Top Cities in North Carolina 2016

Rank City Patents Inventors
#1 Raleigh, NC 2,065 899
#2 Cary, NC 1,511 650
#3 Durham, NC 1,153 532
#4 Charlotte, NC 961 495
#5 Chapel Hill, NC 643 320
#6 Apex, NC 511 224
#7 Morrisville, NC 399 184
#8 Winston-Salem, NC 247 137
#9 Hickory, NC 198 77
#10 Wake Forest, NC 196 98
#11 Greensboro, NC 168 120
#12 Wilmington, NC 119 94
#13 Holly Springs, NC 118 66
#14 Fuquay-Varina, NC 92 52
#15 Concord, NC 79 42
#16 Huntersville, NC 73 50
#17 Hillsborough, NC 72 42
#18 Waxhaw, NC 71 48
#19 Asheville, NC 64 46
#20 Mooresville, NC 63 41
#21 Clemmons, NC 60 36
#22 Carrboro, NC 59 25
#23 Beijing, NC 59 24
#24 Clayton, NC 58 36
#25 Matthews, NC 55 32

Top Inventors in North Carolina 2016

Rank Inventor City Company Patents
1 Gary D. Cudak Raleigh 59
2 Brian M. O'Connell Cary IBM 43
3 Christopher J. Hardee Raleigh IBM 38
#4 Lydia M. Do Raleigh IBM 35
#5 Patrick Benedict Melton Horse Shoe GE 32
#6 Russell Speight VanBlon Raleigh Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. 31
#6 Carrie Anne Hanson Charlotte Bank of America 31
#8 Gerald H. Negley Chapel Hill Cree 30
#9 John M. Ganci, Jr. Raleigh IBM 29
#9 Todd E. Kaplinger Raleigh IBM 29
#11 James Phillip Luther Hickory Corning Cable Systems 28
#12 Rod D. Waltermann Red Mountain Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. 26
#13 Adam Roberts Moncure 25
#13 Al Chakra Apex IBM 25
#15 Ruthie D. Lyle Durham IBM 24
#16 Edward S. Suffern Durham IBM 23
#16 Micah Colen Isenhour Lincolnton Corning Optical Communications 23
#16 Eric Woods Durham IBM 23
#16 John Walter Diachina Garner Ericsson 23
#16 Nathan J. Peterson Oxford Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. 23
#21 Lindsay Roberson Durham Bsh Home Appliances 21
#21 Luke D. Remis Raleigh 21
#23 Howard Locker Cary Lenovo (United States) 20
#23 Dennis Michael Knecht Hickory Corning Cable Systems 20
#25 Corville O. Allen Morrisville IBM 19

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