Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Athens, TN ranks #9,911 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 8 patents from 8 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Athens, TN include Schott Gemtron, Hubbell Incorporated, Area 1 Security. That works out to 0.6 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 Jerrod Harrell 1
1 Adam O' Ryan Schott Gemtron 1
1 Jeffrey Douglas Angelo Hubbell Incorporated 1
1 Nathan Michael Watts 1
1 Paul East Area 1 Security 1
1 Ernest Lansford, III Fact Design 1
1 John J. Bryson La-Z-Boy Incorporated 1
1 Joe Hamilton Commercial Sewing 1

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