Lexington, NC ranks #4,130 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 27 patents from 16 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lexington, NC include Rai Strategic Holdings, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, Camco Manufacturing. That works out to 1.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–16 of 16 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Robert Collett | Rai Strategic Holdings | 6 |
| 2 | Jeremy Barrett Mabe | R.J. Reynolds Tobacco | 4 |
| 3 | Michael Paul Bralkowski | — | 3 |
| #4 | Alton Busbee | R.J. Reynolds Tobacco | 2 |
| #5 | Jeff Portaro | — | 1 |
| #5 | Casey Daniel Leonard | Camco Manufacturing | 1 |
| #5 | Jason L. Wood | Rai Strategic Holdings | 1 |
| #5 | Lisa E. Brown | Rai Strategic Holdings | 1 |
| #5 | Robert W. Greer | Flint Trading | 1 |
| #5 | Marcus L. Murphy | Ultra-Mek | 1 |
| #5 | Jacob Smith | Jas D. Easton | 1 |
| #5 | Timothy H. Morris | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | 1 |
| #5 | Gavin Rumble | Thermaco Incorporated | 1 |
| #5 | Roland Trout | — | 1 |
| #5 | Samuel Mark Debusk | R.J. Reynolds Tobacco | 1 |
| #5 | William Kenneth Williams | Fath | 1 |
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