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Asheboro, NC All Time

590 patents  ·  129 inventors  ·  21.7/1k pop.

Ranked #4,630 of 112,640 cities Top 5%

Asheboro, NC ranks #4,630 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 590 patents from 129 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Asheboro, NC include Thermaco Incorporated, Liberty Hardware Mfg., Vesture. That works out to 21.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 129 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 William C. Batten Thermaco Incorporated 74
2 Earl David Forrest Liberty Hardware Mfg. 65
3 Byron C. Owens Vesture 52
#4 Bruce W. Kyles Thermaco Incorporated 45
#5 Alfred Charles Bless Rai Strategic Holdings 25
#6 Justin R. Hughey Banner Life Sciences 22
#7 William M. Bostic Vesture 21
#8 Norman Dax Allen Liberty Hardware Mfg. 14
#9 Herbert L. Mitchell US Air Force 12
#10 Leon Eric Atkinson Technimark 9
#11 Randolph Batten Thermaco Incorporated 8
#11 William D. Ryckman, Jr. Black & Decker 8
#13 Danny Ray Davis Kennametal 7
#13 Alfred Scott QUEEN Phasestor 7
#13 Wayne D. Baldwin Vesture 7
#16 David Brian Dawson The Procter & Gamble 6
#16 James Ridge Dana Limited 6
#16 W. Michael Whitaker Whit 6
#16 Gary Francis Schiller Imflux 6
#20 Travis McBride Thermaco Incorporated 5
#20 George R. Sondecker Eveready Battery Company 5
#22 Charles L. Kemp Thermaco Incorporated 4
#22 Peter Franz Horwath Phase Change Energy Solutions 4
#22 Dax Allen Liberty Hardware Mfg. 4
#22 Jesse M. Havens The Boeing 4
#22 Roy Luckenbach Dover Associates 4
#22 Ralph John Nolan Technimark 4
#28 William M. DeHaven — 3
#28 Michael J. Van Driest The Hershey 3
#28 Brad Wellington Unknown 3
#28 Gary D. Jansen Industrial Air 3
#28 Susan E. Faile Berkshire 3
#28 Carl J. Odham — 3
#28 Glinda Goodson Vesture 3
#28 Esko J. Nopanen Black & Decker 3
#28 Jason Baker Phasestor 3
#28 Paul W. York Monarch Knitting Machinery 3
#28 Keri Michelle Strickland Technimark 3
#28 Fred E. Baker Unknown 3
#28 E. Keith Adams Burlington Industries 3
#28 Joseph Stanley Taylor Technimark 3
#28 B. Glenn Miller Thermaco Incorporated 3
#43 A. Scott Queen Phasestor 2
#43 Denise C. Yow Kayser-Roth 2
#43 Nelson Rowland Burlington Industries 2
#43 Boyce J. Asbill Kayser-Roth 2
#43 Guido diVincenzo — 2
#43 Richard A. Blase — 2
#43 Roger T. Swallow — 2
#43 Patrick Sturm Thermaco Incorporated 2

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