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Elgin, SC ranks #17,144 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 3 patents from 3 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Elgin, SC include Trimble Navigation Limited, Sonoco Development, Sios Technology. That works out to 1.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–3 of 3 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Brian Westfall Trimble Navigation Limited 1
1 Rod Pettis Sonoco Development 1
1 Spencer Hall Robinson Sios Technology 1

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