Roxboro, NC ranks #6,031 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 15 patents from 8 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Roxboro, NC include Atricure, Becton, Dickinson And, Cree. That works out to 1.8 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 | Earl W. Rogers | Atricure | 3 |
| 1 | Richard J. Klug | Becton, Dickinson And | 3 |
| 3 | David N. Randolph | Cree | 2 |
| 3 | Philip Schmidt | Teleflex Medical Incorporated | 2 |
| 3 | Irina Tcherepanova | Argos Therapeutics | 2 |
| #6 | Mark E. Jacobs | Eaton | 1 |
| #6 | Ronald S. Blackwell | Olin | 1 |
| #6 | Bernhard M. Lampert | Chimerix | 1 |
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