Sanibel, FL ranks #14,988 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 106 patents from 26 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sanibel, FL include Delta International Machinery, Healthdyne, Control Concepts. That works out to 16.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–26 of 26 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry D. Wixey | Delta International Machinery | 50 |
| 2 | Robert E. Tucker | Healthdyne | 10 |
| 3 | Paul S. Rose | Control Concepts | 7 |
| 3 | Ronald A. Plasek | Ritchie Engineering Company | 7 |
| #5 | Jorge O. Galante | Biomet Manufacturing | 5 |
| #6 | Dave Petrick | Bretford Manufacturing | 2 |
| #6 | P. Kevin Maughan | — | 2 |
| #6 | Paul A. Verwer | Unknown | 2 |
| #6 | Thomas S. LaGuardia | — | 2 |
| #6 | Carmine Rende, Jr. | Unknown | 2 |
| #6 | Richard W. Derowitsch | — | 2 |
| #12 | Larry C. Thompson | — | 1 |
| #12 | Robert E. Hollander | — | 1 |
| #12 | Roy F. Davis | — | 1 |
| #12 | Bela F. Roberts | — | 1 |
| #12 | Stephen V. Faraone | SUNY Research Foundation | 1 |
| #12 | Michael Sawicki | — | 1 |
| #12 | Marilyn C. Kane | Bank of America | 1 |
| #12 | Rebecca Kangwa | — | 1 |
| #12 | Aarav Chavda | — | 1 |
| #12 | Roland Salatino | — | 1 |
| #12 | Carlo Velarde | — | 1 |
| #12 | Douglas J. Beane | — | 1 |
| #12 | John Allan Grinstead | — | 1 |
| #12 | Daniel J. Toolan | — | 1 |
| #12 | Daniel Charles Moeder | — | 1 |
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