Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Mebane, NC ranks #5,491 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 17 patents from 10 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mebane, NC include Duke University, GE, Biocon. That works out to 1.0 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 Darell Bigner Duke University 5
2 Michael Ray Bryant GE 2
2 Steven C. Jacobson 2
2 Kenneth D. James Biocon 2
#5 Brian Bender Rite-Hite Holding 1
#5 Jeffrey A. Wians Honda Motor Co. 1
#5 Russell Dudley Wooten Newell Window Furnishings 1
#5 Christopher W. Vaughn Honda Motor Co. 1
#5 James L. Ng Cisco 1
#5 Manisha Bijjaragi Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. 1

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