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Charleston, SC 2021

163 patents  ·  101 inventors  ·  1.1/1k pop.

Ranked #898 of 43,435 cities Top 3%

Charleston, SC ranks #898 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 163 patents from 101 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Charleston, SC include The Urban Electric, The Boeing, Hach. That works out to 1.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 101 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David Dawson The Urban Electric 12
2 Justin H. Register The Boeing 6
3 Jerald A. Hull The Boeing 5
#4 Reece W. Hopkins Hach 4
#4 Tyler Emerson Berkey The Boeing 4
#4 Christopher Roof The Urban Electric 4
#4 Laurence H. Hiltzik Ingevity South Carolina 4
#4 Sallie Reynolds Allen By Quest 4
#9 James Geiger Geigtech East Bay 3
#9 Katherine L. Frank The Boeing 3
#9 Stephen G. Hilliard Blue Force Gear 3
#9 Brandon Mulligan The Boeing 3
#9 Gregory S. Nordlund, Jr. Wave Sciences 3
#9 James Keith McElveen Wave Sciences 3
#9 John A. Bobey Hill-Rom Services 3
#9 Roger S. Williams Ingevity South Carolina 3
#17 Edward Greene The Boeing 2
#17 Kevin Langer The Urban Electric 2
#17 Jared Kuka Movestrong Functional Fitness Equipment 2
#17 Henry M. Hay, III Hawkes Design And Consulting, Llc. 2
#17 Dennis R. Mathis The Boeing 2
#17 Cameron I. Thomson Ingevity South Carolina 2
#17 Kadon A. Kyte The Boeing 2
#17 Terry R. Vogler The Boeing 2
#17 Heinz-Hermann Dalbert Trumpf Medizin Systeme Gmbh + Co. Kg 2
#17 Larry Schneider Danco 2
#17 Michelle Crivella The Boeing 2
#28 Keith H. Meany — 1
#28 Rob Whelan Rhinogram 1
#28 Samuel James Knutson The Boeing 1
#28 Michael Whitfield — 1
#28 David C. Jackson Tulsa Winch 1
#28 Skyler Salman Google 1
#28 Barbel Rohrer Alexion Pharmaceuticals 1
#28 Jonathan R. Lessans — 1
#28 Deborah Nelson — 1
#28 Nicholas R. Page The Boeing 1
#28 Jiaqin Liu The Boeing 1
#28 Teresa Maria Mirabella — 1
#28 DeAnna Adkins Musc Foundation For Research Development 1
#28 John V. VOURNAKIS Novartis Ag 1
#28 Sadie Lee Fieni The Boeing 1
#28 Michael J. Wieckowski Heatworks Technologies 1
#28 Craig A. Charlton The Boeing 1
#28 Casey Davidson Toadfish 1
#28 Paul L. Rohlinger The Boeing 1
#28 Jennifer Lynn Dickson The Boeing 1
#28 Jeffery L. Deal Ud Innovations 1
#28 Diana Dujunco Dan Larrabee The Boeing 1
#28 Eric Stimpson Charles River Laboratories 1

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