Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Kinston, NC ranks #10,793 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 7 patents from 7 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Kinston, NC include Electrolux Home Products, Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Pearson Education. That works out to 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–7 of 7 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Dennis A. Poyner Electrolux Home Products 1
1 Joshua Paul Gates Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 1
1 Alicia L. Anderson Pearson Education 1
1 Bruce A. Dubberly Crown Equipment 1
1 Harvey L Frierson 1
1 Randy Davis Altus Partners 1
1 William A. Clark 1

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