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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Dunn, NC ranks #14,562 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 111 patents from 42 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Dunn, NC include Polytec Gmbh, Unknown, Tyco Electronics Co.. That works out to 13.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–42 of 42 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Herbert Hartgrove Polytec Gmbh 21
2 Michael Baker Unknown 12
3 Jimmy E. Marks Tyco Electronics Co. 11
#4 James Patrick Godwin, Jr. Intel 5
#4 Kenneth B. Wiseman, Jr. Lem Solutions 5
#4 Jason Honeycutt John Deere 5
#7 Jeffrey W. Lucas IBM 4
#8 Kenneth Alexander McKethan, Jr. IBM 3
#8 Oliver W. Godwin, Jr. 3
#8 Keith Wayne Snipes, Jr. 3
#8 William Alden BARTLETT Microsoft 3
#8 James P. Godwin, Sr. 3
#13 Cynthia Watkins Apple 2
#13 Ellis R. West John Deere 2
#13 William C. Marshburn 2
#16 William Warren 1
#16 Jeffrey Shaw Smith Energy Conversion Systems Holdings 1
#16 Candace Stephenson Barefoot Energy Conversion Systems Holdings 1
#16 George Dane Goodson Energy Conversion Systems Holdings 1
#16 Saul A. Kozma 1
#16 Thomas G. Wood, Sr. 1
#16 Clarence T. Simmons 1
#16 Duncan Scott McBryde Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 1
#16 Andrew Mark Wermel 1
#16 Joseph M. Grenier Morgan Crucible Company Plc 1
#16 Winford Stephens Energy Conversion Systems Holdings 1
#16 Irvin Warren 1
#16 Fred Robison 1
#16 Robert Harold Peterssen 1
#16 Daniel S. Garriss IBM 1
#16 Loubert Joseph Raymond 1
#16 Wanda B. Best Polytec Gmbh 1
#16 J. Seddon 1
#16 Terry Faircloth 1
#16 Lauchlin M. Muse, Jr. 1
#16 Connie B. Dalrymple 1
#16 Leonard C. Mayer 1
#16 Leon A. McKay 1
#16 Charles Tart 1
#16 Edward J. Davis Burlington Industries 1
#16 Isobel T. Wolf 1
#16 Eric G. Lee Morgan Crucible Company Plc 1

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