Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Columbia, SC ranks #705 worldwide for total patents filed in 2023, with 196 patents from 116 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Columbia, SC include Ark Therapeutic Services, Atombeam Technologies, IBM. That works out to 1.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 116 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Rebecca E. Lowsky Ark Therapeutic Services 18
1 Joshua Cooper Atombeam Technologies 18
3 John Lowsky, Jr. Ark Therapeutic Services 9
3 Peng Xu IBM 9
#5 Debra C. Lowsky Ark Therapeutic Services 5
#6 Mark Whitlow Technetics Group 4
#6 Maxim S. Shatalov Sensor Electronic Technology 4
#8 Wout De Backer University Of South Carolina 3
#8 Brianna Welch Husqvarna Ab 3
#8 Victor Giurgiutiu University Of South Carolina 3
#8 Rakesh Jain Sensor Electronic Technology 3
#12 Ehsan Fallahmohammadi Prysmian S.P.A. 2
#12 David M. Ludwigsen Pandoodle 2
#12 Srihari Nelakuditi University Of South Carolina 2
#12 Eleni Farmaki University Of South Carolina 2
#12 Dirk Brown AMD 2
#12 Erdem Sasmaz University Of South Carolina 2
#12 Nirav Shah Rotex Automation Limited 2
#12 Brian Benicewicz University Of South Carolina 2
#12 John R. Monnier Eastman Chemical 2
#12 Laura A. Murdock University Of South Carolina 2
#12 Carleton J Giles 2
#12 John R. Regalbuto University Of South Carolina 2
#24 Xiaoyan (Jane) Jiang Westinghouse Electric 1
#24 Pongkwan Sitasuwan Integrated Micro-Chromatography Systems 1
#24 Chuanbing Tang University Of South Carolina 1
#24 Jabari Green 1
#24 Brian R. Tomblin Zeus Industrial Products 1
#24 Mary Hancock 1
#24 Matthew Jones University Of South Carolina 1
#24 Harrell Edward Wimberly 1
#24 William E. Brewer Integrated Micro-Chromatography Systems 1
#24 Roger J. Catarino 1
#24 Horie Adabi Firouzjaie University Of South Carolina 1
#24 Brandon A Robinson Sensor Electronic Technology 1
#24 Lu Cai Westinghouse Electric 1
#24 Jochen Lauterbach University Of South Carolina 1
#24 M'Chaelah A. Brown 1
#24 Olga Perdikaki Oracle 1
#24 Tiecheng Liu Columbia University 1
#24 Ralph L. Leonard 1
#24 John J. Tomashek Iogen Energy 1
#24 Ehsan Jabbarzadeh University Of South Carolina 1
#24 Zachary Marsh University Of South Carolina 1
#24 Zhongkai WANG Grirem Advanced Materials Co. 1
#24 Amitav Tikadar University Of South Carolina 1
#24 JOHN MEYNARD TENGCO University Of South Carolina 1
#24 Mitchell Madsen Electrolux Home Products 1
#24 Christopher T. Williams University Of South Carolina 1
#24 Morgan Stefik University Of South Carolina 1

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