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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Darlington, SC ranks #17,711 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 3 patents from 3 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Darlington, SC include Sonoco Development, The Esab Group. That works out to 0.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–3 of 3 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Larry Paige 1
1 Lawrence Robert Carpenter Sonoco Development 1
1 Wayne Stanley Severance, Jr. The Esab Group 1

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