Reading, PA ranks #3,846 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 29 patents from 18 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Reading, PA include Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited, Makerbot Industries, First Quality Retail Services. That works out to 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–18 of 18 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis M. Hartenstine | Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited | 8 |
| 2 | Anthony James Buser | Makerbot Industries | 3 |
| 3 | Donald W. Lundstrom | First Quality Retail Services | 2 |
| 3 | Maria Bella | Robson Forensic | 2 |
| #5 | John S. Rizzo | AT&T | 1 |
| #5 | Daniel S. Hackman | Inductev | 1 |
| #5 | Erica Patton | Lutron Electronics Co. | 1 |
| #5 | Scott Canupp | Robert Bosch Gmbh | 1 |
| #5 | Daniel J. Hojnowski | — | 1 |
| #5 | Paul Nugent | Yeti Coolers | 1 |
| #5 | Myles Christensen | Graco Children'S Products | 1 |
| #5 | John Fangman | Cisco | 1 |
| #5 | Michael Barnett | Surgical Specialties | 1 |
| #5 | David Booth | — | 1 |
| #5 | Maria C. Tamargo | Bell Communications Research | 1 |
| #5 | Jeffrey M. Weist | Hubbell Incorporated | 1 |
| #5 | T. Daniel Hawk | Ply Gem Industries | 1 |
| #5 | Matt Merkel | Core Scientific | 1 |
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