Frederick, CO ranks #2,443 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 51 patents from 15 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Frederick, CO include Covidien Lp, Hunter Douglas, Ricoh Company. That works out to 3.5 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 | Peter M. Mueller | Covidien Lp | 12 |
| 2 | Chris Cholas | — | 11 |
| 3 | Jessica E. C. Olson | Covidien Lp | 6 |
| #4 | Arnold V. DeCarlo | Covidien Lp | 5 |
| #5 | William O. Reid, Jr. | Covidien Lp | 3 |
| #6 | Bruce A. Phillips | — | 2 |
| #6 | Christopher M. White | Hunter Douglas | 2 |
| #6 | Walter F. Kailey | Ricoh Company | 2 |
| #6 | Michael Sievers | IBM | 2 |
| #10 | Harvey Ray | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 1 |
| #10 | Daniel A. Shiley | Malvern Panalytical Limited | 1 |
| #10 | Jeffrey D. Kiernan | Mks Instruments | 1 |
| #10 | Mark Still | Res Usa | 1 |
| #10 | Todd D. Robinson | IBM | 1 |
| #10 | Matthew S. Graeff | Seagate Technology | 1 |
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