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Lancaster, SC All Time

217 patents  ·  57 inventors  ·  25.6/1k pop.

Ranked #9,436 of 112,640 cities Top 9%

Lancaster, SC ranks #9,436 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 217 patents from 57 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lancaster, SC include Invue Security Products, Midrex International, B.V., Rotterdam, Zurich Branch, Corning Cable Systems. That works out to 25.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 57 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kyle Baker Invue Security Products 27
2 Glenn E. Hoffman Midrex International, B.V., Rotterdam, Zurich Branch 21
3 Kelly J. Smith Corning Cable Systems 15
3 Joe Langley Cosco Management 15
#5 Martha Sain McClellan Bank of America 12
#6 Randall D. Thompson Parker-Hannifin 11
#7 Luana Peterman Truist Bank 9
#8 Charles E. Haire Celgard 8
#8 David Dekarske Teleswivel 8
#10 Robert Revels Avery Dennison Retail Information Services 7
#10 William T. Riley Invista North America S.A.R.L. 7
#12 Gregory Neal Higgs Fab Fours 6
#12 Steven A. Osborne Itire 6
#14 David Bledsoe Nutramax Laboratories 5
#15 Bruce C. Edmonds, Jr. Intel 3
#15 Jack R. Lowery, Sr. Springs Industries 3
#15 Robert C. Malpass Burlington Industries 3
#15 Wally V. Stegall Vehicle Enhancement Systems 3
#19 Tonya Smith Racing Optics 2
#19 William R. Overhultz, Jr. Bank of America 2
#19 Stephen C. Ballard Springs Industries 2
#19 Harry Stitzel Olin 2
#19 Alfred Piorkow Gte Products 2
#19 Nancy E. Laughridge — 2
#19 Danny Todd — 2
#19 James E. Talbert, Jr. Gaston Systems 2
#19 Erwin P. Mora Dana Limited 2
#28 Kent B. Clark — 1
#28 Owen G. Khoury — 1
#28 John N. Realmuto — 1
#28 Justin O'Neil Robinson Amazon 1
#28 Les J. Kanna Roberts Systems 1
#28 Moses Smith, Jr. Springs Industries 1
#28 Joseph D. Gilmore — 1
#28 Lloyd Gary Moore Yale Security 1
#28 Walt Landow Joslyn 1
#28 Palmer B. Everall, Jr. — 1
#28 Henry R. Howard — 1
#28 John P. Rollins Duff-Norton 1
#28 Robert J. Coody — 1
#28 Johnny W. Crenshaw Westinghouse Electric 1
#28 Craig D. Powers — 1
#28 Rebecca C. Quinn — 1
#28 Joseph Alexander Labiak Whitaker & 1
#28 Deborah P. Todd — 1
#28 Johnny Hughes — 1
#28 V. Jean Haynes — 1
#28 Frank Joseph De Prete, III — 1
#28 Paul Butkovsky Atotech Deutschland 1
#28 Miron J. Owens — 1

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