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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Henderson, NC ranks #17,979 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 79 patents from 33 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Henderson, NC include Anderson Strathclyde Plc, Lace Lastics Co., IBM. That works out to 5.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–33 of 33 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 William Harrison Anderson Strathclyde Plc 9
1 Peter G. Demetriades 9
3 Claus Graichen Lace Lastics Co. 7
#4 John D. Kari IBM 6
#4 Adam Carden Virdia 6
#6 Joseph Tyler Genzyme 5
#7 William Glenn Cawthorne, Jr. Aventis Agriculture 4
#7 Suzanne M. Pane Philips Electronics North America 4
#9 Charles C. Granger 2
#9 Preston A. Dunn 2
#9 David Rose Clearwater International 2
#9 Hector Haget Ingersoll-Rand 2
#13 Marsha Hammel 1
#13 Trenton B. Abbott 1
#13 Tim McManus Wolfspeed 1
#13 Sumner Michael Smith Ndsl 1
#13 Mason MORRIS 1
#13 Eric M. Cohen 1
#13 Barbara Dunston 1
#13 Michael T. Roberson 1
#13 Robert Shearin Facet Enterprises, Incorporated 1
#13 Terry T. Allen 1
#13 Timothy C. Bridges 1
#13 Melvin L. Barrett 1
#13 Thomas A. Justice 1
#13 Larry D Benjamin Comcast 1
#13 Alvis Adrian Rigsbee, Jr. Unknown 1
#13 Gerald B. Colliflower 1
#13 Charles O. Ayscue 1
#13 Donald Burleson Sara Lee 1
#13 John P. Remelius 1
#13 Jack Churchill Bartley, Jr. 1
#13 Jerry E. Guerrant 1

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