Dover, DE ranks #3,802 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 30 patents from 23 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Dover, DE include Cleveland State University, Medtronic, Dentsply International. 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 | William Parmelee | — | 4 |
| 2 | Shenyi Wang | Cleveland State University | 2 |
| 2 | Carl D. Wahlstrand | Medtronic | 2 |
| 2 | Huaibing Liu | Dentsply International | 2 |
| 2 | Franklin Rementer | Huys Industries Limited | 2 |
| #6 | Tony R. McKee | Ilc Dover Ip | 1 |
| #6 | Jiaxin Xu | Changchun Institute Of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics, Chinese Academy Of Sciences | 1 |
| #6 | Chuanlei Xu | — | 1 |
| #6 | Xiao Qing Ma | Sun Yat-Sen University | 1 |
| #6 | Jacob Zerby | Ffi Ionix Ip | 1 |
| #6 | Peter Eli YOO | Synchron Australia Pty Limited | 1 |
| #6 | Eric Stern | Selux Diagnostics | 1 |
| #6 | Travis Morgan | Stryker | 1 |
| #6 | John Rayfield | Leia | 1 |
| #6 | Xin Huo | Dentsply International | 1 |
| #6 | Philip Burkhardt | Edgewell Personal Care Brands | 1 |
| #6 | Todd Sack | Becton, Dickinson And | 1 |
| #6 | James Bennett | Symyx Technologies | 1 |
| #6 | Eugene Dougherty | Rohm And Haas | 1 |
| #6 | Paul Pierson | Dentsply Sirona | 1 |
| #6 | Marcus J. Carey | Reliaquest Holdings | 1 |
| #6 | Bertrand B. Hankoua | Delaware State University | 1 |
| #6 | John Michael Brannigan | — | 1 |
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