Clemson, SC ranks #3,346 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 33 patents from 22 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Clemson, SC include Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials, Intel, Jacobs Chuck Manufacturing. That works out to 1.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–22 of 22 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael K. Gallagher | Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials | 7 |
| 2 | Judson D. Ryckman | Intel | 2 |
| 2 | Eugen A. Bordeianu | Jacobs Chuck Manufacturing | 2 |
| 2 | Carrie Lirae Merck | Ansell Limited | 2 |
| 2 | Aaron A. Yarbrough | GE | 2 |
| 2 | Christopher S. Tennant | Power Tool Institute | 2 |
| #7 | Konstantin G. Kornev | Clemson University | 1 |
| #7 | Halina Knap | Clemson University | 1 |
| #7 | Dmytro Konobrytskyi | Mitsubishi Electric | 1 |
| #7 | Xiaofei Jiang | Pacesetter | 1 |
| #7 | Timothy Willis | Electrolux Home Products | 1 |
| #7 | Neeraj V. Gohad | Clemson University | 1 |
| #7 | Mary Beth Johnstone | Clemson University | 1 |
| #7 | Kevin C. Miles | Power Tool Holders Incorporated | 1 |
| #7 | Jason Olbrich | Poly-Med | 1 |
| #7 | Eric Montgomery Lucas | Apple | 1 |
| #7 | Dhia Saleem | Itron | 1 |
| #7 | C. Kenneth Webb | Clemson University | 1 |
| #7 | Olin Thompson Mefford | Clemson University | 1 |
| #7 | Ganesh Kumar Venayagamoorthy | Clemson University | 1 |
| #7 | Nihar Ranjan | Clemson University | 1 |
| #7 | John David DesJardins | Clemson University | 1 |
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