Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Brevard, NC ranks #8,825 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 240 patents from 64 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Brevard, NC include American Piledriving Equipment, Martin Engineering, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And. That works out to 31.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 64 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John L. White American Piledriving Equipment 76
2 Willem D. Veenhof Martin Engineering 15
2 Rolf Weberg E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 15
#4 David K Watkins Keir Manufacturing 11
#5 Kenneth Alden Lane GE 8
#5 Thomas K. Weaver Amazon 8
#5 James Brian Smith Pacesetter 8
#8 Jeffery Berry Hansen International 7
#9 Richard L Trent Keir Manufacturing 5
#9 Sahadeva Reddy Damireddi Pharmagra Labs 5
#11 Warren K. Cline Olin 4
#11 Ajit S. Dixit P.H. Glatfelter 4
#11 John David Wood E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 4
#11 John Thomas Chandler Agfa-Gevaert Nv 4
#11 Robert King Pollock Kiln Drying Systems & Components 4
#16 David P. Zachary 3
#16 Mohammed Moinuddin Ahmed Njoy 3
#18 David Stewart Case Western Reserve University 2
#18 Matthew Flick 2
#18 Jay Gordon 2
#18 John Scott Hutchinson Emerson Vulcan Holding 2
#18 John G. Allison 2
#18 Ryan Bush Sylvansport 2
#18 Harley Oliver Raines Unknown 2
#18 Henry Cook E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 2
#18 Paul Stuart Patterson 2
#27 Don B. Rogers P.H. Glatfelter 1
#27 James E. Thiem 1
#27 Stuart W. McCarty Olin 1
#27 Richard E. Dardis Olin 1
#27 Richard S. Burket E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 1
#27 Ronnie D. Reid E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 1
#27 Gatha D. Aiken 1
#27 Jerome E. Retzer 1
#27 Rob Bee Cane Creek Cycling Components 1
#27 Ira Jason Soltis 1
#27 Travers Thurman AMD 1
#27 Tim Draegen 1
#27 Thomas Jason Wolfe 1
#27 Melvin Ray Ellison 1
#27 Billy Jack Mayes Unknown 1
#27 Kevin Chandler Honda Motor Co. 1
#27 Vaughn Allen Bryson 1
#27 James R. Hammersmith 1
#27 Nancy M. Eikeland Unknown 1
#27 Paul J. Zinkann 1
#27 Donald E. Reymers Functional Neuromodulation 1
#27 Elizabeth B. Weberg E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 1
#27 Edward Corner Numerex 1
#27 Jerome Mason 1

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