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Flagstaff, AZ All Time

3,913 patents  ·  581 inventors  ·  50.9/1k pop.

Ranked #851 of 112,640 cities Top 1%

Flagstaff, AZ ranks #851 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 3,913 patents from 581 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Flagstaff, AZ include W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh, Cardica, Skyworks Solutions. That works out to 50.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 581 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Edward H. Cully W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 200
2 Bryan D. Knodel Cardica 176
3 Serge Francois Drogi Skyworks Solutions 112
#4 Bertrand F. Cambou Arizona Board Of Regents On Behalf Of Northern Arizona University 105
#5 Michael J. Vonesh W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 82
#5 Jeffrey B. Duncan W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 82
#7 Cody L. Hartman W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 79
#8 Edward E. Shaw W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 52
#9 Danillo Graziosi Sony 48
#10 Charles D. Claude Advanced Cardiovascular Systems 46
#11 Carey V. Campbell W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 45
#12 David J. Arcaro — 43
#12 Ian C. Smith Google 43
#14 Thomas F. Janecek Electric Torque Machines 41
#15 David G. Calley Motor Excellence 39
#16 Stanislaw L. Zukowski W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 38
#17 Joseph R. Armstrong W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 34
#17 Paul D. Drumheller W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 34
#17 Stephen Ritland Warsaw Orthopedic 34
#20 Paul Keim Translational Genomics Research Institute 32
#21 Robert L. Cleek W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 30
#21 James D. Silverman W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 30
#23 David Engelthaler Translational Genomics Research Institute 29
#23 James D. Lewis W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 29
#25 Alex R. Hobson W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 28
#26 Steven J. Masters W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 27
#27 Bruce M. Steinhaus Telectronics Pacing Systems 26
#27 Douglas J. Gilbert Ambature 26
#27 Christopher F. Edwards Maxim Integrated Products 26
#30 Justin W. Sokel W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 25
#30 Larry J. Kovach W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 25
#30 Michael L. Campbell Curtice-Burns 25
#33 Thomas G. Triebes W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 24
#34 Bret J. Kilgrow W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 23
#34 Patrick M. Norris W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 23
#36 Robert A. Lewis Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 22
#36 Elizabeth Driebe Translational Genomics Research Institute 22
#38 Phil Rullman Future Motion 21
#38 James L. Goepfrich W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 21
#38 Wayne D. House W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 21
#38 Janel Lanphere Boston Scientific Scimed 21
#42 Rachel Radspinner W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 20
#43 Benjamin A. Smith Digital Telecommunications Systems 19
#43 Alvaro J. Laguna W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 19
#43 Nathan L. Friedman W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 19
#43 Dustin V. Dienno W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 19
#47 Troy Blodgett Gemological Institute Of America, Inc. (Gia) 18
#47 Jolene Bowers Translational Genomics Research Institute 18
#47 Richard Cook Biocardia 18
#50 Tyler K. Williams Electric Torque Machines 17

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