Florence, SC ranks #3,556 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 32 patents from 24 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Florence, SC include Sonoco Development, Degen Medical, GE. That works out to 0.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–24 of 24 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Ziegenfelder | Sonoco Development | 4 |
| 2 | Craig Black | Degen Medical | 3 |
| 3 | Rakesh P. Chokshi | Degen Medical | 2 |
| 3 | Mark Derakhshan | GE | 2 |
| 3 | Longzhi Jiang | GE | 2 |
| #6 | William Louis Einziger | GE | 1 |
| #6 | Monty Hodges | Glen Raven | 1 |
| #6 | Subir K. Dey | Sonoco Development | 1 |
| #6 | Ariel A. Szogi | USDA | 1 |
| #6 | Willie S. Edwards | Degen Medical | 1 |
| #6 | Timothy John Havens | GE | 1 |
| #6 | Weijun Shen | GE | 1 |
| #6 | Anthony J. Cook | Aluminum Ladder | 1 |
| #6 | Jalal Hunain Zia | GE | 1 |
| #6 | Ronald W. Bennett | Rite-Hite Holding | 1 |
| #6 | Matias B. Vanotti | USDA | 1 |
| #6 | Shawn Cramer Mizell | Sam Carbis Asset Management | 1 |
| #6 | Paul M. Maistros, Jr. | Honda Motor Co. | 1 |
| #6 | Yuri Lvovsky | GE | 1 |
| #6 | Challis Avery King | Medipal Holdings | 1 |
| #6 | Derek Seeber | GE | 1 |
| #6 | Douglas S. Parris | Sam Carbis Asset Management | 1 |
| #6 | Benjamin Jacob Gronemeyer | GE | 1 |
| #6 | Robert Thor Versluys | Sonoco Development | 1 |
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