Mills River, NC ranks #10,793 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 7 patents from 4 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mills River, NC include Microtech Knives, Borgwarner, Eaton. That works out to 1.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–4 of 4 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Louis Marfione | Microtech Knives | 3 |
| 2 | Kai Tanaka | Borgwarner | 2 |
| 3 | Irving A. Gibbs | Eaton | 1 |
| 3 | Daniel F. McCormick | Brunswick | 1 |
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