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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Albemarle, NC ranks #8,445 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 256 patents from 79 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Albemarle, NC include Parma, Bank of America, Ultra-Mek. That works out to 15.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 79 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Walter C. Rogers, Jr. Parma 37
2 William Harrison McGraw, IV Bank of America 19
3 W. Clark Rogers Ultra-Mek 18
#4 Ernest Franklin Wilson Auria Solutions Uk I 10
#5 Stephen Young Acumed 9
#5 Roger A. Martin Mckenzie Sports Products 9
#5 Wesley Allen Morgan C&M Baling Systems 9
#5 Judge W. Morgan, III Scott Technologies 9
#9 Katy Leigh Huneycutt Bank of America 8
#9 William B. Williams Abbott 8
#11 Ernie Wilson International Automotive Components Group North America 5
#11 Reginald L'Italien Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises 5
#11 George Culp Unknown 5
#14 Rayvon A. Morton World Fibers 4
#14 Luther Bradford Barringer Efficiency Production 4
#14 Dennis E. Guessford Marcon International 4
#17 Thomas W. Harris Bba Nonwovens Simpsonville 3
#17 Richard F. Storm 3
#17 Petros D. Kotiadis Fiber Composites 3
#17 Carl Edward McDow 3
#17 Edward R. Pennington East Carolina University 3
#17 Richard Hinson Shell Oil Compny 3
#23 Jerry E. Snider Collins & Aikman 2
#23 John Rinderman, deceased Burlington Industries 2
#23 Dane K. Fisher Monsanto Technology 2
#23 Jeffrey Springer 2
#23 Glenn C. DeBerry Unknown 2
#23 Charles Kermit DeBerry Unknown 2
#23 Hubert J. Morgan, II Thomas & Betts International 2
#23 James Hartsell R.J. Reynolds Tobacco 2
#23 Terry F. Hinson, Sr. 2
#23 Tony M. Dennis 2
#23 Billy J. Simpson, Sr. 2
#23 Ruth R. Oettinger Unknown 2
#23 Silas P. Dennis, Jr. 2
#23 Daniel R. RUSSELL Unknown 2
#23 Alfred H. Ellington 2
#23 Bradley J. Tucker 2
#23 Larry Theodore Tucker 2
#23 George R. Culp Unknown 2
#41 Blair W. Lambert 1
#41 Michael K. Landis Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin 1
#41 Christopher Shane Alexander 1
#41 Matthew James Decourcelle 1
#41 Bill H. Hatley, Jr. 1
#41 Sonny Lynn Teal 1
#41 GROVER A BRITT, JR. 1
#41 Tommy R. Furr Union Underwear Company 1
#41 Shane M. Carter National Starch And Chemical Investment Holding Copporation 1
#41 Jeremy Vance Barbee Scott Technologies 1

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