Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Georgetown, SC ranks #10,424 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 189 patents from 49 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Georgetown, SC include Otis Elevator, Ssi Technologies, Marhaygue. That works out to 22.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–49 of 49 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Richard L. Hollowell Otis Elevator 20
2 Lawrence B. Reimer Ssi Technologies 19
3 Guerry E. Green Marhaygue 18
#4 Ronald G. Munroe Eagle Electric Manufacturing Co. 16
#5 William Stuart Duncan 14
#6 Beeman E. Burgoon, Jr. 11
#6 Benjamin G. Cameransi, Jr. Lyotropic Therapeutics 11
#8 Jean J. Renard International Paper 9
#9 Blair Googer Servicenow 6
#9 Laurin Thomas Wilson, Sr. 6
#9 Jason MacNeal Avx 6
#12 Stephen Robert Cherinko Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 4
#12 Paul Morie IBM 4
#14 Willie Simmons Northrop Grumman 3
#15 Alfred Gerald Fishbeck United Resource Recovery 2
#15 Wallace F. Pate 2
#15 L. Lawton Rogers, III 2
#15 L. Benton Williams 2
#15 Paul G. Huray Intel 2
#15 Eliza Laine Shaw Clemson University 2
#15 Allan C. Huestis Georgetown Steel 2
#22 Gary M. Plyler 1
#22 Russell E. Gandy International Paper 1
#22 William McFarland International Paper 1
#22 Charles A. Clawges 1
#22 Michael Lee Mondo 1
#22 Rick Cannon 1
#22 Sherri Duncan 1
#22 Aubrey K. Rogers, Jr. Georgetown Steel 1
#22 Baxter Beavers International Paper 1
#22 Richard C. Ferdon Betts Tackle 1
#22 Alvin Thomas Outlaw 1
#22 Annie L. Martin 1
#22 Van Crawford 1
#22 Jerilyn D. Woodberry 1
#22 Melvin Huell 1
#22 Sue Ann McLaughlin 1
#22 William Dewey Sullivan, Jr. Unknown 1
#22 Robert G. Slick Unknown 1
#22 Yvonne Russell 1
#22 Timothy M. Harrelson 1
#22 Jovan Goings 1
#22 Sidney Steen 1
#22 Gregory L. Dressel 1
#22 Damien Stafford The Boeing 1
#22 Alexis P. Steele, Jr. Jc Steele & Sons 1
#22 Mark B. Royce 1
#22 Don Arck 1
#22 L Lawton Rogers, III 1

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