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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Washington, NC ranks #9,911 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 8 patents from 7 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Washington, NC include IBM, American Air Filter Company. That works out to 0.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–7 of 7 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Scott L. Sachs IBM 2
2 Roger Alan Peck 1
2 Jeremiah Scott Foreman American Air Filter Company 1
2 Michael Junior Spruill 1
2 Joshua Ray Selby American Air Filter Company 1
2 Satish Dinakaran American Air Filter Company 1
2 Kenneth Beacham American Air Filter Company 1

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