Burlington, NC ranks #3,242 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 37 patents from 21 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Burlington, NC include Soilgenic Technologies, Honda Motor Co., Endura Products. That works out to 0.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–21 of 21 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randall Linwood Rayborn | Soilgenic Technologies | 6 |
| 2 | Teegan L. Kelly | Honda Motor Co. | 4 |
| 2 | Adam Kendall | Endura Products | 4 |
| #4 | Roger M. Ilagan | United Therapeutics | 3 |
| #4 | William Alan Fox | Tripath Imaging | 3 |
| #6 | Brendon Christopher Stout | Virdia | 2 |
| #7 | Victor Lombardi | Capital One Services | 1 |
| #7 | James B. Boggs | — | 1 |
| #7 | Ramesh Krishnamurthy | Applied Materials | 1 |
| #7 | Randall Linwood Rayburn | — | 1 |
| #7 | Anthony Lee Dellinger | — | 1 |
| #7 | Barry Stahl | Carrier | 1 |
| #7 | James B. Brannock, Jr. | — | 1 |
| #7 | Paul Conlin | Microsoft | 1 |
| #7 | Lynn Buckner | — | 1 |
| #7 | Louis Engel | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | 1 |
| #7 | James Thornhill Leath | Eyenovia | 1 |
| #7 | Cameron Andrews Arnett | Glen Raven | 1 |
| #7 | Travis Graves | American Regent | 1 |
| #7 | Roberto Verrengia | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | 1 |
| #7 | Jennifer Gao | Cree | 1 |
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