Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Bluffton, SC ranks #11,180 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 169 patents from 55 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bluffton, SC include GE, AT&T, Pfizer. That works out to 6.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 55 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas Franklin Perley GE 18
2 Ronald Silver AT&T 10
2 Thomas Richard Jones Pfizer 10
#4 John A. Latting Rosen'S 9
#5 Johan Van Tilburg Koninklijke Ptt Nederland N.V. 8
#5 Gail Nichols Perfect Cross 8
#7 John A. Harwick Analog Modules 7
#7 Mark David Cory 7
#7 Peter Granata Grant Products International 7
#10 Edward L. D'Antonio University Of South Carolina 6
#10 Thomas Rathke Evonik Stockhausen Gmbh 6
#12 William Wells Weyerhaeuser Nr 5
#13 Jack Ragan 4
#13 Donna Maria Welch Bank of America 4
#15 James A. Mittler 3
#15 Will Ragan 3
#15 Riccardo Panicucci Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 3
#15 Danielle Barbieri 3
#15 David A. Ringheiser RTX (Raytheon) 3
#15 Matthew Allen Gulick 3
#21 Benjamin Caldwell Salesforce 2
#21 Larry Paul The Babcock & Wilcox 2
#21 Hunter William Kowald Unknown 2
#21 William Perry Ragan 2
#21 Russel J. Schivley 3M 2
#21 Philenza Joe Pritchett, II 2
#21 Johan Van Tilburg Visa 2
#28 John Barrows Syracuse University 1
#28 Franklin N. Rhoad Union Camp 1
#28 Reid P. Germain 1
#28 Earl Malcolm Institute Of Paper Science And Technology 1
#28 Jerome Francis Stremel, III Parker-Hannifin 1
#28 Monty R. Gilmore 1
#28 John J Giljam 1
#28 William T. Thornley 1
#28 Marianne Bates 1
#28 Albert Beach 1
#28 Scott Bledsoe Icon Aircraft 1
#28 Maria R. Robertson 1
#28 Fredrick George Ambli 1
#28 William Herbkersman 1
#28 Wayne Mitchell MCDONALD 1
#28 Colton Sands MCDONALD 1
#28 Paul De La Torre 1
#28 Heather De La Torre 1
#28 Jennifer D'Antonio University Of South Carolina 1
#28 Terry Brinkley 1
#28 Michael Hartsel 1
#28 Joshua M. Taylor 1
#28 Bernice J. Gadson 1

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