Beaufort, NC ranks #14,146 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 116 patents from 24 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Beaufort, NC include Duke University, Levi Strauss &, Aquanautics. That works out to 26.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–24 of 24 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Bonaventura | Duke University | 34 |
| 2 | David Love | Levi Strauss & | 13 |
| 2 | Bruce D. Zenner | Aquanautics | 13 |
| #4 | Celia Bonaventura | Duke University | 9 |
| #5 | Gregory Simon | Palm Firm | 8 |
| #6 | Robert Davis | Alcatel Lucent | 7 |
| #7 | Larry W. Taylor | Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties | 4 |
| #7 | Irving R. Hooper | Duke University | 4 |
| #9 | Taylor King | Whitehurst Associates | 3 |
| #10 | Robert E. Cashon | Duke University | 2 |
| #10 | Robert Samuel Matheny, JR. | Imagine Communications | 2 |
| #10 | Michael A. Way | — | 2 |
| #10 | George D. Simpson, Jr. | — | 2 |
| #10 | Clinton A. BROOKS | Astex Therapeutics Limited | 2 |
| #10 | George D. Simpson, Sr. | — | 2 |
| #16 | Richard Meelheim | E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And | 1 |
| #16 | J. Barry Nash | Goodmark Foods | 1 |
| #16 | Rachel T. Noble | University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill | 1 |
| #16 | Gale M. Jones | — | 1 |
| #16 | John D. Costlow | Duke University | 1 |
| #16 | Dennison K. Breese | — | 1 |
| #16 | Gaspard X. Criner | — | 1 |
| #16 | Philippe J. Mottais | — | 1 |
| #16 | Elizabeth Marie Hodge | East Carolina University | 1 |
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