Westerly, RI ranks #6,332 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 15 patents from 12 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Westerly, RI include Hrm Enterprises, Ortronics, Nimbus Iris. That works out to 0.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–12 of 12 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Zerbarini | Hrm Enterprises | 2 |
| 1 | Chris M. Vacca | Ortronics | 2 |
| 1 | Shaughnessy Robinson | Nimbus Iris | 2 |
| #4 | Melissa Way | Monsanto Technology | 1 |
| #4 | Milan William Moscaritolo | Toray Plastics (America) | 1 |
| #4 | Jesse A. Teske | Pfizer | 1 |
| #4 | Robert Petrocelli | Oracle | 1 |
| #4 | Raymond E. Maynard | Zebra Technologies | 1 |
| #4 | Christopher W. Gribble | Hubbell Incorporated | 1 |
| #4 | Johan Santana | RTX (Raytheon) | 1 |
| #4 | Darren J. Blier | US Air Force | 1 |
| #4 | Daniel A. Roy | Applied Physical Sciences | 1 |
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