Denver, NC ranks #4,596 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 22 patents from 13 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Denver, NC include Vaztec, Milwaukee Electric Tool, Corning Cable Systems. That works out to 8.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–13 of 13 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darrick Vaseleniuck | Vaztec | 4 |
| 1 | David Vaseleniuck | Vaztec | 4 |
| 3 | Scott D. Bublitz | Milwaukee Electric Tool | 2 |
| 3 | Lars Kristian Nielsen | Corning Cable Systems | 2 |
| 3 | Lisa A. Smith | IBM | 2 |
| #6 | Megan K. Baxter | — | 1 |
| #6 | James L. Ryan | IBM | 1 |
| #6 | Daniel B. Spagnoli | Warsaw Orthopedic | 1 |
| #6 | Joshua Johnson | The General Hospital | 1 |
| #6 | Mark D. Marik | IBM | 1 |
| #6 | Jeffrey Neal Frushtick | Leonard Automatics | 1 |
| #6 | Osman N. Tanrikulu | Avery Dennison Retail Information Services | 1 |
| #6 | E. Arnold Fie, II | Husqvarna Ab | 1 |
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