Plainfield, NJ ranks #6,415 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 15 patents from 11 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Plainfield, NJ include L'Oreal, Angle Europe Limited, ExxonMobil. That works out to 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–11 of 11 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mara Applebaum | L'Oreal | 3 |
| 2 | DAVID ENGLERT | Angle Europe Limited | 2 |
| 2 | Timothy D. Shaffer | ExxonMobil | 2 |
| #4 | Thomas M. Estok | Schering | 1 |
| #4 | Andrea Degraffenreid-Edwards | — | 1 |
| #4 | Jonas Cleveland | University of Pennsylvania | 1 |
| #4 | Catello Di Martino | Nokia Solutions And Networks Oy | 1 |
| #4 | Copeland Wallace-Morrison | — | 1 |
| #4 | Bernard A. Weinstein | Cfph | 1 |
| #4 | Doyle H. Boese | Infineum International Limited | 1 |
| #4 | Harry T. Osborne | Gannett Fleming | 1 |
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