Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Pendleton, SC ranks #7,506 worldwide for total patents filed in 2020, with 13 patents from 9 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Pendleton, SC include Tti (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited, Clemson University, Elevance Renewable Sciences. That works out to 3.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–9 of 9 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Drew A. Dahill Tti (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited 5
2 Agneta Simionescu Clemson University 1
2 Debra Tindall Elevance Renewable Sciences 1
2 Dan Simionescu Clemson University 1
2 Ishavarbhal Patel 1
2 Kendall R. Kirk Clemson University 1
2 Jay Sperry Digimarc 1
2 Ernest Russell Murray GE 1
2 Ellis L. Kline Molecullar Rx 1

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