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Bethesda, MD All Time

9,935 patents  ·  2,269 inventors  ·  146.0/1k pop.

Ranked #309 of 112,640 cities Top 1%

Bethesda, MD ranks #309 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 9,935 patents from 2,269 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bethesda, MD include The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services, Cisco, US Dept of Health & Human Services. That works out to 146.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 2,269 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Steven A. Rosenberg The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services 164
2 Eric Voit Cisco 134
3 Brian R. Murphy The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services 80
#4 Robert C. Gallo US Dept of Health & Human Services 61
#5 Christopher Breder Purdue Pharma 56
#5 Joseph Lindmayer Quanex 56
#7 Larry K. Keefer US Dept of Health & Human Services 55
#8 Gerald W. Fischer Longhorn Vaccines And Diagnostics 53
#9 Mark Martin Meso Scale Technologies, Llc. 51
#10 Michael Canty NVIDIA 50
#11 Jay A. Berzofsky US Dept of Health & Human Services 49
#12 Michael G. Ury Fusion Systems 48
#12 Stephen S. Whitehead The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services 48
#14 Daniel S. Simpkins Hillcrest Laboratories 46
#14 Arjuna Indraeswaran Rajasingham — 46
#16 Bernard Moss US Dept of Health & Human Services 44
#17 Kwong-Yok Tsang Precision Biologics 43
#17 Kenner C. Rice US Dept of Health & Human Services 43
#19 Carol Ann Politi Kajeet 42
#20 Stephen H. Leppla US Dept of Health & Human Services 37
#21 John B. Robbins US Dept of Health & Human Services 35
#21 Michael Mead Truman Dolby Laboratories Licensing 35
#21 Edward H. Allen Lockheed Martin 35
#24 Carl R. Alving US Army 34
#24 Michael K. Bamat Pro-Neuron 34
#24 Pedro B. Macedo Unknown 34
#24 Robert M. Chanock US Dept of Health & Human Services 34
#28 Randall J. Lewis Google 33
#28 Frank J. Gonzalez US Dept of Health & Human Services 33
#30 Alfred B. Levine Kyocera 32
#30 Amir I. Zaghloul US Army 32
#30 David D. Roberts US Dept of Health & Human Services 32
#33 Francis S. Collins The Progeria Research Foundation 31
#33 Francis Michon Baxter International 31
#35 Baoshan Zhang The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services 30
#35 Tak Kin Chu US Air Force 30
#35 Bradford Johns Wood Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 30
#38 Charles J. Pisula Apple 29
#38 Ching-Juh Lai The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services 29
#38 James N. Kochenderfer The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services 29
#41 Alan H. Grant — 27
#41 Eric Shaw Agrigenics 27
#41 Rachel Schneerson The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services 27
#44 Jennifer Armstrong Maher Frenchporte Ip, L.L.C. 26
#45 Thomas J. Bodine Black & Decker 25
#45 Douglas R. Lowy US Dept of Health & Human Services 25
#45 Richard Goodwin Neuro Probe Incorporated 25
#45 Arnold Brossi US Dept of Health & Human Services 25
#49 Samuel Broder Baker Norton Pharmaceuticals 24
#49 Xiaoming He Applied Materials 24

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