Westerly, RI ranks #6,497 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 14 patents from 12 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Westerly, RI include Ortronics, US Air Force, Eresearchtechnology. 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 | Daniel M. Smith | Ortronics | 3 |
| 2 | Darren J. Blier | US Air Force | 1 |
| 2 | Chad Gwaltney | Eresearchtechnology | 1 |
| 2 | Harold Jason Treulich | Rapid7 | 1 |
| 2 | Nikolai A. Voicechovski | Actega North America Technologies | 1 |
| 2 | Shaughnessy Robinson | Nimbus Iris | 1 |
| 2 | Robert Zerbarini | Hrm Enterprises | 1 |
| 2 | Paul Zerbarini | Hrm Enterprises | 1 |
| 2 | Dustin Simone | Reebok International Limited | 1 |
| 2 | James Lucy | Ortronics | 1 |
| 2 | Chris M. Vacca | Ortronics | 1 |
| 2 | Richard Zerbarini | Hrm Enterprises | 1 |
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