Oriental, NC ranks #20,371 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 64 patents from 15 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Oriental, NC include Optosonics, General Motors, Unknown. That works out to 72.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–15 of 15 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert A. Kruger | Optosonics | 28 |
| 2 | Klaus D. Hoog | — | 7 |
| 3 | Patricia J. Nelson | General Motors | 6 |
| #4 | Eric P. Hoog | — | 5 |
| #5 | Joseph Mele | — | 4 |
| #6 | Mark Edward Trapp | — | 2 |
| #6 | Robert H. Barnett | — | 2 |
| #6 | Henry A. Privette | — | 2 |
| #6 | Garland Christopher Fulcher | Unknown | 2 |
| #10 | William F. Broske | — | 1 |
| #10 | Nancy Welles | — | 1 |
| #10 | Isaac J. Hudson, Jr. | — | 1 |
| #10 | Miles Shorey, IV | S-B Power Tool | 1 |
| #10 | Gary E. Gresko | — | 1 |
| #10 | Robert M. Minnini | — | 1 |
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