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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