Garner, NC ranks #3,008 worldwide for total patents filed in 2020, with 44 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Garner, NC include Ericsson, Truist Bank, Sony. That works out to 1.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–14 of 14 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Walter Diachina | Ericsson | 26 |
| 2 | Seneca Meyer | Truist Bank | 3 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Jason Griffin | Sony | 2 |
| 3 | Stefano Bresolin | Advanced Animal Diagnostics | 2 |
| 3 | Randie Yoder | Nexans | 2 |
| #6 | Robert Leroy King | Cisco | 1 |
| #6 | Richard J. Gradle | Flowserve Management | 1 |
| #6 | Richard Todd Wall | — | 1 |
| #6 | Gavin D. O. Ripley | Caterpillar | 1 |
| #6 | Bryan D. Neumann | Dell Products | 1 |
| #6 | Robin L. Norwood | IBM | 1 |
| #6 | James E. Blue, Jr. | IBM | 1 |
| #6 | Lee Ratcliffe | Truist Bank | 1 |
| #6 | Joshua D. Hutt | Emc | 1 |
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