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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Gilbert, SC ranks #29,123 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 34 patents from 18 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Gilbert, SC include University Of South Carolina, Unknown, Ford. That works out to 59.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–18 of 18 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 James A. Ritter University Of South Carolina 8
2 Douglas E. Winters Unknown 4
3 Scott C. Williams Ford 3
3 Daniel Scott Trotter 3
#5 Candace D. Bartman 2
#5 Candice Robertson Textron Innovations 2
#7 Van Reginald Porter, JR. 1
#7 Simeon Harmon 1
#7 Byron Scott Martin 1
#7 Aubrey S. DesPortes 1
#7 Edward M. Quarterman Westinghouse Electric 1
#7 Philippe Hardy-The McLain Shakespeare Company 1
#7 Jeffrey M. Shealy 1
#7 Kerry Mattox 1
#7 Nathan R. Quattlebaum 1
#7 Charles R. Drafts Union Switch & Signal 1
#7 Clint L. Stoewhass 1
#7 Jeffrey Paul Gedcke Allied Air Enterprises 1

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