Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Florence, SC ranks #3,309 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 36 patents from 33 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Florence, SC include Herman Miller, GE, Hoffmann-La Roche. That works out to 0.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–33 of 33 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jesse Hill Herman Miller 3
2 Jalal Hunain Zia GE 2
3 George Petros Yiannikouros Hoffmann-La Roche 1
3 Lindsay Wos Otis Elevator 1
3 Karunakar Reddy Gujja The Esab Group 1
3 Ismael Antonio Hernandez Rosario Sonoco Development 1
3 Brent Bosman Sonoco Development 1
3 Craig Black Degen Medical 1
3 Michael Paul Cruskie, Jr. Radius Pharmaceuticals 1
3 George L. Joyner, Jr. Allied Air Enterprises 1
3 Christopher Goss Amazentis Sa 1
3 Flavio Chavez Lopez Intercept Pharmaceuticals 1
3 Ethan Kent Grainger Otis Elevator 1
3 Laura BuenAbad Sonoco Development 1
3 Rakesh P. Chokshi Degen Medical 1
3 Paul M. Maistros, Jr. Honda Motor Co. 1
3 James H. Holland, Jr. 1
3 Brittney Nicole Voss 1
3 Robert Thor Versluys Sonoco Development 1
3 David C. Griffin The Esab Group 1
3 Joe H. Bailey 1
3 Ravi Jaiswal GE 1
3 Marcy Thompson Sonoco Development 1
3 Josh Bolger Nacuity Pharmaceuticals 1
3 Anja Rubenstein Nacuity Pharmaceuticals 1
3 Suresh Dharmaraj Otis Elevator 1
3 Pranav Sanghavi The Esab Group 1
3 Steven Kubilius Sonoco Development 1
3 Paul E. Whitley Intercept Pharmaceuticals 1
3 Ronnie D. Forrest, Jr. Otis Elevator 1
3 Joshua Kyle Bolger Radius Pharmaceuticals 1
3 Alexander Trofimov Amazentis Sa 1
3 Aaron Edward Lintz Sonoco Development 1

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