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Cornelius, NC All Time

1,194 patents  ·  207 inventors  ·  38.0/1k pop.

Ranked #2,591 of 112,640 cities Top 3%

Cornelius, NC ranks #2,591 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,194 patents from 207 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cornelius, NC include Emhart, KAIST, Akoustis. That works out to 38.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 207 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Darren M. Mark Emhart 163
2 Dae Ho Kim KAIST 143
3 Jeffrey B. Shealy Akoustis 110
#4 Joseph F. Pinzone Cpg Technologies 38
#5 Daniel R. Llop National Dentex 34
#6 Rahul Isola Bank of America 32
#7 John Tate Schaeffler 24
#8 Gerald Zinnbauer Kardon Industries 23
#9 Kurt P. Rindoks Kewaunee Scientific 22
#10 Ryan Kennedy Atom Power 21
#11 Eric McConnell Bank of America 18
#12 Brandon Hoover Britax Child Safety 17
#13 William P. Hart Chevron 16
#13 Chanwa Nguy Steelworks Hardware 16
#15 Jeffrey David Scott Safe Rack 15
#16 Christopher Richard Helman Invue Security Products 14
#17 Chris Leyden The Coleman Company 13
#17 Benjamin J. Miller Bio-Rad Laboratories 13
#17 James Michael Broughman Lowe'S Companies 13
#17 Christopher Scott Stewart Ensco International Incorporated 13
#17 Matthew Spalding Tyco Electronics Co. 13
#22 James M. McClelland, Jr. Midrex Technologies 12
#23 Michael W. Detwiler Bentley Systems, Incorporated 10
#23 Greg Shoemaker Rubbermaid Incorporated 10
#25 Alex Heath Misiaszek Truist Bank 8
#25 James Douglas Cleveland Duke Energy 8
#27 Gianna Lint Rubbermaid Incorporated 7
#27 Nicolette Patricia Magro Elekta Limited 7
#27 Randolph M. Setser Siemens Medical Solutions Usa 7
#30 Olee Joel Olsen, Jr. Aderis Energy 6
#30 Per Hassel Sørensen Roxar Flow Measurement As 6
#30 David E. Sugg Cook Medical Technologies 6
#30 Craig Davidson Sanford 6
#30 Jeff Newman Hkc-Us 6
#35 Carolyn Morgan Stafford Lowe'S Companies 5
#35 Kelly K. Houston — 5
#35 John N. Whalen Bank of America 5
#35 Scott Thayer Bank of America 5
#35 Gregory Lau D R Burton Healthcare 5
#35 Gary Gene Dehart — 5
#35 Mark Stickland Ingersoll-Rand 5
#35 Benito J. Garrido — 5
#35 Gregory Shoemaker Rubbermaid Incorporated 5
#44 Frederick E. Finger Pioneer Surgical Technology 4
#44 Ron GILSON T1V 4
#44 Timothy Guerry Bank of America 4
#44 Kristina Christopher Fanimation 4
#44 Nathan Cho Electrolux Home Products 4
#44 Dusan Brhlik Robert Bosch Gmbh 4
#44 Jill Desmond The University Of Chicago 4

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