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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

North Myrtle Beach, SC ranks #22,031 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 56 patents from 30 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in North Myrtle Beach, SC include 3M, Roberts Systems, Unknown. That works out to 3.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–30 of 30 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Brandt K. Carter 3M 12
2 William Z. Vanhook Roberts Systems 4
2 Nicholas Manou Unknown 4
#4 Sharon Lynne Smith 3
#4 Jeffrey A. Polofsky Conbraco Industries 3
#6 Loren Collins 2
#6 Clint G. Cornette 2
#6 Jonathan Kelly Rapid7 2
#6 J. Clift Delozier Hoechst Celanese 2
#6 Vinton C. Weiss, Jr. 2
#11 William C Reavis Unknown 1
#11 Jeanette M. Hughes 1
#11 Pam Delhotal 1
#11 Eileen Cox 1
#11 Kim E. Munjas 1
#11 Jack L. Rosette Linpac 1
#11 Sharon Lynne Smith-McKelvey 1
#11 Betty Kirven 1
#11 Eugene C. Bates Ade Optical Systems 1
#11 William HALCHAK Siemens Energy Global 1
#11 Charles W. Sharpe 1
#11 Jerome S. Sajbel Henkel Limited 1
#11 John W. Fields Nederman Holding Ab 1
#11 Samuel A. Still, Jr. 1
#11 Carl N. Black Hoechst Celanese 1
#11 Dallas W. Berry 1
#11 Miles R. Panaro 1
#11 Michael Siniscalchi 1
#11 Richard F. Elliott 1
#11 Thomas F. Stack 1

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