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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Fort Mill, SC ranks #1,431 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 96 patents from 58 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Fort Mill, SC include Schaeffler, Celgard, Bank of America. That works out to 3.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 58 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Dennis Roffe Schaeffler 7
2 Eric White Celgard 4
2 Kerry Michelle Cantley Bank of America 4
#4 Charles Schwab Schaeffler 3
#4 Eric Von Fange The Light Source 3
#4 Richard M. Chapman 3
#4 Changqing Wang Adams Celgard 3
#4 Venkata Kottapalli Schaeffler 3
#4 Gary A. Taylor Invue Security Products 3
#4 Neelakantam V. Narendranath Poet Research 3
#11 Shawn Zabel Hand Held Products 2
#11 Francesco Soranna GE 2
#11 Richard M. Korzenko Bank of America 2
#11 Todd Anthony Smialek Bank of America 2
#11 Michael McDuffie Paddock Pool Equipment 2
#11 David J. Walsh E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 2
#11 Rand Royd Ruland Apex Brands 2
#11 Robert Nark Celgard 2
#11 Leonard Giambalvo Virtual Strongbox 2
#11 Jonathon D. Phillips Invue Security Products 2
#11 Stuart Laval Duke Energy 2
#11 Paul Joseph Lyman Schottland Disintermediation Services 2
#23 Robert R. Gross Standard Microsystems 1
#23 Kirt Lyvell Matthews, Sr. Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 1
#23 Bobby A. Warren Siemens Energy 1
#23 Jeremiah Fairbairn Williams Bank of America 1
#23 Stephen A. Camillieri Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1
#23 Lawrence Christopher Flanigan Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 1
#23 Eric J. Penegar Celgard 1
#23 Anna H. Reynolds 1
#23 Jarol Alberto Osorio Murillo Sun Chemical 1
#23 Eric Todd Kanipe 1
#23 Kerry Kurt Simpkins Bank of America 1
#23 Jerry Sandy Husqvarna Ab 1
#23 Donald A. Richardson Paccar 1
#23 Hiep V. Nguyen Us Conec 1
#23 Nicholas Sheehan Capital One Services 1
#23 Shea P. Doane Lemmings 1
#23 Robby Wayne Steen 1
#23 Brian Walter Bank of America 1
#23 Priyanka Monil Neema Electrolux Home Products 1
#23 Jessica Kay Aleshire Bank of America 1
#23 Robert Carl Hoover 1
#23 Danielle Helms Graham International Paper 1
#23 Matthew Lamb Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh 1
#23 Matthew Thomas Kerley Invue Security Products 1
#23 Melissa A. Fraser Bank of America 1
#23 Michael A. Guibault Basf Se 1
#23 Quentin G. Walsh Britax Child Safety 1
#23 Matthew Alan Kaskowicz 1

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