Hershey, PA ranks #3,846 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 29 patents from 19 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hershey, PA include Oncoceutics, Centriq Technology, Penn State. That works out to 2.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–19 of 19 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua E. Allen | Oncoceutics | 4 |
| 2 | Luis Gerardo Paris | Centriq Technology | 3 |
| 3 | Raghavendra Gowda Chandagalu D. | Penn State | 2 |
| 3 | Eric Lawrence | — | 2 |
| 3 | Thanura Ranmal Elvitigala | General Motors | 2 |
| 3 | Gregory R. Jackson | Maculogix | 2 |
| 3 | Joshua P. Cysyk | Penn State | 2 |
| #8 | Hurley Chester Moll | — | 1 |
| #8 | Donald R. Mackay | Penn State | 1 |
| #8 | Jane Leader Janeczek | — | 1 |
| #8 | Leo Joseph Graham | — | 1 |
| #8 | Burton Douglas Brown | The Hershey | 1 |
| #8 | Theodore Janeczek | — | 1 |
| #8 | Eric Douglas Springston, II | Multi-Shifter | 1 |
| #8 | Chien-Ping Kao | Foxconn | 1 |
| #8 | Dana J. Bergey | Fci Americas Technology | 1 |
| #8 | Douglas Harold Rohde | — | 1 |
| #8 | Michael Anthony Correll | Phoenix Contact Development And Manufacturing | 1 |
| #8 | James Charles Shiffler | — | 1 |
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