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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Sept 30, 2025

Lake Waccamaw, NC ranks #87,345 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2 patents from 2 inventors. That works out to 1.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–2 of 2 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Selma J. Merritt 1
1 Gregory W. Georgevitch 1

Part of North Carolina