Top Cities in North Carolina 2011

Rank City Patents Inventors
#1 Raleigh, NC 1,365 805
#2 Cary, NC 1,082 545
#3 Durham, NC 869 499
#4 Chapel Hill, NC 555 261
#5 Charlotte, NC 530 313
#6 Apex, NC 396 223
#7 Morrisville, NC 234 137
#8 Greensboro, NC 170 117
#9 Wake Forest, NC 130 79
#10 Winston-Salem, NC 118 87
#11 Wilmington, NC 98 70
#12 Holly Springs, NC 87 46
#13 Hickory, NC 84 48
#14 Huntersville, NC 73 51
#15 Waxhaw, NC 66 33
#16 Greenville, NC 65 41
#17 High Point, NC 62 33
#18 Pittsboro, NC 62 23
#19 Fuquay-Varina, NC 61 40
#20 Oak Ridge, NC 60 24
#21 Carrboro, NC 51 26
#22 Matthews, NC 48 29
#23 Clemmons, NC 42 20
#24 Asheville, NC 40 31
#25 Kernersville, NC 38 26

Top Inventors in North Carolina 2011

Rank Inventor City Company Patents
1 Brian M. O'Connell Cary IBM 32
2 Peter D. Karabinis Cary Atc Technologies 30
3 John Douglas Peter Morgan Charlotte Silverbrook Research Pty 25
3 James P. Schneider Raleigh IBM 25
#5 Eric C. Burt Chapel Hill Magpul Industries 23
#6 Jeremy Amidon Waxhaw John Mezzalingua Associates 20
#7 Gerald H. Negley Chapel Hill Cree 19
#8 William O. Camp, Jr. Chapel Hill Sony 17
#9 Richard J. Walsh Raleigh Qurio Holdings 16
#10 Alfredo C. Issa Apex Qurio Holdings 15
#10 Eskinder Hailu Cary IBM 15
#12 John R. Flanagan Chapel Hill IBM 14
#12 Jenny S. Li Cary IBM 14
#12 Jean Calvignac Raleigh IBM 14
#15 Hugh Svendsen Swansboro Napo Enterprises 13
#15 Howard Locker Cary Lenovo (United States) 13
#15 Daryl Cromer Raleigh Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. 13
#15 Ruthie D. Lyle Durham IBM 13
#15 Paul John Pepe Clemmons Tyco Electronics Co. 13
#20 John A. Gelardi Wake Forest Meadwestvaco 12
#20 Eric R. Kern Chapel Hill IBM 12
#20 Ryan Bishop Cary Newell Operating 12
#20 Steven C. Shannon Raleigh Applied Materials 12
#20 Douglas A. Cairns Durham Ericsson 12
#20 Al Chakra Apex IBM 12

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