Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Kings Mountain, NC ranks #8,795 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 241 patents from 45 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Kings Mountain, NC include Dana Limited, IBM, Fmc. That works out to 21.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–45 of 45 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Willie L. Stamey, Jr. Dana Limited 46
2 Lap T. Huynh IBM 39
3 Randy W. Hall Fmc 22
#4 B. Troy Dover Fmc 17
#5 Joseph R. Williams Automatic Material Handling 14
#6 Anthony Michael Thurston Chemetall Foote 13
#7 Gilbert Patrick Microban Products 12
#8 John Edward Sholes GE 7
#9 William L. Subler Reliance Electric Technologies 6
#10 Douglas E. Sutton Fmc 5
#10 Edgar E. Roberts B/E Aerospace 5
#12 James C. Hamrick Thomas Industries 4
#13 Jeffrey McCall Albemarle 3
#13 Ross Campbell Bradford White 3
#13 Constantine Collias 3
#16 Leonard J. Myers Amp 2
#16 William P. Page Fasco Controls 2
#16 Dan S. Wise 2
#16 Paul Edward Vogt 2
#16 Stanley E. Dettloff Premark Feg L.L.C. 2
#16 Rodolfo Fernandez 2
#16 Stan Dettloff Illinois Tool Works 2
#16 Henry P. Neisler 2
#16 Bruce T. Scism 2
#16 Kenneth J. Bush Unknown 2
#16 Jackson Switzer Albemarle 2
#16 Josh Money Dixon Valve & Coupling Company 2
#28 Timothy G. Mathis Ppg Industries 1
#28 Charles J. Reading 1
#28 Donald F. Kus Reliance Electric Industrial 1
#28 Dwight A. Bridges Reliance Electric Industrial 1
#28 Prentiss D. Hambright 1
#28 Helen B. Hatch Fmc 1
#28 Tony Zaborszki W.S. Tyler 1
#28 Sheryl D. Beckford 1
#28 Steven Z. Lewkowitz A & E Products Group, A Division Of Carlisle Plastics 1
#28 William B. Gibson 1
#28 Duane A. Roberts 1
#28 Blas Castor Perez 1
#28 Frank A. Stewart 1
#28 Edmund W. Kleinschmit, Jr. Stone Container 1
#28 Carlton I. McElwain Union Special 1
#28 Jeff Hamm 1
#28 Jeffrey Allen McCall Rockwood Lithium Gmbh 1
#28 Jeffrey Ryals 1

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