Colonial Beach, VA ranks #24,998 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 45 patents from 23 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Colonial Beach, VA include Microsoft, US Air Force, Irwin Industrial Tool. That works out to 11.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–23 of 23 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carroll Moon | Microsoft | 10 |
| 2 | Terry Lee Foreman | US Air Force | 6 |
| 3 | Richard McCalley | Irwin Industrial Tool | 3 |
| 3 | Norman F. Willett | US Air Force | 3 |
| 3 | Michael B. Slocum | The Curran | 3 |
| #6 | Eugene W. Bowie | US Air Force | 2 |
| #6 | Michael Canaday | US Air Force | 2 |
| #8 | Timothy M. Fouse | US Air Force | 1 |
| #8 | James S. O'Brasky | US Air Force | 1 |
| #8 | Arunbhai H. Patel | Affinium Pharmaceuticals | 1 |
| #8 | Donna R. Reedal | US Air Force | 1 |
| #8 | William E. Butters | — | 1 |
| #8 | Carter G. Timberlake | US Air Force | 1 |
| #8 | Desiree Ingels | — | 1 |
| #8 | Keith Ingels | — | 1 |
| #8 | Nicholas E. McCready | US Air Force | 1 |
| #8 | Daniel R. Wise | US Air Force | 1 |
| #8 | Frank Granillo | — | 1 |
| #8 | Keith Slocum | US Air Force | 1 |
| #8 | Albert M. Wurm | US Air Force | 1 |
| #8 | Avery L. Baylor | — | 1 |
| #8 | William J. Donahue | — | 1 |
| #8 | J. Wayne Hannock | US Air Force | 1 |
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