Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Easley, SC ranks #2,369 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 52 patents from 39 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Easley, SC include First Quality Tissue, Pacesetter, Poly-Med. That works out to 2.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–39 of 39 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Byrd Tyler Miller, IV First Quality Tissue 3
1 Peter Fernstrom Pacesetter 3
1 Shawn Peniston Poly-Med 3
1 Archie Lee Swanner, JR. GE 3
#5 Rafael Heredia Zipit Wireless 2
#5 Daniel Brushwood Union Switch & Signal 2
#5 Thomas F. Strange Pacesetter 2
#5 Scott Edmond Ellis GE 2
#5 Douglas D. Greene Poly-Med 2
#10 Christopher L. Kitchens Auburn University 1
#10 Gary Schick Koyo Bearings North America 1
#10 Hans Eric Nutz Confluence Outdoor 1
#10 Steve Coghill Tti (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited 1
#10 Adam J. Sobczak Milliken & 1
#10 Justin Spalding 1
#10 Tearl Stocker Pacesetter 1
#10 John Anderson Armistead 1
#10 Bruce Ribble Pacesetter 1
#10 Thomas L. McNeal Hexion 1
#10 Mark Elmore Hubbell Incorporated 1
#10 Michael R. Smith Eastman Kodak 1
#10 Hunter Brown Seescan 1
#10 Cameron McPherson Havi Global Solutions 1
#10 Michael A. Starinki Hubbell Incorporated 1
#10 Martin C. Werr Hubbell Incorporated 1
#10 Ralph Feria 1
#10 David Edward Stanley 1
#10 Randy H. Elgin First Quality Tissue 1
#10 Dustin S. Trotter 1
#10 Michael Alan Smith GE 1
#10 Henry Grady Ballard, JR. GE 1
#10 Timothy Bryan Rackley Electrolux Home Products 1
#10 Patrick L. Wills Tti (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited 1
#10 Jim Messenger 1
#10 Brian Herbst Afl Telecommunications 1
#10 David J. Baker Husqvarna Ab 1
#10 Richard Thomas Stanley, Sr. 1
#10 A. Corina Geiculescu Pacesetter 1
#10 Adam J. Sobczak Florida International University Board Of Trustees 1

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