Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Mocksville, NC ranks #7,950 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 279 patents from 84 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mocksville, NC include R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, Arrow International, Krupp Koppers Gmbh. That works out to 47.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 84 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Evon Llewellyn Crooks R.J. Reynolds Tobacco 42
2 Melissa Ann Clark R.J. Reynolds Tobacco 23
3 Kenneth Cassidy Arrow International 11
3 Peter James Diemer Krupp Koppers Gmbh 11
#5 Brian D. Sowards Ingersoll-Rand 10
#6 John C. McEwen Sara Lee 9
#7 Jeffrey D. Potts Qorvo Us 8
#7 Patrick J. Forsythe Hayward Industries 8
#7 James Brewer Igt 8
#7 Dean P. Hendrix Ingersoll-Rand 8
#11 Devin D. Biehler Ingersoll-Rand 6
#11 Carl Davidson Black & Decker 6
#13 John Tomel R.J. Reynolds Tobacco 5
#13 Adam Sheesley Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 5
#13 Randal A. Little Ingersoll-Rand 5
#16 Deborah Meyers Wake Forest University Health Sciences 4
#16 Roger Whittaker University Of Newcastle Upon Tyne 4
#16 John Underwood 4
#16 Richard F. Hauser Trim Co. 4
#16 Charles Swartz Ingersoll-Rand 4
#16 Darryl G. McBride Fourté International, Sdn. Bhd 4
#22 Eddie Lee Nuckols R.J. Reynolds Tobacco 3
#22 Scott Geyer Damon Biotech 3
#22 Michael Shane Dyson Ingersoll-Rand 3
#22 Thomas J. Seamon Polytec Gmbh 3
#26 Roger P. Stockner Ingersoll-Rand 2
#26 Girten O. Allerton Ingersoll-Rand 2
#26 Joseph Childers 2
#26 Cynthia L. Davis R.J. Reynolds Tobacco 2
#26 Curtis Jon Spell 2
#26 Roger Hunckler 2
#26 Clare Hunckler 2
#26 Bobby Shelton Bridge Products 2
#26 Samuel Y. Clarke, Jr. Power Curbers Companies 2
#26 Regina C. Whitaker AT&T 2
#26 Peter M. Ranker Parker-Hannifin 2
#26 Steven G. Myers The Cycle Group 2
#26 Richard L. Ijames Ingersoll-Rand 2
#26 Jason L. Plummer Duke Energy 2
#26 J. C. McEwen Sara Lee 2
#26 William F. Summers R.J. Reynolds Tobacco 2
#26 Daniel P. DesNoyers 2
#26 R. Preston Stockner Ingersoll-Rand 2
#26 Johnny Harold Riggs 2
#45 Loren C. Magnus 1
#45 Ira T. Tuck W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn. 1
#45 Tracy Ward Jordan 1
#45 Dustin Clint Tucker Disney 1
#45 Matthew D. Sain Nicoventures Trading Limited 1
#45 Shane Dyson Doosan Bobcat North America 1

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