Oak Ridge, NC ranks #2,205 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 59 patents from 23 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Oak Ridge, NC include Endura Products, Akoustis, Qorvo Us. That works out to 7.9 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 | Tomasz Jaskiewicz | Endura Products | 12 |
| 2 | Rohan W. HOULDEN | Akoustis | 10 |
| 3 | Julio C. Costa | Qorvo Us | 6 |
| #4 | Roman Zbigniew Arkiszewski | Skyworks Solutions | 4 |
| #5 | Jonathan Hale Hammond | Qorvo Us | 3 |
| #5 | Maria Carmen Valcarce Lopez | Vtv Therapeutics | 3 |
| #7 | Samuel Victory | Vtv Therapeutics | 2 |
| #7 | Craig T. Demarest | R.J. Reynolds Tobacco | 2 |
| #7 | Adnan M. M. Mjalli | Transtech Pharma | 2 |
| #7 | Brian Howard Calhoun | Qorvo Us | 2 |
| #11 | Elias A. Rivera | Prokidney | 1 |
| #11 | David W. Howell | Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems | 1 |
| #11 | Dennis Willis | Hayward Industries | 1 |
| #11 | Steven E. Brown | Cabot | 1 |
| #11 | Robert Charles Dry | Qorvo Us | 1 |
| #11 | David CRITCHLEY | — | 1 |
| #11 | Vincent N. Horne | Caci, Inc.—Federal | 1 |
| #11 | Neftali Salazar | Qorvo Us | 1 |
| #11 | Manbir Singh Nag | Qorvo Us | 1 |
| #11 | David R. Harry, Jr. | Kay Chemical | 1 |
| #11 | Austin Bisbee | Trademark Global | 1 |
| #11 | David D. Wirth | Pharmacyclics | 1 |
| #11 | Eric M. McKee | B/E Aerospace | 1 |
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