Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Ladson, SC ranks #9,767 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 207 patents from 71 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ladson, SC include The Boeing, Fairchild Semiconductor, China Petrochemical. That works out to 13.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 71 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Gregory J. Hickman The Boeing 21
2 Matthew S. Stauffer The Boeing 16
3 Mark R. Brei The Boeing 11
#4 David A. Lutz The Boeing 9
#5 Richard Stokes Fairchild Semiconductor 8
#6 Rachel M. Chow The Boeing 7
#7 Michael Fleming The Boeing 6
#7 Richard Charles Barclay The Boeing 6
#9 Caitlin E. Auffinger The Boeing 5
#9 Kejian Yao China Petrochemical 5
#9 Thomas G. Lawton The Boeing 5
#9 Mahdi Ashrafi The Boeing 5
#9 Brian Duncan 5
#14 Caitlin Elizabeth Kerr The Boeing 4
#14 Benjamin A. Westin The Boeing 4
#14 John W. S. Riney State Farm 4
#14 Mickey G. Cameron Dana Limited 4
#18 Shibin Mathew The Boeing 3
#18 Tyler Kurtz The Boeing 3
#18 Jairo Diaz On24 3
#18 Dennis Shanklin 3
#18 Mitra Shiran Ganewatta Ingevity South Carolina 3
#18 De'Andre James Cherry The Boeing 3
#18 Caleb J. Handolescu The Boeing 3
#25 Andrew J. Pinion The Boeing 2
#25 Michael D. Dugger 2
#25 Derek Scott McCann The Boeing 2
#25 Thaddeus L. Wells The Boeing 2
#25 Heather Wadsworth The Boeing 2
#25 Todd Schackman The Boeing 2
#25 Curtis Lege 2
#25 Kristy A. Sarver Organ Recovery Systems 2
#25 Randy L. Baxley Force Protection Industries 2
#25 Gary Greene Milliken & 2
#25 Jeffrey Lee Sherman The Boeing 2
#25 Jeffrey J. Homan Entegris 2
#25 Michael Roethle The Boeing 2
#25 Rhoda Rebecca Toliver The Boeing 2
#39 Carl F. Wertz 1
#39 Dorekia Martin The Boeing 1
#39 Benzenia Singleton-Pinckney 1
#39 Brian Johanek Robert Bosch Gmbh 1
#39 Neal E. Menkus 1
#39 Joseph J. Giannaula US Air Force 1
#39 Neal Mallor 1
#39 Kari Barbaree 1
#39 James Farkas 1
#39 Jordan Chase McMahan US Air Force 1
#39 Derek James Carr The Boeing 1
#39 Fay Millar Rtp Pharma 1

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