North Carolina — Patent Inventors 1982

Top Cities in North Carolina 1982

Rank	City	Patents	Inventors
#1	Raleigh, NC	112	81
#2	Charlotte, NC	88	69
#3	Durham, NC	42	36
#4	Chapel Hill, NC	38	25
#5	Greensboro, NC	37	33
#6	Cary, NC	31	27
#7	Winston-Salem, NC	25	22
#8	Hickory, NC	25	13
#9	Gastonia, NC	24	21
#10	High Point, NC	22	14
#11	Asheville, NC	20	16
#12	Wilmington, NC	16	15
#13	Hendersonville, NC	13	11
#14	Burlington, NC	13	11
#15	Statesville, NC	11	8
#16	Matthews, NC	11	9
#17	Apex, NC	10	6
#18	Conover, NC	10	6
#19	Kernersville, NC	10	5
#20	Lewisville, NC	9	5
#21	Cherryville, NC	9	7
#22	Waynesville, NC	9	5
#23	Salisbury, NC	8	8
#24	Albemarle, NC	8	4
#25	Pineville, NC	8	6

Rank	Inventor	City	Company	Patents
1	Michael R. Johnson	Chapel Hill	Parion Sciences	11
2	Walter C. Rogers, Jr.	Albemarle	Parma	5
2	Daniel David Wistehuff, Sr.	Hickory	Thomasville Furniture Industries	5
2	Sidney A. Lenger	Kernersville	Schottenstein Stores	5
2	John S. Roberts	Charlotte	Phillips Petroleum	5
2	Huey T. Keller	High Point	Vaughan Furniture Company	5
2	Paul Williams	Темневкий пруд	Perkinelmer	5
2	Kenneth P. Thompson	Canton	Champion International Corporation Limited	5
2	John F. Engel	Belmont	Fmc	5
#10	Charles W. Sanzenbacher	Charlotte	Midrex	4
#10	James W. Williams	Apex	GE	4
#10	Thomas J. Smith	Raleigh	Tii Industries	4
#13	Robert F. Butz	Durham	Burroughs Wellcome	3
#13	Charles H. Moretz	Newton	—	3
#13	Homer N. Holden	Morehead City	Dayco Products	3
#13	Harvey E. Christensen	Conover	—	3
#13	Douglas A. Cather, Jr.	Gastonia	Garlock	3
#13	John G. Leach	Hickory	GE	3
#13	Harper Shields	Burlington	Kayser-Roth Hosiery	3
#13	Donald R. Morrison	Charlotte	Morrison Co.	3
#13	Christopher M. Knowlton	Pinehurst	Windsor Industries	3
#13	Gordon R. Winders	Raleigh	Tipper Tie	3
#13	Virgil L. Styles	Raleigh	Burroughs Wellcome	3
#13	Richard M. Welch	Raleigh	Burroughs Wellcome	3
#13	William R. Mallory	Raleigh	Burroughs Wellcome	3