Marion, VA ranks #20,371 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 64 patents from 24 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Marion, VA include Marley Mouldings, Champion Laboratories, Kymeta. That works out to 11.1 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 | Carroll W. Cope | Marley Mouldings | 18 |
| 2 | William R. Watson | Champion Laboratories | 8 |
| 3 | Noel E. King | Marley Mouldings | 5 |
| #4 | Tom Hower | Kymeta | 4 |
| #5 | Erwin W. Rowland | — | 3 |
| #5 | Julia MARTIN | Evonik Operations Gmbh | 3 |
| #5 | Douglas H. Chin | Marley Mouldings | 3 |
| #8 | W. Jeffrey Sturgill | — | 2 |
| #8 | David Halsey | Thales | 2 |
| #8 | Donald Stanulis | — | 2 |
| #11 | Allan L. Tarr | — | 1 |
| #11 | Nancy U. Stanulis | — | 1 |
| #11 | Betty J. Hall | — | 1 |
| #11 | Barry Myers, II | — | 1 |
| #11 | Ronald L. McCord | — | 1 |
| #11 | Duane Mitton | — | 1 |
| #11 | Randall Scott | — | 1 |
| #11 | Stephen V. Hoang | — | 1 |
| #11 | R. Thomas Hower | — | 1 |
| #11 | Michael D. Halsey | General Dynamics Armament And Technical Products | 1 |
| #11 | Joseph F. Ellis, Jr. | — | 1 |
| #11 | Larry Fitzpatrick | Brunswick | 1 |
| #11 | Roy L. Karriker | — | 1 |
| #11 | Haywood M. Sparger | — | 1 |
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