Columbia, VA ranks #23,811 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 49 patents from 15 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Columbia, VA include Bank of America, Eli Lilly, Bba Nonwovens Simpsonville. That works out to 680.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–15 of 15 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Cather Steincamp, II | Bank of America | 9 |
| 2 | Rodney A. Brown | Eli Lilly | 7 |
| 3 | Robert C. Alexander | Bba Nonwovens Simpsonville | 6 |
| #4 | John Turner | Agilent Technologies | 5 |
| #4 | Walter Graham Guthrie | Knoll | 5 |
| #4 | Barbara Foster | Osi Pharmaceuticals | 5 |
| #7 | Anthony Miller | Nanjing Agricultural University | 3 |
| #8 | Michael A. Glagola | Reynolds Metals | 2 |
| #9 | Charlie E. Huddleston | — | 1 |
| #9 | Kathy Crockett | — | 1 |
| #9 | Sheridan Bell | — | 1 |
| #9 | Frederick R. Fleischman | Reynolds Metals | 1 |
| #9 | Brian C. Meakin | — | 1 |
| #9 | Ralph A. Mulleins | — | 1 |
| #9 | Fred W. Williamson | — | 1 |
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