Melbourne Beach, FL ranks #3,526 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 33 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Melbourne Beach, FL include Warsaw Orthopedic, Harris, Skycross Co.. That works out to 10.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–14 of 14 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard A. Hynes | Warsaw Orthopedic | 13 |
| 2 | Alan W. Mast | Harris | 4 |
| 3 | Mark T. Montgomery | Skycross Co. | 2 |
| 3 | Robert Roscigno | Liquidia Technologies | 2 |
| 3 | Mark Hogan | Pitney Bowes | 2 |
| 3 | James D. Regan | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 2 |
| #7 | Elliott J. Grafer | — | 1 |
| #7 | Verlin A. Hibner | Harris | 1 |
| #7 | Tony Spagnolia | Alstom Transport Technologies | 1 |
| #7 | Charles R. Orbell | Halliburton Energy Services | 1 |
| #7 | Harry Lee Deffebach, III | Position Imaging | 1 |
| #7 | Anne Steinemann | — | 1 |
| #7 | Wayne B. Smith | Harris | 1 |
| #7 | Craig T. Hagan | Securboration | 1 |
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