yen | AMD | 1 |
| #8 | Christopher Lalancette | Intel | 1 |
| #8 | Raimund Merkert | RTX (Raytheon) | 1 |
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