Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Central, SC ranks #7,844 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 284 patents from 92 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Central, SC include Ansell Healthcare Products, Johnson Electric S.A., Clemson University. That works out to 54.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 92 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Eric Thompson Ansell Healthcare Products 28
2 Yan Yun Cui Johnson Electric S.A. 24
3 Joseph Kolis Clemson University 17
#4 Shan Liu GE 16
#5 Pingshan Wang Clemson University 13
#6 Michael Buckner Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited 10
#7 Robert J. Crockett Ncr 7
#7 Amy Tucker Tumi 7
#7 Leslie Sierad Clemson University 7
#10 Monika Mujkic Elevance Renewable Sciences 6
#10 Stephen E. Creager General Motors 6
#10 Ronald W. Miksa Power Tool Holders Incorporated 6
#13 Charles F. Kirschman Bpm Technology 5
#13 Dee L. Cross Clemson University 5
#13 Laurence C. Mudge Bayer Cropscience 5
#13 David Ingram Poly-Med 5
#13 Barry Sudduth Georgia Tech Research 5
#18 David A. Bruce Clemson University 4
#18 Man Zhou Clemson University 4
#18 Brent Emerson Dunlop Maxfli Sports 4
#18 Richard S. Figliola Iowa State University 4
#22 Hocheol Kwak Clemson University 3
#22 Charles R. DuBose Clemson University 3
#22 W. Joseph Beauvais Clemson University 3
#22 Richard L. Stanton Cypress Semiconductor 3
#22 Kuang-Ching Wang Big Switch Networks 3
#22 Ojin Kwon Samsung 3
#28 Calvin G. Hangebrauck 2
#28 Sufeng Niu Mitsubishi Electric 2
#28 Doyl E. Dickel Clemson University 2
#28 Gregory S. Batt Clemson University 2
#28 Lee S. Miller NASA 2
#28 Ramakrishna Podila Clemson University 2
#28 Delphine Dean Clemson University 2
#28 Anshuman Mangalum Clemson University 2
#28 Dahlia Haynes Clemson University 2
#28 Martin Sarkees 2
#28 Malcolm Skove Clemson University 2
#28 Nicholas Gothard Clemson University 2
#28 Deidra Cade Elevance Renewable Sciences 2
#41 Marion Erskine Thomas Unknown 1
#41 Jan R. Schueren 1
#41 P. Chris Raeuber Ncr 1
#41 George R. Fletcher, Jr. 1
#41 Frederick C. Feagans 1
#41 Scott A. Combs Ncr 1
#41 Keith Daniels Gte Valenite 1
#41 Charlie S. Littles 1
#41 James L. Bradshaw Ncr 1
#41 Willie C. Mullinax Power Tool Holders Incorporated 1

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