Decatur, AL ranks #4,663 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 23 patents from 20 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Decatur, AL include The Boeing, 3M, Hexcel. That works out to 0.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–20 of 20 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Dalton Williams | The Boeing | 4 |
| 2 | Larry A. Last | 3M | 1 |
| 2 | Mark Lee Cochran | — | 1 |
| 2 | Thomas A Siniard | — | 1 |
| 2 | Chrissy Kay Cleveland | — | 1 |
| 2 | Michael E. Yurchenko | Hexcel | 1 |
| 2 | Dave Wood | Nilfisk A/S | 1 |
| 2 | David Stoner | 3Com | 1 |
| 2 | John A. Woller | Viking Solutions | 1 |
| 2 | Ronald R. Woller | Viking Solutions | 1 |
| 2 | Tyde Meadows | Socrates Health Solutions | 1 |
| 2 | John A. Youngblood | — | 1 |
| 2 | Lynn D. Ozier | Willo Products Company | 1 |
| 2 | Brian Terry | Willo Products Company | 1 |
| 2 | Donathan Eugene Hutchings | — | 1 |
| 2 | Matt P. Heinrich | Willo Products Company | 1 |
| 2 | Arthur Winston Martin | Corning Incorporated | 1 |
| 2 | Albert D. Wallace | — | 1 |
| 2 | Brian S. Foss | Willo Products Company | 1 |
| 2 | Douglas P. Henderson | Colgate-Palmolive | 1 |
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