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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Boone, NC ranks #4,992 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 21 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Boone, NC include Dss Pure Air, Pneuma Respiratory, Engineered Controls International. That works out to 1.1 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 Iyam Lynch Dss Pure Air 3
1 Charles Eric Hunter Pneuma Respiratory 3
3 John Cooke Engineered Controls International 2
3 J. Sid Clements Eyenovia 2
3 Jack C. Hunter Pneuma Respiratory 2
#6 Judson Sidney Clements Pneuma Respiratory 1
#6 Joe Jensen Intel 1
#6 Bradley G. Johnson Eyenovia 1
#6 Phillip E. Russell Eyenovia 1
#6 Nathan R. Faulks Eyenovia 1
#6 Lucien S. Wilkins Eyenovia 1
#6 Michael L. Rankhorn 1
#6 Matthew James Mellon Ecr Software 1
#6 Hamilton Coleman Eyenovia 1

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