Cocoa, FL ranks #2,764 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 44 patents from 27 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cocoa, FL include Lighting Science Group, Sidus Space, Siemens Energy. That works out to 2.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–27 of 27 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David E. Bartine | Lighting Science Group | 11 |
| 2 | Ivan Townsend | Sidus Space | 3 |
| 3 | Paul J. Zombo | Siemens Energy | 2 |
| 3 | Dwayne Back | S2 Yachts | 2 |
| 3 | Gregory Vasquez | Geno | 2 |
| 3 | Charles C. Carrington | — | 2 |
| 3 | Jay Salkini | Tecore | 2 |
| #8 | George Kellgren | Kel-Tec Cnc Industries | 1 |
| #8 | Thomas Butler | — | 1 |
| #8 | James W. Swonger | Peregrine Semiconductor | 1 |
| #8 | Todd Hodge | — | 1 |
| #8 | Tom Happel | Oldcastle Infrastructure | 1 |
| #8 | Leo Calligaro | — | 1 |
| #8 | Paul Ouellette | AT&T | 1 |
| #8 | Miguel Olivella | — | 1 |
| #8 | Jonathan Klotzbach | Sonus Networks | 1 |
| #8 | Kenneth E. Bauernfeind | — | 1 |
| #8 | Cunping Huang | University Of Central Florida | 1 |
| #8 | William DeWeese | Airwatch | 1 |
| #8 | Thomas R. Smith | The Boeing | 1 |
| #8 | Jason Eric HOCHREITER | University Of Central Florida | 1 |
| #8 | Leonard William Terkeurst | — | 1 |
| #8 | Steve Simek | — | 1 |
| #8 | Alexander Howard | Arktis Radiation Detectors | 1 |
| #8 | Gerald M. Cox | Matrix Integrated Systems | 1 |
| #8 | Linda A. Bauernfeind | — | 1 |
| #8 | Brandon Marsell | — | 1 |
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