Chapin, SC ranks #3,903 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 27 patents from 10 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Chapin, SC include Covidien Lp, IBM, Honeywell. That works out to 14.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–10 of 10 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert C. Smith | Covidien Lp | 12 |
| 2 | Biplav Srivastava | IBM | 5 |
| 3 | Kevin B. Moore | Honeywell | 3 |
| #4 | Mark P. VanDuesen | Intel | 1 |
| #4 | Jason D. Bakos | University Of South Carolina | 1 |
| #4 | Rock Underwood | — | 1 |
| #4 | Donald L. Dunning | Jds Uniphase | 1 |
| #4 | Jimmy C. Knowles | — | 1 |
| #4 | Randall Stewart | Motorola | 1 |
| #4 | David L. Stucker | Westinghouse Electric | 1 |
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