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Conover, NC All Time

421 patents  ·  86 inventors  ·  50.0/1k pop.

Ranked #5,968 of 112,640 cities Top 6%

Conover, NC ranks #5,968 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 421 patents from 86 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Conover, NC include Corning Cable Systems, Supreme Elastic, Us Conec. That works out to 50.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 86 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael John Gimblet Corning Cable Systems 66
2 Nathaniel H. Kolmes Supreme Elastic 29
3 Myron W. Yount Us Conec 25
#4 Rodney Maurice Burns Corning Optical Communications 23
#5 Gregory A. Lochkovic Corning Cable Systems 19
#6 Harold Edward Hudson, II Corning Optical Communications 18
#7 Larry W. Nelson Commscope, Inc. Of North Carolina 17
#8 Randall Dwaine Tuttle Corning Cable Systems 15
#9 Donald E. Ballard GE 14
#10 James Lee Baucom Corning Optical Communications 11
#11 Percil Watkins Corning Optical Communications 9
#12 Dave E. Cunningham Corning Cable Systems 8
#12 Houching M. Yang Alcatel 8
#12 Rodney A. Throckmorton Siecor 8
#15 Louis Alexander Barrett Corning Cable Systems 7
#15 Cory Fritz Guenter Corning Optical Communications 7
#17 Walter Gordon Schulein Supreme 6
#17 Howard W. Smith — 6
#17 Fred Elton Driver Supreme 6
#17 H. Edward Hudson Corning Cable Systems 6
#17 Scott L. Lowe Commscope, Inc. Of North Carolina 6
#22 Corey Scott Keisler Corning Research & Development 5
#22 Gary L. Craton Commscope, Inc. Of North Carolina 5
#24 Kristin M. Welch The Lane Company 4
#24 Jeffrey Sierzenga Amphenol Antenna Solutions 4
#24 Glenn Woodcock Dynisco 4
#24 Rebecca Reeves Vinson — 4
#28 Colin Michael Robinson Prodelin 3
#28 Gerald W. Young The University Of Akron 3
#28 Christopher L. Auten — 3
#28 Edgar E. McQuay GE 3
#28 James E. Rosamond, III Psi-Polymer Systems 3
#28 Harvey E. Christensen — 3
#34 Michael K. Drum Commscope Properties 2
#34 Thomas Hugh Goff — 2
#34 Quy Thai — 2
#34 Michael Travis Hundley Corning Optical Communications 2
#34 Jeffrey Wayne Kaylor — 2
#34 Roger K. Peterson Corning Cable Systems 2
#34 Terry L. Kent Dyneer 2
#34 Samuel Richard Foster — 2
#34 David C. Esker Commscope 2
#34 Kimberly R. Fair Hickory Springs Manufacturing 2
#44 Bobby Gantt — 1
#44 Sinou Yang — 1
#44 Allen Finandis — 1
#44 Randall W. Crenshaw General Instrument 1
#44 Bill G. Coley — 1
#44 Marshall M. Algor US Army 1
#44 Walter W. Abrams — 1

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