Plainfield, IN ranks #4,476 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 24 patents from 15 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Plainfield, IN include Rolls-Royce North America, Cpy 2, Matrix Pharmaceutical. That works out to 0.7 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 | Mark Jon Blackwelder | Rolls-Royce North America | 5 |
| 2 | Michael Abraham Karam | Rolls-Royce North America | 2 |
| 2 | Randall Yablonowski | Cpy 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Richard E. Jones | Matrix Pharmaceutical | 2 |
| 2 | John Lingeman | Boston Scientific Scimed | 2 |
| 2 | Alice R. Walker | Carrier | 2 |
| #7 | David Stucker | — | 1 |
| #7 | Jason A. Schaefer | Pocared Diagnostics | 1 |
| #7 | Andrew Bollman | Rolls-Royce North America | 1 |
| #7 | John F. Matlik | — | 1 |
| #7 | Eric S. Phanco | Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership | 1 |
| #7 | Adam D. Ford | Rolls-Royce North America | 1 |
| #7 | Thomas I. Gorman | Rolls-Royce North America | 1 |
| #7 | Zhijian Lu | Merck | 1 |
| #7 | Charles R. Hopper | Reilly Industries | 1 |
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