Wilson, NC ranks #7,105 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 13 patents from 12 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Wilson, NC include The Procter & Gamble, Kidde Technologies, Quanex. That works out to 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–12 of 12 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pieter van den Berg | The Procter & Gamble | 2 |
| 2 | Rita Rose Johnson Boykin | — | 1 |
| 2 | David Frasure | Kidde Technologies | 1 |
| 2 | Mercedes Antoinette Manuel | — | 1 |
| 2 | Brian Jensen | Quanex | 1 |
| 2 | Vicki Givens | Truist Bank | 1 |
| 2 | Mark P. Fazzio | Kidde Technologies | 1 |
| 2 | Mark Gordon Hooper | — | 1 |
| 2 | Robert J. Norris | Kidde Technologies | 1 |
| 2 | Kenneth Ray Boykin, Sr. | — | 1 |
| 2 | Michael Lee Davis | Kidde Technologies | 1 |
| 2 | Bob Crook | Voith Patent Gmbh | 1 |
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