Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Efland, NC ranks #12,190 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 148 patents from 28 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Efland, NC include Cognosci, Becton, Dickinson And, Lenovo (Singapore) Pte.. That works out to 173.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–28 of 28 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael P. Vitek Cognosci 23
2 Noel G. Harvey Becton, Dickinson And 21
3 James Joseph Thrasher Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. 17
#4 Dean D. Throop Emc 13
#5 Deborah A. Tucker IBM 12
#6 Peter D. Hallenbeck 8
#7 Robert S. Thomas, III University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill 7
#8 Ben Boudaoud NVIDIA 6
#8 Stephen P. Bachhuber Triquint Semiconductor 6
#10 Lawrence Joseph Martin 4
#10 Benjamin Boudaoud NVIDIA 4
#10 Jeff Duve 4
#10 Lloyd E. Wentler GE 4
#14 Robert A. Mantz US Air Force 3
#15 Bradley M. Segobiano IBM 2
#15 Joseph M. Jump Research Triangle Institute 2
#17 Joan Phillips Boone IBM 1
#17 Patrick J. Lager Duke University 1
#17 Noel J. Harvey Becton, Dickinson And 1
#17 Geraldine S. Orlando University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill 1
#17 James T. Thrasher Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. 1
#17 Arthur William Keating 1
#17 Robyn Lyn Myers Troxler Electronic Laboratories 1
#17 Gloria O. Dublin 1
#17 Claude G. Cates 1
#17 James Barnwell Thomas Research Triangle Institute 1
#17 David James Franse IBM 1
#17 David Charles Sips IBM 1

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