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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Graham, NC ranks #10,967 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 174 patents from 67 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Graham, NC include Fjord, Honda Motor Co., Dorner Mfg.. That works out to 10.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 67 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Edward Ratigan Fjord 13
2 Nathaniel Lenfert Honda Motor Co. 11
3 Michael Allen Dorner Mfg. 10
#4 Amanda Jean Morris Erimos Pharmaceuticals 7
#4 Scott T. Ellingson Atlas Lighting Products 7
#4 Catherine Grace McVey 7
#4 Russell Thrasher Broadcom 7
#8 Gary D. Martinie Saudi Arabian Oil 6
#8 Gary M. Haslam The Lighting Partnership 6
#10 James E. Miles Isotechnologies 5
#10 Harold Aldridge Benson R. R. Donnelley & Sons 5
#12 Alexander L. Katayev Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings 4
#12 Peter Slauta, III Confinement Telephony Technology 4
#12 Manfred H. K. Hueneke Burlington Industries 4
#12 Todd A. Jordan Honda Motor Co. 4
#16 James F. Helderman 3
#16 J. Frank Helderman 3
#16 Teegan L. ALDRIDGE Honda Motor Co. 3
#16 Graham Kendall Snyder Dill Air Controls Products 3
#16 Edward Austin Sartin 3
#21 Brewer Roberts Kayser-Roth 2
#21 Kenneth G. Dixon Xerox 2
#21 Bob Queen Honda Motor Co. 2
#21 Garnett Graham Sutton, Jr. AT&T 2
#21 Darrin McBane Guthrie 2
#21 Joseph Byron Bullis Qorvo Us 2
#21 James Ferrell 2
#21 Y. Christen Sperry Walter Kidde Portable Equipment 2
#21 Tommy D. Scoggins 2
#21 Fred A. Compton 2
#21 Rickie Dale Grooms 2
#21 Jason Goins US Air Force 2
#33 Curtis A. Nice Honda Motor Co. 1
#33 Donald G. Polak 1
#33 Lawrence A Herron, Jr. 1
#33 Michael Scott Knowles 1
#33 Jerry T. Livers 1
#33 David Grining IBM 1
#33 Mihai A. Vinatoru 1
#33 Bruce Althouse NVIDIA 1
#33 Connie C. Hall 1
#33 G. Russell Donley 1
#33 Yvonne W. Williamson 1
#33 Kenneth M. Graves 1
#33 Marvin R. Hanford 1
#33 Herbert L. Flanigan Engineered Controls International 1
#33 Martha C. Friddle 1
#33 Elizabeth Ann Sams U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1
#33 Samuel E. Barger 1
#33 Tony Vailati 1

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