Etowah, NC ranks #22,448 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 54 patents from 11 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Etowah, NC include Applied Materials, Pisgah Laboratories, Unknown. That works out to 7.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–11 of 11 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Williams | Applied Materials | 22 |
| 1 | Stephen G. D'Ambrosio | Pisgah Laboratories | 22 |
| 3 | David Nelsen | Unknown | 2 |
| #4 | Patricia A. Depra | E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And | 1 |
| #4 | Thomas S. Eizonas | — | 1 |
| #4 | Doug Salkewicz | — | 1 |
| #4 | Dennis L. Burkholder | Unknown | 1 |
| #4 | Eric Parlow | Borgwarner | 1 |
| #4 | Samuel Thomas Seelig | — | 1 |
| #4 | Joseph A. Nuckolls | Hubbell Incorporated | 1 |
| #4 | Jonathan B. Hilliard, IV | — | 1 |
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