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Washington, DC 2021

798 patents  ·  425 inventors  ·  1.2/1k pop.

Ranked #169 of 43,435 cities Top 1%

Washington, DC ranks #169 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 798 patents from 425 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Washington, DC include Capital One Services, Afiniti, Adrenalineip. That works out to 1.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 425 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Abdelkader M'Hamed Benkreira Capital One Services 44
2 Zia Chishti Afiniti 26
3 Abdelkadar M'Hamed Benkreira Capital One Services 25
#4 Adam Koeppel Capital One Services 23
#5 Sophie Bermudez Capital One Services 14
#6 Casey Alexander HUKE Adrenalineip 13
#7 Edward G. Katz IBM 12
#8 Xiaoxiao Chen Huawei 11
#8 Salik Shah Capital One Services 11
#10 Ophir Frieder Georgetown University 10
#10 Charles R. Kollar Covidien Lp 10
#12 Peter Kwong The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services 9
#12 Kaitlin Newman Capital One Services 9
#12 Upendra Bhalchandra Shevade Amazon 9
#12 Benjamin Asher Berg Alarm.Com Incorporated 9
#16 Lukiih Cuan Capital One Services 7
#16 Alexander C. Tonetti IBM 7
#18 Jesse A. Frantz US Navy 5
#18 Robin Stewart Salesforce 5
#18 Michael Gordon Joyce The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services 5
#21 Nam Nguyen Halliburton Energy Services 4
#21 Ryan M. Luckay United States Postal Service 4
#21 Giuliano Scarcelli University Of Maryland, College Park 4
#21 Saman Bemel-Benrud Mapbox 4
#21 Matthew J. Keesan Ionq 4
#21 John Treadwell Fannie Mae 4
#21 Luke A. Hammock Capital One Services 4
#21 John McKinstry Doyle Palantir Technologies 4
#29 Robert John Conrado Lanzatech 3
#29 Lea Cody Capital One Services 3
#29 Brian C. Schimpf IBM 3
#29 Andrew Wright IBM 3
#29 Benjamin Glen McCarty Accenture Global Solutions Limited 3
#29 Travis Harrison Kroll Green Google 3
#29 Amrita K. Cheema Georgetown University 3
#29 Jakub Kolacz US Navy 3
#29 Shaun Modi Capitol Ai 3
#29 Gianluca Pivato — 3
#29 Keegan Hines Capital One Services 3
#29 Nii-Kwashie Aryeetey United States Postal Service 3
#29 Ian Glazer Salesforce 3
#29 Ryan Beiermeister Palantir Technologies 3
#29 Christopher M. Spillmann US Navy 3
#29 Robert L. Morgan Smith & Nephew 3
#29 Eric G. Sorte Georgetown University 3
#29 Hans Sayyadi Comcast 3
#47 Peter Bayne — 2
#47 Alicia Jackson Drawbridge Health 2
#47 Justin Hendrix Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey 2
#47 Reese Glidden Palantir Technologies 2

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