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Bedford, IN All Time

218 patents  ·  93 inventors  ·  15.8/1k pop.

Ranked #9,411 of 112,640 cities Top 9%

Bedford, IN ranks #9,411 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 218 patents from 93 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bedford, IN include US Air Force, Great Lakes Chemical, Wf Meyers Company. That works out to 15.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 93 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David Hill US Air Force 15
2 Gerald Miller US Air Force 12
3 Harry A. Hodgen Great Lakes Chemical 10
#4 John Kauffman — 7
#4 James David Ingalls US Air Force 7
#6 Donald D. Fish Wf Meyers Company 6
#6 Darren Tipton Rohde & Schwarz 6
#6 Barry L. Priem General Motors 6
#6 Barry Slutzky US Air Force 6
#6 E. Hamer Paschal, II Asgrow Seed Company 6
#11 Gerry Miller US Air Force 5
#12 William D. Ritchey — 4
#12 James Lynch Speedline Technologies 4
#12 James N. Seib — 4
#12 Scott Nordhoff — 4
#12 James E. Schwabe US Air Force 4
#12 Geoff Orender Hni Technologies 4
#12 Cecilia Pierce US Air Force 4
#19 William L. Shaff US Air Force 3
#19 Gary L. Bullock US Air Force 3
#19 Nancey J Maegerlein US Air Force 3
#19 David Elliott — 3
#19 Gerald C. Manke, II US Air Force 3
#24 Paul Danesha US Air Force 2
#24 Douglas Williams Tecumseh Products 2
#24 Nigel G. Wasil US Air Force 2
#24 Ingrid J. Nordhoff — 2
#24 John L. Fall United States Gypsum 2
#24 Bryan Woosley US Air Force 2
#24 Donnie D. Rhum General Motors 2
#24 Stuart W. Anderson General Motors 2
#24 Harley Brown Unknown 2
#24 Gregory K. Smoot — 2
#24 Bryce Bennett — 2
#24 Brent Terry US Air Force 2
#24 Robert S Lanham US Air Force 2
#24 Jeremy Foreman Hni Technologies 2
#24 Matt E Cummings US Air Force 2
#24 James Merryfield US Air Force 2
#24 Tod J. Curtis Indiana University Research And Technology 2
#24 Casey L. Brown Cook Medical Technologies 2
#24 Clovis L. Parsley General Motors 2
#43 Marvin D. Atchison General Motors 1
#43 Jessie G. Zimmerman — 1
#43 Alan J. Bosler US Air Force 1
#43 William H. Landreth — 1
#43 Henry Marusak — 1
#43 Martin R. Okos — 1
#43 Ron Stout, deceased — 1
#43 Joannes A. Van Riet General Motors 1

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