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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lumberton, NC ranks #22,448 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 54 patents from 30 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lumberton, NC include The Hartz Mountain, Pak, West Point Pepperell. That works out to 2.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–30 of 30 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Robert Sulikowski The Hartz Mountain 7
1 Ashvin D. Desai 7
3 Trevor J. Kracker 5
#4 Jerry Hunt 4
#5 Robert Whritenour 2
#5 Edmund R. Kirkland 2
#5 Kenneth E. Locklear Pak 2
#5 Phyllis O. Locklear Pak 2
#5 Robert A. Braunstein 2
#10 Alvin Bujack 1
#10 Anthony David Cabral 1
#10 Geoffrey Walton McLean 1
#10 Kris Swamy West Point Pepperell 1
#10 Teddy Howard Baker 1
#10 Marcus Paul Sampson 1
#10 William F. Lapierre West Point Pepperell 1
#10 Pravinchandra Patel 1
#10 Nutan Patel 1
#10 Bozidar Racich 1
#10 CHARLES MAYES Highland Industries 1
#10 Goodman Grimsley 1
#10 William R. Sessoms 1
#10 George E. Allis 1
#10 Carolyn A. Chavis 1
#10 Capujene Wright 1
#10 Jessie L. Kizar 1
#10 Dennis E. Britt 1
#10 Marvin B. Baker 1
#10 Steve McDuffie 1
#10 Harold Teague 1

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