Westerly, RI ranks #5,506 worldwide for total patents filed in 2020, with 20 patents from 11 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Westerly, RI include Reebok International Limited, US Air Force, Ortronics. That works out to 1.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–11 of 11 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Simone | Reebok International Limited | 4 |
| 1 | David F. Rivera | US Air Force | 4 |
| 3 | Daniel M. Smith | Ortronics | 3 |
| #4 | Myriam Morley | — | 2 |
| #5 | Kenneth A. Bradley | WARF | 1 |
| #5 | Raymond E. Maynard | Zebra Technologies | 1 |
| #5 | Robert Petrocelli | Oracle | 1 |
| #5 | Richard Zerbarini | Hrm Enterprises | 1 |
| #5 | Thomas P. Carpenter | — | 1 |
| #5 | Nikolai A. Voicechovski | Actega North America Technologies | 1 |
| #5 | Shaughnessy Robinson | Nimbus Iris | 1 |
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