Dover, DE ranks #3,939 worldwide for total patents filed in 2020, with 31 patents from 23 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Dover, DE include Symyx Technologies, Medtronic, Edgecraft. That works out to 0.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–23 of 23 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Bennett | Symyx Technologies | 3 |
| 2 | Carl D. Wahlstrand | Medtronic | 2 |
| 2 | Thomas M. Huber | Edgecraft | 2 |
| 2 | Todd Sack | Becton, Dickinson And | 2 |
| 2 | Bryant Zadegan | Cyph | 2 |
| 2 | Mukti Rana | — | 2 |
| 2 | Ryan Lester | Cyph | 2 |
| #8 | Marcus J. Carey | Reliaquest Holdings | 1 |
| #8 | Paul Pierson | Dentsply Sirona | 1 |
| #8 | William J. Horan | Air Products And Chemicals | 1 |
| #8 | Eugene Dougherty | Rohm And Haas | 1 |
| #8 | Phillip Ebert | Edgewell Personal Care Brands | 1 |
| #8 | Eugene P Doughtery | Edgewell Personal Care Brands | 1 |
| #8 | Lauren Elaine Allen | Unknown | 1 |
| #8 | Jennifer A. Linton | — | 1 |
| #8 | Jaime Damiany Cardona | — | 1 |
| #8 | Philip Burkhardt | Edgewell Personal Care Brands | 1 |
| #8 | Naser Rahman | Paragon 28 | 1 |
| #8 | Jacob Zerby | Ffi Ionix Ip | 1 |
| #8 | Martin F. Hoenigmann | Pliant | 1 |
| #8 | Aroon Ashish Khatter | — | 1 |
| #8 | Tony R. McKee | Ilc Dover Ip | 1 |
| #8 | Travis Morgan | Stryker | 1 |
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