Salisbury, NC ranks #5,552 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 18 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Salisbury, NC include Indusco, North Carolina State University, Retrofix Screws. That works out to 0.5 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 | Dennis Victor Neigel | Indusco | 3 |
| 2 | Hershell R. Ball, Jr. | North Carolina State University | 2 |
| 2 | Rodney Queen | — | 2 |
| #4 | Hugh Boyd Watts | Retrofix Screws | 1 |
| #4 | Philip Cotrell | Innospec Limited | 1 |
| #4 | Grady Lee Dudding, Jr. | — | 1 |
| #4 | Phillip Loraine Cotrell | Sherex Chemical Co. | 1 |
| #4 | David Frame | — | 1 |
| #4 | Galeal Zino | Itxc Ip Holdings S.A.R.L. | 1 |
| #4 | William Feather | Safe-T-Shade | 1 |
| #4 | Larry R. Shackleford | — | 1 |
| #4 | Robert Jeffrey Young | — | 1 |
| #4 | James R. Poole | Husqvarna Ab | 1 |
| #4 | Charles Benjamin Newsome | — | 1 |
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