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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Clover, SC ranks #6,990 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 339 patents from 91 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Clover, SC include Plastipak Packaging, British Aerospace Public Limited, Marshall Air Systems. That works out to 50.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 91 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Christopher T. Caldwell Plastipak Packaging 38
2 William H. Baker British Aerospace Public Limited 26
3 Robert M. Stuck Marshall Air Systems 19
#4 Scot Lincoln Daniels Bank of America 11
#5 Terry S. Floyd Cem 10
#5 Erwin Steiner American Suessen 10
#5 William O. Williams, Jr. 10
#5 William S. Doolan Yeti Coolers 10
#9 Dean R. Bainard Garlock 9
#9 Daniel E. Hagood Eveready Battery Company 9
#9 Paul A. Peterson Ncr 9
#9 Michael Wayne Crowe Zipit Wireless 9
#13 Melvin Gregory Nixon Bank of America 8
#13 Donald Cyrus Baker Paddock Pool Equipment 8
#15 Timothy Young Hand Held Products 6
#16 Colin L. Browne Celanese Gmbh 5
#16 John C. Cominsky 5
#16 Brandon Navarro Unknown 5
#19 Miles Phillips 4
#19 Elizabeth Jordan Knight Bank of America 4
#19 Jatin Agrawal Servicenow 4
#19 Steve C. James Henkel Limited 4
#19 Paul Latten Unknown 4
#19 John Rowley 4
#19 John Daniel Shaver Bank of America 4
#26 Austin McCoy Powell 3
#26 Jesse Vitalez Tibayan The Boeing 3
#26 John T. Thomas Roberts Systems 3
#26 Michael J. Bolin Sara Lee 3
#26 David J. Lee Vehicle Enhancement Systems 3
#26 George R. Ferguson Duff-Norton 3
#26 Judd M. York 3
#26 Kirtley Elliott Thornton 3
#26 Mitch Miller Snecma 3
#26 Dickie J. Brewer Celgard 3
#26 Kacy Denton Aktiebolaget Skf 3
#37 David R. Kaser Ansaldo Energia Ip Uk Limited 2
#37 Christopher Ryan Willis Jameson 2
#37 James M Tully Aktiebolaget Skf 2
#37 Bradley D. Serafini 2
#37 Henry John Richert Resense Gmbh 2
#37 Derrick Harrison Avery Dennison Retail Information Services 2
#37 James L. Everett Trw Limited 2
#37 Wendell Allen Jenkins Bank of America 2
#37 Mack W. Spurrier Gaston County Dyeing Machine 2
#37 Mark Stromberg Snecma 2
#37 Jeffrey Buchko Textron 2
#37 Vaughn Maurice Bivens Bank of America 2
#37 Michael A. Ragno Ashland 2
#37 Christopher Janech 2

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