West Melbourne, FL ranks #6,098 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 16 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in West Melbourne, FL include Harris, Intersil Americas, RTX (Raytheon). That works out to 0.6 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 | Brinnan C. Riley | — | 2 |
| 1 | Paul M. Bosscher | Harris | 2 |
| 3 | Lee M. Burberry | Harris | 1 |
| 3 | Donald K. Whitney | Intersil Americas | 1 |
| 3 | Ronda R. Henning | — | 1 |
| 3 | Steven Sprinkle | RTX (Raytheon) | 1 |
| 3 | Gregory M. Turner | Harris | 1 |
| 3 | Drew Butikofer | — | 1 |
| 3 | David Vail | Harris | 1 |
| 3 | Joshua P. Bruckmeyer | Harris | 1 |
| 3 | Shengyuan Yang | — | 1 |
| 3 | Charles J. Key | Rockwell Collins | 1 |
| 3 | Lawrence R. Waldo | Harris | 1 |
| 3 | William Walton Boesch | Harris | 1 |
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