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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Matthews, NC ranks #1,772 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 72 patents from 47 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Matthews, NC include IBM, Cem, Eyetalk365. That works out to 2.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–47 of 47 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mark Cameron Little IBM 8
2 Michael J. Collins Cem 4
2 Ronald Carter Eyetalk365 4
#4 Robert Joseph Schiavone Wellman 3
#4 James Kevin Benton Bank of America 3
#6 John W. Medlin, Jr. IBM 2
#6 Angela Fritz Thompson Bank of America 2
#6 Steve A. Cash Nexus Medical 2
#6 William W. Plyler IBM 2
#6 Eric Youngblood Hand Held Products 2
#6 Tony McCann IBM 2
#6 Byron Eugene McLendon Scott Technologies 2
#6 Robert Pascale Ncs Pearson 2
#14 Lie Shi Celgard 1
#14 Brian V. Conti Checkpoint Systems 1
#14 Richard James Furr Areva Gmbh 1
#14 David Zilber Med Et Al. 1
#14 Sridhar G. Iyer Basf Se 1
#14 Tatyana Medvedev Semyrog 1
#14 John F. Higdon 1
#14 Henry Dangson Indian Head Industries 1
#14 Dave Cook Sagab Electronic Ab 1
#14 Jackie H. Kasell Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority 1
#14 Travis L. Ross Truth By Design 1
#14 An H. Nguyen Isensecloud 1
#14 Kristopher C. Krug Teachers Insurance And Annuity Association Of America 1
#14 Michael Raymond Greenwald Ih Ip Holdings Limited 1
#14 Marcos Bilbao Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 1
#14 Vipul Shah Arista Networks 1
#14 Geraldo Nojima Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 1
#14 John Siverling 1
#14 Glenn Grossman Bank of America 1
#14 Kenneth R. Willis Cadence Design Systems 1
#14 Wyatt P. Hargett, III Cem 1
#14 Chad Dustin Tillman Nxp Aeronautics Research 1
#14 Mahsa Karbaschi Florida International University Board Of Trustees 1
#14 Jennifer Elizabeth Munro Bank of America 1
#14 Serge Semyrog 1
#14 Shailendra Suman 1
#14 Patricia Clare Landis 1
#14 Raymond John Garruto 1
#14 Jeffrey A. Hendren Invue Security Products 1
#14 Tony Schmitz University of Florida 1
#14 Daniel Lynn Carpenter Bank of America 1
#14 Ronald Carter 1Ahead Technologies 1
#14 Ian Goldstein Cem 1
#14 Scott A. Keoseyan Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 1

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