Delta, CO ranks #20,749 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 62 patents from 24 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Delta, CO include Texas Instruments, Illbruck Gmbh, Hunter'S Specialties. That works out to 6.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–24 of 24 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracy D. Harmer | Texas Instruments | 19 |
| 2 | James Montgomery | Illbruck Gmbh | 6 |
| 3 | James M. Terry | — | 5 |
| #4 | Levi McLeod | — | 3 |
| #4 | William L. Keller, Jr. | Hunter'S Specialties | 3 |
| #4 | John P. Bradin | Hid | 3 |
| #4 | James Preston Koffer | Chevron | 3 |
| #8 | Douglas B. Huene | — | 2 |
| #8 | Charles R. Selby | — | 2 |
| #8 | Ken Adamson | Ca | 2 |
| #11 | Rose L. Bruton | — | 1 |
| #11 | Steven P. Gagnon | — | 1 |
| #11 | Billy D. Howard | — | 1 |
| #11 | Loretta A. McCarty | — | 1 |
| #11 | Donald E. Goodrich | — | 1 |
| #11 | Larry M. Proctor | — | 1 |
| #11 | Michael Kaminski | — | 1 |
| #11 | Robert V. Knight | — | 1 |
| #11 | Clarence E Fivecoate | — | 1 |
| #11 | Mike Schull | — | 1 |
| #11 | L. Carl Dodson | — | 1 |
| #11 | Adam Rick Oberheu | — | 1 |
| #11 | Andrew Scott Bent | Unknown | 1 |
| #11 | Light Lee Dunn | — | 1 |
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