Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Apex, NC ranks #230 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 511 patents from 224 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Apex, NC include IBM, Cree, Emc. That works out to 8.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 224 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Al Chakra IBM 25
2 Dinakaran Joseph IBM 18
2 James Michael Lay Cree 18
2 Shareef F. Alshinnawi 18
#5 Joseph C. Pittman Emc 12
#6 Rohith K. Ashok IBM 11
#7 Karan Mehra Microsoft 10
#8 John K. Gerken, III IBM 9
#9 Craig Moore Katalyst Surgical 8
#9 Colin Beaton Verrilli IBM 8
#11 Galen C. Robertson Johnson & Johnson 7
#11 Bouziane Yebka Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. 7
#11 Christopher M. Amidon Qurio Holdings 7
#14 James D. Otvos Liposcience 6
#14 Ilknur Kaynar Kabul Sas Institute 6
#14 Alfredo C. Issa Qurio Holdings 6
#14 James Norris Dieffenderfer Qualcomm 6
#18 Michael David Herring Te Connectivity Co. 5
#18 David L. Foshee Sta-Med 5
#18 Sterling R. Smith IBM 5
#21 Glenn Rinne Amkor Technology 4
#21 Sumit Garg Parallel Wireless 4
#21 Michael Ejstrup Hansen Novo Nordisk A/S 4
#21 James Marvin Veal Bristol-Myers Squibb 4
#21 Aleksandr Semenyshev 4
#21 Joshua L. Bonczkowski Vce Ip Holding Company 4
#21 James E. Fox IBM 4
#21 Shane B. McElligott IBM 4
#29 Brian S. Beaman IBM 3
#29 Burt Lee Price Qualcomm 3
#29 Raymond Rosado Cree 3
#29 Douglas D. Anspaugh Basf Se 3
#29 Roberto DeLima IBM 3
#29 Ralph E. Dewey North Carolina State University 3
#29 Richard A. Salmon IBM 3
#29 Paul A. Wormsbecher IBM 3
#29 Michael M. Walters Intersil Americas 3
#29 Lee M. Surprenant IBM 3
#29 Deepak Singh IBM 3
#29 Samuel R. Connor IBM 3
#29 Brian Mitchell Bass IBM 3
#29 Denilson Nastacio IBM 3
#29 Matthew Klein Liberty Hardware Mfg. 3
#29 Kimberly A. Rada Le Creuset Sas 3
#29 Mahmoud K. Seraj Tyco Electronics Co. 3
#29 Mark Edward Kanode Tekelec 3
#29 Michael A. Funari Zurn Industries 3
#29 John Emerson Bisi G1 Therapeutics 3
#29 Vijay Pandiarajan IBM 3
#29 Erik E. Roehl Hill-Rom Services 3

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