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Morganton, NC All Time

425 patents  ·  75 inventors  ·  24.3/1k pop.

Ranked #5,931 of 112,640 cities Top 6%

Morganton, NC ranks #5,931 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 425 patents from 75 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Morganton, NC include Bernhardt, L.L.C., Broyhill Furniture Industries, Henredon Furniture Industries. That works out to 24.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 75 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas M. McDaniel Bernhardt, L.L.C. 65
2 D. Scott Coley Bernhardt, L.L.C. 64
3 Scott C. Dergins Broyhill Furniture Industries 49
#4 Christopher S. Bergelin Henredon Furniture Industries 28
#5 Gregory B. Norell Norell 18
#6 Keith Aaron Greer Corning Cable Systems 16
#7 Mike Rice Applied Materials 15
#8 Vance M. Patterson Patterson Fan 11
#8 Ethan Franklin Neptco 11
#10 Paul A. Rosebrock Henredon Furniture Industries 8
#10 Matthew Watson Legrand Dpc 8
#10 Jonathan E. Sterling Exela Holdings 8
#13 Leonard F. Postema — 7
#13 David Foote Kewaunee Scientific 7
#13 Jesse Thomas Schopmeyer Broyhill Furniture Industries 7
#13 Phillip D. Baker GE 7
#17 R. David Alderson Leviton Manufacturing Co. 6
#17 Frederick Karl Schubert Drexel Heritage Furnishing 6
#17 Charles Douglas McCurry The Procter & Gamble 6
#20 Stephen T. Ferguson Harvard University 5
#21 Sonny Truong Lam — 4
#22 A. John Beucus Beu-Tex 3
#23 John Kilbo Siegwerk Druckfarben Ag & Co. Kgaa 2
#23 Jackie N. Clements Columbia Insurance 2
#23 Jack H. Wade — 2
#23 Anthony W. Nusz Beu-Tex 2
#23 Julian B. Wilson, Jr. Beu-Tex 2
#23 C. William Kaman, II Kaman Music 2
#23 Colin Guy Treiber Henredon Furniture Industries 2
#23 Howard Smith — 2
#23 Paul Buddy Ewing Woody Unknown 2
#23 Mary J. Patterson — 2
#23 Edward Redman — 2
#23 Roy Chilson Patton, Jr. — 2
#23 David H. Scalise — 2
#36 Kelly Allen Buchanan — 1
#36 Kathy P. Setzer — 1
#36 James Carl Toner — 1
#36 Wilson Sidney Whisnant, III Corning Cable Systems 1
#36 Michael Laidley — 1
#36 Jacqueline M. Taylor-Merrill — 1
#36 Peter DeBaun Wallace Borden Chemical 1
#36 Jackie Wilson — 1
#36 Leonard S. Causby Leviton Manufacturing Co. 1
#36 Billy D. Chestnut — 1
#36 Walter E. Stuenkel — 1
#36 Doug McCurry — 1
#36 Deana L. Stump — 1
#36 Geraldine Jones Smith — 1
#36 Warren R. Merrill, Jr. — 1

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