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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Canton, NC ranks #13,266 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 5 patents from 5 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Canton, NC include Microtech Knives, Streamlight, Low & Bonar. That works out to 1.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–5 of 5 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John Crawford Microtech Knives 1
1 Bryan Clay Burke 1
1 Brandon Rogers Streamlight 1
1 James Mathis Low & Bonar 1
1 Phillip Daniel Heatherly 1

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