Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Summerville, SC ranks #1,407 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 94 patents from 38 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Summerville, SC include The Urban Electric, Lexmark International, Connec Limited. That works out to 1.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–38 of 38 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jonathan Charpia The Urban Electric 36
2 Brian Scott Carpenter Lexmark International 7
3 Stephen Williams Connec Limited 5
#4 Philip L. Freeman The Boeing 4
#5 Kimberly Lynn Ocasek Aircraft Owners And Pilots Association 2
#5 Wei Mi The Boeing 2
#5 Daniel S. Thomas The Boeing 2
#5 Karen Janoff Hill-Rom Services 2
#5 Aaron J. Pedersen The Boeing 2
#5 Daniel K. Stevens Hill-Rom Services 2
#5 Luke C. Ingram The Boeing 2
#5 Robert Wright Sartorius Stedim Biotech Gmbh 2
#13 Vikram Dhende University Of Georgia 1
#13 Frank W. Price, III 1
#13 Brant R. Colbry Steering Solutions Ip Holding 1
#13 Roberta Celeste Brown Goody Products 1
#13 Don Michael Clark The Boeing 1
#13 Lance Gorrell US Air Force 1
#13 Timothy J. Jones Flex-Cable 1
#13 Charlotte Arnold Unknown 1
#13 Roy Martin Gagnon The Boeing 1
#13 Andrew J. Ponton The Boeing 1
#13 Kyle Michael Ithal The Boeing 1
#13 Michael W. Pieknik The Boeing 1
#13 Daniel M. Grippe The Boeing 1
#13 Joseph E. Magera The Boeing 1
#13 Nathan A. Brian The Boeing 1
#13 Brian L. Riedel The Boeing 1
#13 Warren D. Philbeck The Boeing 1
#13 Joshua L. DeLong The Boeing 1
#13 Byron Edward Martin, Jr. 1
#13 Eric Lewandowski Arvinmeritor Technology 1
#13 Charlie E. Branyon, III The Boeing 1
#13 Brent Anderson Donaldson Company 1
#13 Terrell D. Riley The Boeing 1
#13 Barton E. Stevens The Boeing 1
#13 Jason Kerestes The Boeing 1
#13 Anthony M. Westren The Boeing 1

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