Mebane, NC ranks #4,833 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 22 patents from 13 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mebane, NC include Honda Motor Co., IBM, NVIDIA. That works out to 1.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–13 of 13 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert A. Recher | Honda Motor Co. | 4 |
| 2 | Ethan A. Geyer | IBM | 3 |
| 2 | Nathan Otterness | NVIDIA | 3 |
| #4 | Christopher Michael Shuford | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | 2 |
| #4 | Darell Bigner | Duke University | 2 |
| #6 | Jason Howard Cornpropst | IBM | 1 |
| #6 | Meghan Norris Bradley | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | 1 |
| #6 | Robert Charles Earhart | Glen Raven | 1 |
| #6 | Silvia M. Kreda | University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill | 1 |
| #6 | Edward D. Mazurek | Cisco | 1 |
| #6 | Ashley Lanier Trimpey | Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions | 1 |
| #6 | Thomas L. Ortel | Duke University | 1 |
| #6 | Brian Bender | Rite-Hite Holding | 1 |
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