Top Cities in North Carolina 2005

Rank City Patents Inventors
#1 Raleigh, NC 714 460
#2 Cary, NC 470 289
#3 Durham, NC 388 258
#4 Chapel Hill, NC 329 198
#5 Charlotte, NC 214 161
#6 Apex, NC 209 128
#7 Greensboro, NC 137 96
#8 Hickory, NC 130 70
#9 Winston-Salem, NC 103 76
#10 Morrisville, NC 83 66
#11 Wake Forest, NC 55 35
#12 Wilmington, NC 54 43
#13 Asheville, NC 51 35
#14 Pittsboro, NC 49 18
#15 High Point, NC 48 24
#16 Morganton, NC 47 10
#17 Huntersville, NC 43 26
#18 Holly Springs, NC 42 30
#19 Fuquay-Varina, NC 38 23
#20 Mooresville, NC 36 26
#21 Lenoir, NC 36 8
#22 Hendersonville, NC 32 22
#23 Hillsborough, NC 30 23
#24 Kernersville, NC 28 19
#25 Greenville, NC 28 22

Top Inventors in North Carolina 2005

Rank Inventor City Company Patents
1 Jeffrey B. Katz Hickory Broyhill Furniture Industries 26
1 Scott C. Dergins Morganton Broyhill Furniture Industries 26
1 Gary A. Huffstetler Lenoir Broyhill Furniture Industries 26
#4 John R. Hind Raleigh IBM 15
#5 Scott M. Risdon Greensboro Ladd Furniture 14
#6 Marcia L. Peters Pittsboro IBM 12
#6 Timothy M. O'Hare High Point Bernhardt, L.L.C. 12
#8 Gerald George Pechanek Cary Intel 11
#8 Paul W. Dent Pittsboro 11
#10 Jean Calvignac Raleigh IBM 10
#10 Peter J. Marsico Chapel Hill Tekelec 10
#10 David W. Sherrer Cary Nuvotronics 10
#13 Clark Debs Jeffries Chapel Hill IBM 9
#13 James Peter Ward Apex IBM 9
#15 James G. Whayne Cary Ep Technologies 8
#15 Yongcheng Li Raleigh IBM 8
#15 Michael J. McMahon Apex Illinois Tool Works 8
#15 Daryl Cromer Raleigh Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. 8
#15 Joseph J. Smith Charlotte Alert Safety Lite Products Co. 8
#15 Benjamin R. Yerxa Raleigh Inspire Pharmaceuticals 8
#21 David M. Wilz, Sr. Charlotte Metrologic Instruments 7
#21 Michael S. Siegel Raleigh IBM 7
#21 Sidney D. Fleischman Durham Ep Technologies 7
#21 William Joseph Piazza Holly Springs IBM 7
#21 Thomas M. McDaniel Morganton Bernhardt, L.L.C. 7

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