Sun Lakes, AZ ranks #9,800 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 206 patents from 28 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sun Lakes, AZ include Magnasphere, Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials, Tc1. That works out to 13.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–28 of 28 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randall Woods | Magnasphere | 38 |
| 2 | John W. Fronabarger | Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials | 26 |
| 3 | Adam R. Tanner | Tc1 | 25 |
| #4 | Eric A. Frische | Space Data | 24 |
| #5 | Robert Kleiman | International Flora Technologies | 18 |
| #6 | Norman L. Owens | Motorola | 13 |
| #7 | Sambasivarao Koritala | International Flora Technologies | 12 |
| #8 | Gary D. Cohrs | Calibron Systems | 10 |
| #9 | Glenn McGinnis | Infinium Technology | 9 |
| #10 | Raymond J. Taylor | J.R. Simplot | 5 |
| #11 | Lawrence B. Luce | Teradyne | 3 |
| #12 | Ronald E. Crabtree | — | 2 |
| #12 | Ruth P. Roehlk | — | 2 |
| #12 | Paul M. Rogers | Carborundum | 2 |
| #12 | Randall D. Nelson | H.B. Fuller Licensing & Financing | 2 |
| #12 | Finn R. Stordahl | — | 2 |
| #12 | Edward A. Farrenkopf | Mcafee | 2 |
| #18 | O. R. Shumaker | — | 1 |
| #18 | Bert R. Smith | — | 1 |
| #18 | LeRoy Henery Terry | Terry | 1 |
| #18 | Richard Bayba | General Motors | 1 |
| #18 | Donald D. Bennett | Honeywell | 1 |
| #18 | Melyssa Benton | — | 1 |
| #18 | Kathleen Cordiner | State Farm | 1 |
| #18 | Mike Konyu | — | 1 |
| #18 | Anthony Gaffney | — | 1 |
| #18 | John Arenare | Honeywell | 1 |
| #18 | Lance A. Auer | RTX (Raytheon) | 1 |
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