Lillington, NC ranks #16,950 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 87 patents from 28 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lillington, NC include E.R. Squibb & Sons., IBM, Commscope Technologies. That works out to 18.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–28 of 28 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas G. Wood | E.R. Squibb & Sons. | 15 |
| 1 | Matthew Walker | — | 15 |
| 3 | Steve R. Campbell | IBM | 11 |
| #4 | Mark A. Harvell | Commscope Technologies | 7 |
| #5 | Todd Krueger | Bob Barker Company | 5 |
| #5 | Brooks O'Quinn | Apple | 5 |
| #7 | Jerry Hartman | — | 3 |
| #8 | Timothy H. Jernigan | — | 2 |
| #8 | David W. Annas | — | 2 |
| #8 | Kelley Peregoy | — | 2 |
| #8 | Stanley Albert Crisp | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber | 2 |
| #8 | Murray Van Johnson | Middleby Marshall | 2 |
| #13 | Brent C. Thomas | North Carolina State University | 1 |
| #13 | Zachary Ian Ducker | Emc Ip Holding Company | 1 |
| #13 | Grover C. Pate | — | 1 |
| #13 | William R. Surles | — | 1 |
| #13 | Grant Michael Gibson | — | 1 |
| #13 | Brandon Key, Jr. | Static Control Components | 1 |
| #13 | William K. Peregoy | — | 1 |
| #13 | Nancy C. Walden | — | 1 |
| #13 | Carl L. Jernigan | — | 1 |
| #13 | Reid Powell | Powell & Powell Supply Company | 1 |
| #13 | Earl McKoy | — | 1 |
| #13 | Richard L. Langdon, II | — | 1 |
| #13 | Walter E. Rogers | — | 1 |
| #13 | Alan M. Brockway, Jr. | Sas Institute | 1 |
| #13 | Bernard B. Gould | — | 1 |
| #13 | W. Joy Fay | — | 1 |
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