Garner, NC ranks #3,111 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 38 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Garner, NC include Ericsson, Advanced Animal Diagnostics, Steere Enterprises. That works out to 1.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–14 of 14 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Walter Diachina | Ericsson | 24 |
| 2 | Stefano Bresolin | Advanced Animal Diagnostics | 2 |
| 3 | James A. Powell | Steere Enterprises | 1 |
| 3 | Andrew J. Borleske | Elster Electricity | 1 |
| 3 | Peter Marcus Buff, III | Greenwave Scientific | 1 |
| 3 | Janet E. Cline | — | 1 |
| 3 | Jeremy Eder | IBM | 1 |
| 3 | Angelo Corino | North Carolina State University | 1 |
| 3 | Douglas Nelson | Mci Communications | 1 |
| 3 | Seneca Meyer | Truist Bank | 1 |
| 3 | James Bert Powell | Commscope Technologies | 1 |
| 3 | George W. Pullium, III | — | 1 |
| 3 | Roderick M. Francis | Redarc Technologies Pty | 1 |
| 3 | Luther Wilson Stephens, IV | — | 1 |
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