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Athens, TN All Time

318 patents  ·  96 inventors  ·  22.6/1k pop.

Ranked #7,282 of 112,640 cities Top 7%

Athens, TN ranks #7,282 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 318 patents from 96 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Athens, TN include Olin, Johns Manville, Commercial Sewing. That works out to 22.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 96 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David W. Cawlfield Olin 64
2 Russell Donovan Arterburn Johns Manville 26
3 Budd L. Duncan Olin 22
#4 William G. Bridges Olin 10
#5 Larry Edward Howard — 8
#5 Joseph Hamilton Commercial Sewing 8
#7 Marlon Keith Martin Johns Manville 7
#7 Don E. Reynolds Olin 7
#7 Jason Bryson La-Z-Boy Incorporated 7
#10 Henry Smith — 6
#11 Christopher Shannon Gourley Ipix 5
#11 David M. Vestal, Sr. Vestal Manufacturing 5
#11 Ronnie J. Withrow United Apothecary 5
#14 Benjamin Jahner AT&T 4
#14 John Joseph Dembowski — 4
#14 Bryan Garth Lamb Omnimax International 4
#14 Jerrod Harrell — 4
#14 James F. Pickering Olin 4
#14 Jack R. Elliott Schuller International 4
#20 Charles Looney Maytag 3
#20 James Edward Melton Vestal Manufacturing 3
#20 Robert Joseph Winder Heil Trailer International 3
#20 James D. McCutcheon — 3
#20 Andrew S. Grimmett Radio Systems 3
#20 Jon R. Dewey Unknown 3
#20 Terry N. Garrett — 3
#27 Robert Sevigny Intier Automotive 2
#27 Timothy Griffin Consolidated Metco 2
#27 Nathan Langford Heil Trailer International 2
#27 Betty Lou Wallace — 2
#27 Donald Lindquist Moll Industries 2
#27 Dennis Michael Brandon Burns Maytag 2
#27 Donald Vaughn Daimlerchrysler Ag 2
#27 James Tyler Olin 2
#27 Russell Barnett Harley-Davidson Motor Company 2
#27 Christopher Nolan Radio Systems 2
#27 Robert Colboch P&I 2
#27 Glenn Jackson — 2
#27 Carolyn J. Martin — 2
#27 Michael Sisson — 2
#27 Adam O' Ryan Schott Gemtron 2
#27 Paul East Area 1 Security 2
#27 Nathan Michael Watts — 2
#27 Joe Calonge The Heil 2
#27 R. Gordon Bentley — 2
#27 John K. Whisnant Baker Norton Pharmaceuticals 2
#27 William Leonard Passmore — 2
#27 Charles L. Guffey Northrop Grumman 2
#27 Robert O. Giltnane Plastek Industries 2
#50 Barbie Ann Massengill — 1

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