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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Cherryville, NC ranks #5,059 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 526 patents from 157 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cherryville, NC include Kraton Polymers, Hanger, Fmc. That works out to 86.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 157 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Dale L. Handlin, Jr. Kraton Polymers 85
2 Michael E. Tompkins Hanger 22
3 Robert James Letchford Fmc 21
#4 Paul A. Westbrook Ppg Industries Ohio 17
#4 Joseph A. Stain Michelin 17
#6 James C. Peters Ppg Industries Ohio 16
#7 Kenneth Brian Fitch Livent Usa 14
#8 Matthew Albinger Husqvarna Ab 13
#9 Dennis A. Beam, Jr. Unknown 12
#10 Joseph A. Stain 11
#11 Charles Robertson Ascension Technology 10
#12 Lewis B. Izzi, Sr. Plastic Oddities 9
#13 Michael Scott Hjellming Bank of America 8
#14 David B. Stokes Fmc 7
#14 Max L. Cardell Fiber Industries 7
#16 Jerry C. Hedden Ppg Industries 6
#16 Stephen Douglas Browne Abb Schweiz Ag 6
#18 Mitchell V. Bruce Ppg Industries Ohio 5
#18 Steven John Morris Ppg Industries 5
#18 Dennis A. Beam, III Altec Industries 5
#18 Mark S. Gengler Pneumafil 5
#18 David Banks 5
#18 Mark Brennan 5
#24 Leon G. Barry Fasco Controls 4
#24 William J. Priestly 4
#24 Brian Thomas Unites 4
#24 Jackie Robinson 4
#24 David Reynolds Daimler Ag 4
#24 Lesley Allen Ppg Industries 4
#24 Philip Franklin Sims Fmc 4
#24 Richard E. Gould Fasco Controls 4
#32 Brandon Daniel Poston 3
#32 Charles E. Picone Ppg Industries 3
#32 Paul E. Bailey Eastman Kodak 3
#32 Rudolph E. Muench Fasco Controls 3
#32 Dennis O. Spencer Azdel 3
#32 David S. Klutz Milliken & 3
#32 Frank McNeely Unknown 3
#32 Robert Tubbs 3
#32 Gary Alsobrook 3
#32 Kevin D. Ledford 3
#32 Larry Rutledge Unknown 3
#32 Brian Fitch Fmc 3
#32 Kenneth Wayne Allen Equifax 3
#32 Sam Morrison 3
#32 Brian M. Wetherell Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 3
#32 John Newton Macom Technology Solutions Holdings 3
#48 Alfred Babineau Honeywell 2
#48 Robert J. Shea Celanese Gmbh 2
#48 Jody W. Ridings Plastic Oddities 2

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