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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lexington, SC ranks #2,733 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 46 patents from 34 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lexington, SC include Treace Medical Concepts, Prysmian S.P.A., Palmetto State Armory. That works out to 1.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–34 of 34 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 W. Bret Smith Treace Medical Concepts 5
2 John R. Sach Prysmian S.P.A. 3
3 Richard Sorin 2
3 Jamin McCallum Palmetto State Armory 2
3 Donald Ray Parris Corning Cable Systems 2
3 Albert Sorin 2
3 Igor B. Roninson 2
3 Armin D. Ebner University Of South Carolina 2
#9 Jared Jeffcoat 1
#9 Brent Jeffcoat 1
#9 Gene F. Young Intel 1
#9 Martin Douglas Rola Apex Brands 1
#9 Mengqian Chen University Of South Carolina 1
#9 Joe W. Kirstein Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 1
#9 Alia Hakim 1
#9 Mitchell Allan Merrill GE 1
#9 Juan Rodriguez Husqvarna Ab 1
#9 Jeff A. Norris Kratos 1
#9 Jane M. Cannon Bank of America 1
#9 Kendall Koon 1
#9 Thomas M. Gaebel, Jr. 1
#9 Frank Witt Caterpillar 1
#9 Dustin Shaw B/E Aerospace 1
#9 Jason Voelz Intel 1
#9 Scott Edward Sidener Westinghouse Electric 1
#9 Eugenia Broude University Of South Carolina 1
#9 Michael Donald Dolezel 1
#9 Rick Nelson Beamco 1
#9 Chandler Whisnant Pure Fishing 1
#9 Bruce L. Anneaux Zeus Industrial Products 1
#9 James M. Lindsey Poly-Med 1
#9 Joaquim da Rosa Pure Fishing 1
#9 Stuart Lindquist Jcbd 1
#9 Arthur Peter Barber, III Sensor Electronic Technology 1

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