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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Carthage, NC ranks #24,378 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 47 patents from 20 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Carthage, NC include Network Foundation Technologies, Precision Dynamics, Arcachon Holdings. That works out to 16.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–20 of 20 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John P. Talton Network Foundation Technologies 12
2 Andrew Bishop Precision Dynamics 6
3 Jamey Marcus Caldwell Arcachon Holdings 5
#4 John Blue Baxter International 3
#4 Iain Grant Kirk McDonald 3
#4 James M. Boyte, Sr. 3
#7 Euliss C. Cockman, Jr. 2
#8 Daniel T. McNamara 1
#8 Barry M. Person Minuteman International 1
#8 Matthew Grayson Parker 1
#8 Michael H. Allen 1
#8 Charles K. Steadwell Taco Bell 1
#8 Garrett Loo 1
#8 Gary Webb Broussard, Jr. Atex Technologies 1
#8 Andrew C. Kiser Atricure 1
#8 Nancy D. Speer 1
#8 Clara Bryant 1
#8 Joyce A. Perryman 1
#8 James M. Boyte, Jr. 1
#8 Martin D. Kenny 1

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