Flat Rock, NC ranks #15,337 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 102 patents from 22 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Flat Rock, NC include Cattron North America, GE, Borgwarner. That works out to 76.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–22 of 22 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Stagg | Cattron North America | 17 |
| 1 | Robert Edward Deallenbach | GE | 17 |
| 3 | Augustine Cavagnaro | Borgwarner | 14 |
| #4 | Stephen Manuel | Michelin | 9 |
| #5 | Richard P. O'Connor | ExxonMobil | 7 |
| #6 | Larry Lou Thomas | GE | 6 |
| #6 | Trasimond A. Soileau | GE | 6 |
| #8 | David L. Burge | — | 4 |
| #9 | Catherine M. Burge | — | 3 |
| #9 | Ronald Buono | Reeves Brothers | 3 |
| #9 | Victor A. Maraschiello | — | 3 |
| #12 | Carroll Leon Rhodes | Simula | 2 |
| #12 | Joseph W. Sanders | GE | 2 |
| #14 | Carrol Leon Rhodes | — | 1 |
| #14 | Clyde M. Huff, Jr. | E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And | 1 |
| #14 | Leon Rhodes | US Air Force | 1 |
| #14 | Gerald F. Baluha | Unknown | 1 |
| #14 | Melvin J. Mausolf | — | 1 |
| #14 | C. Leon Rhodes | H. Koch & Sons Co. | 1 |
| #14 | Rebecca K. McCall | Hubbell Incorporated | 1 |
| #14 | Dang Jalernpan | — | 1 |
| #14 | Sandi Jalernpan | — | 1 |
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