Chester, VA ranks #4,401 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 25 patents from 13 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Chester, VA include Altria Client Services, Rolls-Royce North America, John Mezzalingua Associates. That works out to 1.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–13 of 13 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Nathan Carroll | Altria Client Services | 4 |
| 1 | Keith Bourne | Rolls-Royce North America | 4 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Courington | John Mezzalingua Associates | 3 |
| #4 | Brian D. Arvidson | Honeywell | 2 |
| #4 | Pallant Satnarine Ramsundar | — | 2 |
| #4 | Frol Periverzov | Rolls-Royce North America | 2 |
| #4 | Brian H. Waring | Honeywell | 2 |
| #8 | Georg Schick | Evonik Degussa Gmbh | 1 |
| #8 | Nathan Heldenbrand | Advansix Resins & Chemicals | 1 |
| #8 | Jules G. Choueifati | Hill Phoenix | 1 |
| #8 | David Harris | Filtrona Richmond | 1 |
| #8 | Deepesh Tulsiani | — | 1 |
| #8 | Kamna Wadhwa | — | 1 |
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