Cave Spring, VA ranks #22,031 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 56 patents from 18 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cave Spring, VA include IBM, GE, Norfolk Southern. That works out to 2.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–18 of 18 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert M. Callahan | IBM | 21 |
| 2 | Benjamin Arthur Niemoeller | GE | 5 |
| 3 | Marlin Harold Thompson | — | 4 |
| 3 | Charles W. Murray | Norfolk Southern | 4 |
| #5 | George Stier | — | 3 |
| #6 | Hayden W. Newell | Norfolk Southern | 2 |
| #6 | Richard Kenneth McFalls | GE | 2 |
| #6 | Eugene Filmore Kea | GE | 2 |
| #6 | Chunchun Xu | GE | 2 |
| #6 | Patrick Henry McGinn | Hatch | 2 |
| #6 | Christina Edwards | Novozymes A/S | 2 |
| #12 | Jeffrey William Fenner | — | 1 |
| #12 | Wesley W. Naff, Jr. | — | 1 |
| #12 | Abram Simeon Lance | Center Rock | 1 |
| #12 | Danny E. Dangerfield | Eli Lilly | 1 |
| #12 | Robert W. McNeil | — | 1 |
| #12 | Frances B. McNeil | — | 1 |
| #12 | Eric Daughtry | Inteplast Group | 1 |
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