Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Concord, NC ranks #1,993 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,629 patents from 366 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Concord, NC include Rai Strategic Holdings, Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited, Google. That works out to 15.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 366 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Vahid Hejazi Rai Strategic Holdings 45
2 Douglas M. Rukavina Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited 38
2 Christopher Aaron Clark Google 38
#4 Nathan Dent Bank of America 37
#5 Harold L. Crowder Little Engine 34
#6 Saulius Smetona Sensor Electronic Technology 33
#7 Mohammed Irfan Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited 30
#8 David Patrick Erceg Mantissa 28
#9 Scott Lee Harkey Bank of America 25
#10 Charles D. Baker Electrolux Home Products 21
#10 Donald E. Krueger National Association For Stock Car Auto Racing 21
#10 Roger Faulkner Teradyne 21
#13 Robert Raymond Niederman General Motors 20
#14 John Morphey Electrolux Home Care Products 19
#14 Jacob Connelly Rubbermaid Incorporated 19
#16 James L. Wall, II First Ammonia Motors 18
#16 Eric D. Rossman IBM 18
#18 Jeanne M. Moulton Bank of America 17
#18 James R. Rudd IBM 17
#20 Brandon Thomas National Association For Stock Car Auto Racing 16
#20 Dennis G. Abraham IBM 16
#22 W. Michael York Momentive Performance Materials Gmbh 15
#22 Davey J. Chance Colt Industries Operating 15
#22 Michael J. Miele IBM 15
#22 Jeffrey C. Hickman Husqvarna Ab 15
#26 Jeremy Huddleston Flir Systems Trading Belgium Bv 14
#26 Shane J. Findlan Electric Power Research Institute 14
#28 Joel Gerard Goodwin IBM 13
#28 Eric B. Smith IBM 13
#30 Thomas E. Morris 12
#30 Michael J. Harris Atom Power 12
#30 Michael Borkowski Ingersoll-Rand 12
#30 David K. Vance Airlite Plastics 12
#30 Gregory V. Andrews World Fibers 12
#30 Charles Edward Dudley Bank of America 12
#30 William James Fernandez 8X8 12
#30 James M. Campbell Eaton 12
#38 Gene D. Rohrer IBM 11
#38 James A. Hood Ingersoll-Rand 11
#38 Paul Wanish IBM 11
#38 Robert Jacob Smilie Virtual Strongbox 11
#38 John Probst National Association For Stock Car Auto Racing 11
#43 Shengmin Sang North Carolina Agricultural And Technical State University 10
#43 Eric Jacuzzi National Association For Stock Car Auto Racing 10
#43 Christopher A. Popiela National Association For Stock Car Auto Racing 10
#43 Thomas Josefsson Electrolux Home Products 10
#43 Nicholas Decker Freund-Vector 10
#43 Sean Bracken Simmons Auria Solutions Uk I 10
#43 Javier S. Silva Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 10
#43 Taffy Williams US Air Force 10

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