Vinton, IA ranks #16,380 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 92 patents from 28 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Vinton, IA include Rockwell Collins, New Standards Manufacturing, Berliner Glas Kgaa Herbert Kubatz Gmbh &. That works out to 18.6 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 | Adrian A. Hill | Rockwell Collins | 13 |
| 2 | Ernest L. Perry, IV | New Standards Manufacturing | 12 |
| 2 | John G. Bendickson | Rockwell Collins | 12 |
| #4 | Michael Fall | Berliner Glas Kgaa Herbert Kubatz Gmbh & | 6 |
| #5 | Mark Connor | Covestro | 4 |
| #5 | Payton Schirm | Terex Usa | 4 |
| #5 | Eric Mark Chelgren | — | 4 |
| #8 | Matthew Merchant | — | 3 |
| #8 | Brian S. Rach | Rockwell Collins | 3 |
| #8 | Dennis E. Duello | — | 3 |
| #8 | Raymond Knoff | Rockwell Collins | 3 |
| #8 | Bernard J. Bergen | Lextron | 3 |
| #13 | Frank E. Hayward | Chromalloy American | 2 |
| #13 | J. Jay Lash | — | 2 |
| #13 | Daniel R. Higdon | — | 2 |
| #13 | H. Dianne Hammerand | — | 2 |
| #13 | David Paustian | — | 2 |
| #13 | Mark Hamling | — | 2 |
| #19 | Gerald D. Petermeier | — | 1 |
| #19 | John W. Bliss | Farmhand | 1 |
| #19 | Robert A. Simnacher | — | 1 |
| #19 | Lester R. Kampman | Highway Equipment | 1 |
| #19 | Justin R. Dewald | Rockwell Collins | 1 |
| #19 | Steven W. Lucas | — | 1 |
| #19 | Roger R. Shiel | Rockwell Collins | 1 |
| #19 | H Dianne Hammerand | Engineered Products | 1 |
| #19 | Lonnie Wygle | — | 1 |
| #19 | Tevin Mull | — | 1 |
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