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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Marshall, NC ranks #11,231 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 168 patents from 37 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Marshall, NC include Target Brands, Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Kyndryl. That works out to 216.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–37 of 37 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Laura L. Hawkins Target Brands 56
2 David Gregory Howell Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co. 34
3 Michael Treadway Kyndryl 8
#4 Michael Blackard 7
#5 Robert Russell Lawton Branch Banking And Trust 6
#6 Thomas E. Grace, Sr. 5
#7 Darryl Bowling Ecolab Usa 4
#7 Abel Mohler Integral Ad Science 4
#7 John Russell Teague Uop 4
#10 Dewayne Steward The North Face Apparel 3
#10 Douglas A. MacKenzie Iogen 3
#10 Clayton C. Hooker 3
#13 Jimmy Williams, Jr. The Boeing 2
#13 Darrell Wayne Craig Pass & Seymour 2
#13 Grover C. DeHart Borgwarner 2
#13 William Adam Masters 2
#13 Caleb C. Whitt Kayser-Roth 2
#13 Thomas H. Collins 2
#19 Elizabeth W. Mijanovich 1
#19 Vance E. Lowery 1
#19 Tom Rediske 1
#19 Thomas Baranek 1
#19 Daniel Altheimer Groupe Seb Usa 1
#19 Charlos Penn Lederer 1
#19 Benjamin Lewis Ray Hickory Springs Manufacturing 1
#19 Eloise Waite Unknown 1
#19 Andrew M. Otterson Polaris Industries 1
#19 Charles W. Carswell Dana Limited 1
#19 Luther H. Ball Carolina Power & Light 1
#19 Eugene Hooper 1
#19 Eugene J. Hopper, Jr. Unknown 1
#19 Frank M. Dalton Stockhausen Gmbh 1
#19 William L. Chatman 1
#19 Michael G. Bledsoe A&C 1
#19 Abraham Lawson Caterpillar 1
#19 James R. Mijanovich 1
#19 Anthony J. Fritts Savant Systems 1

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