Conover, NC ranks #5,087 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 19 patents from 8 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Conover, NC include Corning Cable Systems, Corning Optical Communications, Amphenol Antenna Solutions. That works out to 2.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–8 of 8 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael John Gimblet | Corning Cable Systems | 7 |
| 2 | Randall Dwaine Tuttle | Corning Cable Systems | 4 |
| 3 | Rodney Maurice Burns | Corning Optical Communications | 3 |
| #4 | H. Edward Hudson | Corning Cable Systems | 1 |
| #4 | Jeffrey Sierzenga | Amphenol Antenna Solutions | 1 |
| #4 | Cory Fritz Guenter | Corning Optical Communications | 1 |
| #4 | Percil Watkins | Corning Optical Communications | 1 |
| #4 | Myron W. Yount | Us Conec | 1 |
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