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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Laurens, SC ranks #9,374 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 219 patents from 61 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Laurens, SC include GE, Vkr Holding A/S, Tdy Industries. That works out to 23.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 61 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Keith Cletus Belsom GE 25
2 James Eric Brinton Vkr Holding A/S 14
3 Theodore Steven Wilmot GE 13
#4 Roy Marshall Washam GE 12
#5 John Bost Tdy Industries 11
#6 Abe Denis Darling GE 10
#6 Patrick H. Penven Asten 10
#6 Azizuddin Tajuddin Kemet Electronics 10
#9 Clyde R. Taylor Honeywell 8
#10 Francis J. Cunnane Asten 7
#11 Byron Joseph Williams Rai Strategic Holdings 5
#11 Bryan Lee Parrish 5
#11 Ian Booth Carmanah Technologies 5
#11 Richard W. Katzberg University of California 5
#15 Hammad Ahmad GE 4
#15 Benny M. Sedman 4
#15 Jenifer Jones Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin 4
#18 Nadine Schuell GE 3
#18 Robert Randall Mace, JR. 3
#18 Matthew J. Pientka One World Technologies Limited 3
#18 Randal Taylor Ccl Label 3
#22 Eugene B. Ross 2
#22 Robert G. Hudson Tennesee Valley Authority 2
#22 Vance P. Mattison Avery Dennison 2
#22 Alphonso Harold Caldwell 2
#22 James C. Welborn, Jr. 2
#22 Jamie Rieg Ccl Label 2
#22 Nico Flemming Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 2
#22 Gary Eugene DEL REGNO Alfred University 2
#22 Richard D. Griffin The Boeing 2
#22 Brantlee Burnett Nickles Vkr Holding A/S 2
#22 Glenn D. Morgan Unknown 2
#22 Charles G. Morgan GE 2
#22 Daniel N. Hedou Astenjohnson 2
#22 John Stewart Shepherd University Of North Carolina At Charlotte 2
#22 William Judson Hendrix GE 2
#37 Robert Lindsay Osbon Milliken & 1
#37 Myranda Jackson Applied Technology Limited Partnership 1
#37 Vaughn M. Renwick Wangner Systems 1
#37 Harvey L. Loudermilk Unknown 1
#37 Roy D. Shirey 1
#37 Pat. T. Henry Unknown 1
#37 Cyrille M. Cottigny, deceased Asten 1
#37 Joseph C. Woods, Jr. Koyo Bearings North America 1
#37 Russell L. Bouchard GE 1
#37 James D. Pinson Milliken & 1
#37 Garry K. Patton 1
#37 Ben Parris Koyo Bearings North America 1
#37 Frank Fomby 1
#37 Frank J. Cunnane, III 1

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