Sunman, IN ranks #3,941 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 27 patents from 8 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sunman, IN include The Procter & Gamble, Hill-Rom Services, Schlage Lock Company. That works out to 29.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–8 of 8 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Allen Manifold | The Procter & Gamble | 10 |
| 2 | Keith A. Huster | Hill-Rom Services | 5 |
| 2 | Joseph Allen Eckstein | The Procter & Gamble | 5 |
| #4 | Gabriel D. Focke | Schlage Lock Company | 2 |
| #4 | Joseph Eckstein | General Motors | 2 |
| #6 | Meg Elizabeth Hall | The Procter & Gamble | 1 |
| #6 | Leroy Joseph Kocher | The Procter & Gamble | 1 |
| #6 | Buford A. Cooper | Wayne/Scott Fetzer | 1 |
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