Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Angier, NC ranks #9,944 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 202 patents from 46 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Angier, NC include North Carolina State University, ExxonMobil, Commscope Technologies. That works out to 38.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–46 of 46 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kevin J. Linthicum North Carolina State University 52
2 William J. Curry ExxonMobil 21
3 Thomas Ross Marmon Commscope Technologies 17
#4 Keith A. Wells IBM 16
#5 Brian Taggart Intel 14
#6 Justin Everette Thompson Tyco Electronics Co. 9
#7 L. Eugene Batten, Jr. Nortel Networks Limited 8
#8 Gerrad Stephen Allison Bob Barker Company 6
#9 Willis H. Gregory 4
#9 Dess Langdon 4
#11 Randy Wilkinson Tyco Electronics Co. 3
#11 Brad Allen Hoffman John Deere 3
#11 Janice B. Allen University of Minnesota 3
#14 William D. Hawley Family Health International 2
#14 Kevin L. Van Eyll Eaton 2
#14 Bryan Avery 2
#14 Timothy R. Dexter Moore 2
#14 Malcolm Fowler 2
#14 Linda Faye Peters Bob Barker Company 2
#14 Mark Allen Wille Ndsl 2
#14 Erin Paige Howell Bob Barker Company 2
#14 Linda M. Twaddle IBM 2
#23 Elliott S. Faircloth 1
#23 Rufus M. Mangum 1
#23 P. Marvin Walden, III Marconi Aerospace Systems 1
#23 Joseph M. Pearce Angus Fire Armour Limited 1
#23 Ted Pleasant 1
#23 Mark Irvin 1
#23 Dot M. Wood 1
#23 Patricia A. Thompson 1
#23 C. Albert Gregory 1
#23 Richard Kpakpo Garshong, Sr. 1
#23 Phillip David Garrison 1
#23 Thomas Thorn Keysight Technologies 1
#23 William C. Squier US EPA 1
#23 Daniel Edward Hickman 1
#23 Joshua Chris Ledford North Carolina State University 1
#23 Michael Lee Hosey 1
#23 Richard Ray Traylor E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 1
#23 Phillip M. Walden, III Middleby Marshall 1
#23 Darryl W. Smith Caterpillar 1
#23 Robert J. Cadwallader E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 1
#23 Carlos D. Wright 1
#23 Christopher G. Keck Lord 1
#23 James E. Ingram Glaxo Group Limited 1
#23 Larry T. Thigpen Lockheed Martin 1

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