Cocoa, FL ranks #3,864 worldwide for total patents filed in 2019, with 32 patents from 17 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cocoa, FL include Lighting Science Group, Oldcastle Infrastructure, Suntree Technologies Holdings. That works out to 1.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–17 of 17 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David E. Bartine | Lighting Science Group | 9 |
| 2 | Tom Happel | Oldcastle Infrastructure | 4 |
| 2 | Thomas H. Happel | Suntree Technologies Holdings | 4 |
| #4 | Thomas R. Smith | The Boeing | 2 |
| #5 | Robert C. Youngquist | NASA | 1 |
| #5 | Cindy Chin Smith | Unknown | 1 |
| #5 | Gregory Vasquez | Geno | 1 |
| #5 | Norman G. Ring | The Boeing | 1 |
| #5 | George Kellgren | Kel-Tec Cnc Industries | 1 |
| #5 | Keith Bernkrant | — | 1 |
| #5 | Charles C. Carrington | — | 1 |
| #5 | Jay Salkini | Tecore | 1 |
| #5 | Cunping Huang | University Of Central Florida | 1 |
| #5 | Kent Clark | The Boeing | 1 |
| #5 | Diane Williams | — | 1 |
| #5 | Jason Holloman | — | 1 |
| #5 | Jeff Haggard | Hills | 1 |
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