Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Myrtle Beach, SC ranks #4,496 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 612 patents from 203 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Myrtle Beach, SC include Coravin, Dixie Consumer Products, Avx. That works out to 17.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 203 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael Rider Coravin 44
2 Albert D. Johns Dixie Consumer Products 25
3 Gheorghe Korony Avx 20
#4 Vivien Johan Cambridge Thika Holdings 19
#5 Rutledge Ellis-Behnke Arch Biosurgery 18
#6 Steve Rhodes 15
#6 Walter Douglas Bauman Avm 15
#6 Michael W. Kirk Kyocera Avx Components 15
#9 Sylvan Newby Mb Machine 14
#9 Fraizier Reiland Milwaukee Electric Tool 14
#11 Sheldon Douglas Haynie Texas Instruments 13
#12 John Schoemer Gamon Plus 12
#13 Dirk H. Dreissig Avx 11
#13 Zebbie Lynn Sebald Avx 11
#15 David M. Oaknin Lynx Photonic Networks 10
#15 Robert Squicciarini 10
#15 Ricardo Garcia Avx 10
#15 Doug Lee Avx 10
#19 John E. Cahill Conquest 9
#19 John S. Jensen Unisys 9
#19 Eric Theisen Metglas 9
#22 Robert J. Cheng Pc Matic 7
#22 William Shane Meacham Sam Carbis Asset Management 7
#22 David Raynor, Jr. Conquest 7
#25 Kevin D. Christian Avx 6
#26 Kim Ritchie Avx 5
#26 Mary Reed 3M 5
#26 Bryan Devereux 5
#29 Christopher R. Austin 4
#29 Paul J. Williamson Corning Incorporated 4
#29 Arnaldo R. Bassaco Torque-Traction Technologies 4
#29 Donghang Liu Avx 4
#29 Wayne Bryan Bauerle Degen Medical 4
#29 Ning-Huat Chan Avx 4
#29 Tony Michael Martin Strategic Solutions Unlimited 4
#36 Larry G. Taylor 3
#36 Lee Shinaberger Avx 3
#36 Michael E. Higson 3
#36 Jennifer Hammond Avx 3
#36 Steve Schwartz Disney 3
#36 Richard Ladew Avx 3
#36 Chorng-Jeou Chen Yazaki 3
#36 Robert H. Marion Loctite Luminescent Systems 3
#36 Jeff Borgman Kyocera Avx Components 3
#36 George Korony Avx 3
#36 William Coughlan Metglas 3
#36 Elliott M. Philofsky Avx 3
#36 Max Lautner Uppco Incorporated 3
#49 Herman R. Todd 2
#49 Brian Baldonado 2

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