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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Buford, GA ranks #1,835 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 66 patents from 34 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Buford, GA include Dell Products, Dyson Technology Limited, Novartis Ag. That works out to 3.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–34 of 34 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Charles D. Robison Dell Products 9
2 David Michael Jones Dyson Technology Limited 5
3 Jared Nelson Novartis Ag 4
3 Mark Steven Jeffries Austin Hardware & Supply 4
#5 Norman Allen Smith Austin Hardware & Supply 3
#5 Jody Hay Emc Ip Holding Company 3
#5 John M. Riney Nordson 3
#5 Diane Marie Larsen Creative Nail Design 3
#9 John Schuch Manufacturing Resources International 2
#9 William C. VerSteeg Cisco 2
#9 William C. Ver Steeg Cisco 2
#9 Pavel Mamut Versionone 2
#9 Gregory A. Sandels Ofs Fitel 2
#9 Donald A. Collins, Jr. Ncr 2
#15 Rick Kauffman Howard Industries 1
#15 Bill Ver Steeg Cisco 1
#15 Allen Gilliard Novartis Ag 1
#15 Brian Claise Groupchatter 1
#15 Arlicia Sharay Turner 1
#15 Kurt W. Johnson Basic Concepts 1
#15 Michael D. Slawinski Unknown 1
#15 James A. Worsham AT&T 1
#15 Vincent J. Hrabosky Ncr 1
#15 Louis Kitching 1
#15 J. David Portier Adva Optical Networking Se 1
#15 Christopher Opara AT&T 1
#15 Robert R. Chapman Lund 1
#15 Bill Versteeg Dish Wireless L.L.C. 1
#15 Bryan Keith Tarleton Cellemetry 1
#15 Scott J. Arendell 1
#15 Robert Walden Kubota 1
#15 David Mark Pendley Nordson 1
#15 Guy B. Longbrake Bedford Industries 1
#15 Ernie Bahm Broadcom 1

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