Flatwoods, KY ranks #23,811 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 49 patents from 13 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Flatwoods, KY include Marathon Ashland Petroleum, Mining Technologies, Marathon Petroleum Company Lp. That works out to 6.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–13 of 13 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger E. Hayner | Marathon Ashland Petroleum | 24 |
| 2 | Albert E. Lynch | Mining Technologies | 4 |
| 2 | Phillip Ryan Adams | Marathon Petroleum Company Lp | 4 |
| #4 | Thomas H. McKay | — | 3 |
| #4 | David Slagel | Modular Security Systems | 3 |
| #6 | Walter Clark | Hatteras Hammocks | 2 |
| #6 | Lois Jean Maynard | — | 2 |
| #6 | Donna Meyer | — | 2 |
| #9 | Keith Vanderpool | — | 1 |
| #9 | Terry B. Meyer | — | 1 |
| #9 | Johnny M. Highfield, Jr. | Marathon Petroleum Company Lp | 1 |
| #9 | Douglas H. Jackson | Univation Technologies | 1 |
| #9 | Georgina L. Maynard | — | 1 |
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