Attalla, AL ranks #20,371 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 64 patents from 19 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Attalla, AL include The Heil, Lord, Gadsden Coffee. That works out to 11.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–19 of 19 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanley L. Maroney | The Heil | 15 |
| 2 | Frank O. James | Lord | 11 |
| 3 | Dennis Ashley | Gadsden Coffee | 8 |
| #4 | Rhys McFarland | Gadsden Coffee | 7 |
| #5 | Mark Gibbs | — | 4 |
| #6 | Darrin J. Page | ICI | 3 |
| #7 | Eric Wattenbarger | Astec Co. | 2 |
| #7 | Rickie Williams | — | 2 |
| #7 | David P. Kulavich | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber | 2 |
| #10 | Mark Wardrup | — | 1 |
| #10 | Ronald Dennis Autrey | — | 1 |
| #10 | William Eric Wattenbarger | Astec Co. | 1 |
| #10 | Don L Mathis | — | 1 |
| #10 | Raymond C. Bates | US Army | 1 |
| #10 | Ronda Reeves | — | 1 |
| #10 | George Talmadge O'Neal Spivey | — | 1 |
| #10 | R. J. Plemons, Jr. | — | 1 |
| #10 | William Z. Nelson | Tocco | 1 |
| #10 | Rickey M. Posey | — | 1 |
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