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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Pelzer, SC ranks #10,967 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 174 patents from 36 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Pelzer, SC include GE, Smiths Medical Asd, Eaton Intelligent Power Limited. That works out to 129.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–36 of 36 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Zachary John Snider GE 58
2 Thomas T Koehler Smiths Medical Asd 15
3 Michael Anthony Wynnik Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 12
#4 Jane Kathleen Oliver Michelin 11
#5 Verner Steve Nicholson Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin 9
#6 Barry DeWayne Meece Bba Nonwovens Simpsonville 8
#7 Ryan A. Hirtz Techtronic Cordless Gp 7
#8 Gregory A. Satterfield Milliken & 5
#8 Steven John Barnell GE 5
#8 Ray E. Patrick Cryovac 5
#11 Johnnie W. Thompson 4
#12 Gene Arthur Murphy, Jr. GE 3
#12 William F. Harnesberger Standex International 3
#12 Benjamin Erick Baker GE 3
#15 Tommy Dee Hayes GE 2
#15 Debra C. Karam Cryovac 2
#15 Connie Barnett Woven Electronics 2
#15 Larry R. Thurston 2
#19 Charles W. Kellett, III 1
#19 Norbert Reuther 1
#19 Joy Propes 1
#19 J. R. Hannon 1
#19 Wm Brian Drummond 1
#19 Mark Mapes Milliken & 1
#19 Kay Odell 1
#19 Bob Weeks Woven Electronics 1
#19 Kellie P. Cooley 1
#19 Thomas William Campbell, Jr. 1
#19 Jessica Mikeale Isaacson 1
#19 Carey M. Rhinehart, Jr. 1
#19 Bobby J. Holliday 1
#19 Nathan A. Welch 1
#19 Joseph Purdin Techtronic Cordless Gp 1
#19 Andy S. Dotson 1
#19 Verner Steve Nicholsen Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin 1
#19 Josh Vachon 1

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