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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lexington, SC ranks #3,080 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 986 patents from 291 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lexington, SC include Treace Medical Concepts, Clemson University, Ncr. That works out to 41.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 291 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Igor B. Roninson 49
2 W. Bret Smith Treace Medical Concepts 44
3 Stephen Foulger Clemson University 23
#4 Edward A. McDonald Ncr 22
#4 Albert Sorin 22
#6 Donald Ray Parris Corning Cable Systems 16
#6 Arthur Peter Barber, III Sensor Electronic Technology 16
#6 James M. Self Abco Industries 16
#9 John R. Sach Prysmian S.P.A. 15
#9 Bruce L. Anneaux Zeus Industrial Products 15
#9 Mark D. Felse Bank of America 15
#9 Zeses Karoutas Westinghouse Electric 15
#13 Floyd G. Speraw Ncr 14
#13 John F. Stewart 14
#15 Frank Witt Caterpillar 13
#15 Gene F. Young Intel 13
#15 Denis P. Dorsey Rca 13
#18 James M. Lindsey Poly-Med 11
#18 Vernon K. Boland Ncr 11
#20 Rick Nelson Beamco 10
#20 Forest G. Fitz, Jr. Nassau Recycle 10
#22 Matthew Todd Griffin Chemring Detection Systems 9
#22 Mieczyslaw Budzich Nassau Recycle 9
#22 Arthur F. Cochcroft, Jr. Ncr 9
#22 Richard Sorin 9
#22 Joaquim da Rosa Pure Fishing 9
#22 Roy M. Stevens Intel 9
#28 Richard W. Roof Square D 8
#28 Armin D. Ebner University Of South Carolina 8
#30 Scott J. Echerer Compugen 7
#30 Kevin Myhill Apex Brands 7
#30 Mitchell Allan Merrill GE 7
#30 Jeff A. Norris Kratos 7
#30 Byron L. Reams Ncr 7
#30 James Spaulding Apex Brands 7
#30 Richard R. Barton Ncr 7
#37 Edwin J. Deremo 6
#37 Jeffery Jacobs Unknown 6
#37 James A. Maass 6
#37 Stuart Lindquist Jcbd 6
#37 Martin Douglas Rola Apex Brands 6
#42 Venkata Kishore Mogatadakala GE 5
#42 Terry Craps AT&T 5
#42 Jamin McCallum Palmetto State Armory 5
#42 Robert W. Hickman 5
#42 Beryl H. Parks Westinghouse Electric 5
#42 Joon Hyung Choi Korea Nuclear Fuel Co. 5
#42 Cameron Tapler Palmetto State Armory 5
#42 Joe W. Kirstein Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 5
#42 Perry Michael Murdaugh Eastman Chemical 5

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