Clayton, DE ranks #23,811 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 49 patents from 16 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Clayton, DE include E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And, Metal Masters Foodservice Equipment Co., Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Cmp Holdings. That works out to 12.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–16 of 16 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea M. Perticone | E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And | 11 |
| 2 | Kenneth Shawn Christianson | Metal Masters Foodservice Equipment Co. | 9 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Robert Stack | Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Cmp Holdings | 7 |
| #4 | Richard Cole | General Foods Limited | 5 |
| #5 | Joseph W. McLean | Bank of America | 4 |
| #6 | John Esbenshade | Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Cmp Holdings | 2 |
| #6 | Carmen J. Lagarelli | Speakman | 2 |
| #8 | Jeffrey B. Sowder | The Chemours Company Fc | 1 |
| #8 | Kenneth A. Virdin, Jr. | — | 1 |
| #8 | Trucee V. Kelly | — | 1 |
| #8 | David C. Dillon | Metal Masters Foodservice Equipment Co. | 1 |
| #8 | Bart Bronersky | — | 1 |
| #8 | Ashley A. Cephas | — | 1 |
| #8 | Sonia Wright | — | 1 |
| #8 | William Carroll Wilson, Jr. | — | 1 |
| #8 | David U. Ezeani | Metal Masters Foodservice Equipment Co. | 1 |
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