Utility patents granted

333

2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Delaware

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

36.1

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

241

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2,515

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

333

2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Delaware

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

333▼ 36%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Delaware (FRED PATENTUSDEUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

36.1

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

36.1▼ 54%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSDETOTAL) divided by Census resident population (DEPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

241

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$76,602

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

241▲ 2%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Delaware, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$76,602▲ 28%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Delaware, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2,515

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

5,804

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

2,515▼ 64%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Delaware, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5417.

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

5,804▲ 25%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Delaware, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5415.

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