Hampton, VA ranks #3,242 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 37 patents from 29 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hampton, VA include IBM, Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Pulsar Process Measurement Limited. That works out to 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–29 of 29 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joel A. Alexa | — | 3 |
| 2 | Keith L. Gordon | — | 2 |
| 2 | Godfrey Sauti | — | 2 |
| 2 | Benjamin N. A. Durrans | IBM | 2 |
| 2 | Joseph Carlo Pastrana | — | 2 |
| 2 | Stephen J. Hobson | IBM | 2 |
| 2 | Cory Robert Weeks | Eaton Intelligent Power Limited | 2 |
| #8 | Sang Tran | Pulsar Process Measurement Limited | 1 |
| #8 | Michael Pedrick | — | 1 |
| #8 | Michael Ritchie | Te Connectivity Co. | 1 |
| #8 | Ben Welch | Jefferson Science Associates | 1 |
| #8 | Tamer F. Refaat | — | 1 |
| #8 | Daniel Bivolaru | Innoveering | 1 |
| #8 | Waverley D. Marsh | — | 1 |
| #8 | Kristopher E. Wise | NASA | 1 |
| #8 | Timothy W. Fahringer | — | 1 |
| #8 | John W. Nicholson | National Research Development | 1 |
| #8 | Kenneth Jermstad | Te Connectivity Co. | 1 |
| #8 | John E. McKisson | Jefferson Science Associates | 1 |
| #8 | Michael D. Williams | AT&T | 1 |
| #8 | Nicholas H. Rymer | — | 1 |
| #8 | Russell W. Smith | — | 1 |
| #8 | David P. Lockard | NASA | 1 |
| #8 | Joseph Portner | The Mitre | 1 |
| #8 | Roberto Bracone | Lifenet Health | 1 |
| #8 | Michael P. Hendrickson | — | 1 |
| #8 | Joshua C. Glaab | — | 1 |
| #8 | Christopher S. Domack | — | 1 |
| #8 | Neil C. Coffey | NASA | 1 |
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