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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Surfside Beach, SC ranks #9,911 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 8 patents from 3 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Surfside Beach, SC include Avx, Water Tech, Kyocera Avx Components. That works out to 1.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–3 of 3 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Andrew P. Ritter Avx 5
2 John Many Water Tech 2
3 Joseph M. Hock Kyocera Avx Components 1

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