Somerville, TN ranks #13,069 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 132 patents from 17 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Somerville, TN include Amazon, Schering, Thomas & Betts International. That works out to 38.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–17 of 17 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel M. Futral | Amazon | 36 |
| 2 | Michael D. Green | Schering | 34 |
| 3 | Paul J. Bartholomew | Thomas & Betts International | 16 |
| #4 | Robert H. Osborn | Thomas & Betts International | 9 |
| #5 | Dan Futral | Amazon | 7 |
| #5 | Douglas A. Woodring | Amazon | 7 |
| #7 | Edward A. Ingham | — | 4 |
| #7 | Perry Wilson | The Johns Hopkins University | 4 |
| #9 | Jill Embry | Warsaw Orthopedic | 3 |
| #9 | Jeremy Tarr | Hunter Fan | 3 |
| #11 | Leigh A. Junkin | Hunter Fan | 2 |
| #11 | David P. Stearns | — | 2 |
| #13 | Montell Barbee | Emhart | 1 |
| #13 | Steven Lee Keylor | — | 1 |
| #13 | Michael V. West | Warsaw Orthopedic | 1 |
| #13 | Jeffrey Wayne Brewer | National Guard Products | 1 |
| #13 | Kevin Ray Hays | Smith & Nephew | 1 |
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