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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Beaufort, SC ranks #10,793 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 7 patents from 6 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Beaufort, SC include Caterpillar, Johnson & Johnson, AT&T. That works out to 0.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–6 of 6 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Andrew D. Burris Caterpillar 2
2 Clifford Dey Johnson & Johnson 1
2 Eugene Rascle AT&T 1
2 Jeanette L. Smith 1
2 Christopher Edward Mohler 1
2 Frank Leverett Bullard, IV Unknown 1

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