Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Cornelius, NC ranks #1,884 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 71 patents from 31 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cornelius, NC include Akoustis, Bank of America, Emhart. That works out to 2.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–31 of 31 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jeffrey B. Shealy Akoustis 18
2 Rahul Isola Bank of America 5
3 Darren M. Mark Emhart 4
#4 Daniel R. Llop National Dentex 3
#4 Craig Davidson Sanford 3
#4 John Tate Schaeffler 3
#4 Ryan Kennedy Atom Power 3
#4 Chris Leyden The Coleman Company 3
#4 Dae Ho Kim KAIST 3
#4 Christopher Richard Helman Invue Security Products 3
#11 Brandon Hoover Britax Child Safety 2
#11 Kristina Christopher Fanimation 2
#13 Jill Desmond The University Of Chicago 1
#13 Kurt P. Rindoks Kewaunee Scientific 1
#13 Collin Jackson Kness Mfg. Co. 1
#13 Brent Devinney 1
#13 Thomas James Getts 1
#13 Scott Seese American Express 1
#13 Adam Yeakley Unknown 1
#13 Kerry Shawn Devinney 1
#13 Mary Jo Stuart Bank of America 1
#13 Giorgio Francescangeli Electrolux Home Products 1
#13 Jeff Mandel 1
#13 James Michael Broughman Lowe'S Companies 1
#13 Joseph F. Pinzone Cpg Technologies 1
#13 James Douglas Cleveland Duke Energy 1
#13 Andrew John Auvil Corvid Technologies 1
#13 Michael J. Currier IBM 1
#13 Christopher Scott Stewart Ensco International Incorporated 1
#13 Benito J. Garrido 1
#13 Per Hassel Sørensen Roxar Flow Measurement As 1

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