Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Fayetteville, NC ranks #4,413 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 627 patents from 253 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Fayetteville, NC include Static Control Components, Eaton, Novartis Ag. That works out to 3.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 253 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 James H. Jones Static Control Components 43
2 Stephen William Oneufer Eaton 33
3 Michael Mutz Novartis Ag 27
#4 Ralph Birchard Lloyd E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 19
#5 L. Steven Cline Purolator Filters Na 18
#6 Paul Carter Shell Research Limited 17
#7 Alexandra D. Markello IBM 15
#8 Robert L. Marshall Bob Marshall Enterprises 14
#9 Jonathan D. Robbins The Boeing 13
#10 Keith Bradshaw Speirs And Major Associates Limited 9
#11 Mellen-Thomas Benedict 8
#11 Corey Russ Combat Medical Systems 8
#13 Christopher J. Dixon 7
#13 Mark Pike Meta 7
#13 David Nimocks USDA 7
#16 Lewis Rohr Black & Decker 6
#16 James Morris 6
#16 Dennis Edward Curtin E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 6
#16 Tyler Cigard 5.11 6
#16 Michael Knowles Unknown 6
#16 Jasris Jasnie Mann+Hummel Gmbh 6
#22 Tristan M. Likes Ami Industries 5
#22 Michael W. January Harris 5
#22 Rajan Ahuja Purolator Filters Na 5
#25 George BULLARD Duke University 4
#25 William Traeger Chang Industry Co. 4
#25 Dennis Keith Allison Coe Manufacturing 4
#25 Sara A. Arvidson Milliken & 4
#25 Henry Tew Black & Decker 4
#25 Jimmy K. Travis E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 4
#25 Donald E. James 4
#25 Shivani Kohut Apn Health 4
#25 Howard D. Speer Black & Decker 4
#25 Nathaniel C. House, III Cargill, Incorporated 4
#35 Russell Eugene Mason, III 3
#35 Marsha Jean Harris Eaton 3
#35 Erik David Ross Strategic Solutions Unlimited 3
#35 Dwight L. Brock 3
#35 William C. Klaiber 3
#35 Jonathan W. Martin Static Control Components 3
#35 Curtis Lee Titanliner 3
#35 Elliott Bohler 3
#35 Allen Nuttle 3
#35 Timothy A. Byrd Arvin Technologies 3
#35 Shirley Chao Fayetteville State University 3
#35 Lars Johan Brasz Leidos 3
#35 Scott Trierwiler Facet Enterprises, Incorporated 3
#35 Glen D. Taylor Eaton 3
#35 Christie Lockhart Kaplan 3
#50 John D. Powers E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 2

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