Woonsocket, RI ranks #4,193 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 26 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Woonsocket, RI include Waters Technologies, Civiq Smartscapes, Merck. That works out to 0.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–14 of 14 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael R. Jackson | Waters Technologies | 7 |
| 2 | Kenneth J. Gray | Civiq Smartscapes | 3 |
| 2 | Geoff C. Gerhardt | Waters Technologies | 3 |
| #4 | Kerrie Spencer | Merck | 2 |
| #4 | Wayne Celia | Diversified Global Technologies | 2 |
| #6 | Timothy Scott Desplaines | Inmusic Brands | 1 |
| #6 | Janice K. Ajootian | Jka | 1 |
| #6 | Geoffrey Peter McKinnon | Loud Technologies | 1 |
| #6 | David Michael Biernacki | Sepaton | 1 |
| #6 | Brian L. Newton | Dart Industries | 1 |
| #6 | JC Ferguson | F5 Networks | 1 |
| #6 | Vijay I. Kukreja | Cvs Pharmacy | 1 |
| #6 | Daniel Paquette | Tower Manufacturing | 1 |
| #6 | Steven Desrosiers | Loud Technologies | 1 |
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