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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Newton, NC ranks #6,614 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 367 patents from 88 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Newton, NC include Corning Cable Systems, Draka Comteq B.V., Ing Source. That works out to 27.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 88 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kenneth D. Temple, Jr. Corning Cable Systems 55
2 Tory A. Klavuhn Corning Cable Systems 39
3 Samuel Don Navé Corning Cable Systems 25
#4 Don Parris Draka Comteq B.V. 17
#5 David B. Higgins Ing Source 16
#6 Alan T. Parsons Corning Cable Systems 13
#6 Gerry J. Harvey Corning Cable Systems 13
#6 Alan J. Malanowski Corning Cable Systems 13
#9 James Richard Flagship Brands 11
#10 Eric J Leichter Ofs Fitel 9
#11 Jorge Serrano Corning Cable Systems 6
#11 Brent D. Henley Us Conec 6
#13 John Wayne Beatty Corning Cable Systems 5
#13 Joe Whisnant Technibilt 5
#13 Fred E. Church Design Tool 5
#13 David C. Woodcock Psi-Polymer Systems 5
#13 Benjamin Gray Whitener Corning Optical Communications 5
#18 Ryan Everette Frye Corning Optical Communications 4
#18 Jonathan C. Allie Snowflake 4
#18 Robert H. Hunt Unknown 4
#21 Sammy G. Breeding Alcatel 3
#21 G. Wayne Conner 3
#21 John M. Moretz 3
#21 Charles H. Moretz 3
#21 Philip A. Cacalloro GE 3
#21 Gary W. Conner 3
#21 Clifford G. Martin Leviton Manufacturing Co. 3
#21 Timothy L. Annas La-Z-Boy Incorporated 3
#21 Michael Dehart Siemens Building Technologies Ag 3
#21 Denise Matthews Draka Comteq B.V. 3
#21 Larry Self Corning Cable Systems 3
#21 Michael Alan Bell Corning Research & Development 3
#33 Ted H. Corriher 2
#33 Greg A. Lochkovic Siecor 2
#33 Bruce W. Cardwell Commscope Properties 2
#33 Roger Neil Martin 2
#33 Robert W. Scheu GE 2
#33 Brian Joseph Aberle 2
#33 Kevin Duncan Nexans 2
#33 Mark A. Sigmon Siecor 2
#33 David H. Pixley Commscope 2
#33 Dean Yamasaki Corning Cable Systems 2
#33 Louis Ance Akzona Incorporated 2
#33 W. Welch McCollough Corning Cable Systems 2
#33 Steven L. Stallings Siecor 2
#33 Dale G. Welch 2
#33 Alyson Paige Moore Corning Optical Communications 2
#48 R. E. Shrum Siecor 1
#48 Nixine H. Waters 1
#48 B. Abdullah Hashim 1

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