Cornelius, NC ranks #2,796 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 41 patents from 25 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cornelius, NC include KAIST, Bank of America, Electrolux Home Products. That works out to 1.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–25 of 25 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dae Ho Kim | KAIST | 9 |
| 2 | Eric McConnell | Bank of America | 3 |
| 2 | Nathan Cho | Electrolux Home Products | 3 |
| 2 | John Tate | Schaeffler | 3 |
| #5 | Christopher Richard Helman | Invue Security Products | 2 |
| #5 | Matthew Spalding | — | 2 |
| #7 | Edward Gansevoort Sofio | Bank of America | 1 |
| #7 | Timothy Guerry | Bank of America | 1 |
| #7 | Chris Leyden | The Coleman Company | 1 |
| #7 | Benjamin J. Miller | Bio-Rad Laboratories | 1 |
| #7 | Christopher Scott Stewart | Ensco International Incorporated | 1 |
| #7 | Per Hassel Sørensen | Roxar Flow Measurement As | 1 |
| #7 | Adam Gates | Oracle | 1 |
| #7 | Gerald M. Zinnbauer | Unknown | 1 |
| #7 | John N. Whalen | Bank of America | 1 |
| #7 | JUDD W. GLENN | Mahle International Gmbh | 1 |
| #7 | Paul Alan Crandall | — | 1 |
| #7 | James Michael Broughman | Lowe'S Companies | 1 |
| #7 | Gregory Lau | D R Burton Healthcare | 1 |
| #7 | Joseph F. Pinzone | Cpg Technologies | 1 |
| #7 | E. Lynn Parnell | — | 1 |
| #7 | Aleksandr M. Killeen | — | 1 |
| #7 | Jeffrey B. Shealy | Akoustis | 1 |
| #7 | David E. Sugg | Cook Medical Technologies | 1 |
| #7 | Darren M. Mark | Emhart | 1 |
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