Ocala, FL ranks #3,136 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 36 patents from 26 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ocala, FL include Pacesetter, U.S. Nutraceuticals, Tidi Securement Products. That works out to 0.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–26 of 26 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Williamson | Pacesetter | 3 |
| 1 | W. Stephen Hill | U.S. Nutraceuticals | 3 |
| 3 | Martin Cole | — | 2 |
| 3 | Arthur Parkhurst | Tidi Securement Products | 2 |
| 3 | Scott A. Smith | Firestone Industrial Products Company | 2 |
| 3 | Daniel Wayne Brinton, Jr. | Clairson | 2 |
| 3 | Rolando Armas | Mueller International | 2 |
| 3 | Keith DeArmond | — | 2 |
| #9 | Mindy Beegle | — | 1 |
| #9 | Paul Vette | — | 1 |
| #9 | Karin Kristi Lovell | — | 1 |
| #9 | Harley J. Pattee | Unknown | 1 |
| #9 | John David Scherschel | Mueller International | 1 |
| #9 | Thomas Jones | Clairson | 1 |
| #9 | William M. Branch | Akron Brass | 1 |
| #9 | Hassan Kaywan Afkhami | Qualcomm | 1 |
| #9 | Dale K. Davis Jones | IBM | 1 |
| #9 | Robert C. Stentiford, Sr. | — | 1 |
| #9 | Bradley Busch | Akron Brass | 1 |
| #9 | Michael Louis Mastic | — | 1 |
| #9 | Linda L. Rescorl | — | 1 |
| #9 | Richard K. Irwin | — | 1 |
| #9 | Michael Monroe | Fortress Cyber Security | 1 |
| #9 | Donald L. Wray | Usai | 1 |
| #9 | David Allen Zook | — | 1 |
| #9 | Joseph K. Ellis | Product Design Innovations | 1 |
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