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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Cornelius, NC ranks #1,907 worldwide for total patents filed in 2020, with 76 patents from 35 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cornelius, NC include KAIST, Akoustis, Bank of America. That works out to 2.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–35 of 35 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Dae Ho Kim KAIST 9
2 Jeffrey B. Shealy Akoustis 7
3 Rahul Isola Bank of America 6
3 Darren M. Mark Emhart 6
#5 Ryan Kennedy Atom Power 5
#6 Scott Thayer Bank of America 4
#7 Joseph F. Pinzone Cpg Technologies 3
#7 Christopher Richard Helman Invue Security Products 3
#7 Nicolette Patricia Magro Elekta Limited 3
#7 Christopher Scott Stewart Ensco International Incorporated 3
#11 Benjamin J. Miller Bio-Rad Laboratories 2
#11 Daniel R. Llop National Dentex 2
#13 Cretice Benefield 1
#13 Michael Harold Perry Bank of America 1
#13 Andrew Allen Mashburn 1
#13 Christopher Alsante 1
#13 David DuPree 1
#13 Craig Davidson Sanford 1
#13 Mary Jo Stuart Bank of America 1
#13 Daniel Thomas Harvell GE 1
#13 Carolyn Morgan Stafford Lowe'S Companies 1
#13 Eddie Gordon Finch, Jr. Teachers Insurance And Annuity Association Of America 1
#13 Benito J. Garrido 1
#13 Frederick E. Finger Pioneer Surgical Technology 1
#13 Brandon Hoover Britax Child Safety 1
#13 James Michael Broughman Lowe'S Companies 1
#13 Jeffrey Bodle 1
#13 Henry J. Chou Bank of America 1
#13 Michael W. Detwiler Bentley Systems, Incorporated 1
#13 Jeffrey David Scott Safe Rack 1
#13 James Douglas Cleveland Duke Energy 1
#13 Jill Desmond The University Of Chicago 1
#13 Collin Jackson Kness Mfg. Co. 1
#13 Kurt P. Rindoks Kewaunee Scientific 1
#13 Kelly K. Houston 1

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