Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Pendleton, SC ranks #9,767 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 207 patents from 67 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Pendleton, SC include Tti (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited, Clemson University, Huawei. That works out to 59.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 67 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Drew A. Dahill Tti (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited 29
2 Dan Simionescu Clemson University 18
3 Meng Deng Huawei 17
#4 Ellis L. Kline Molecullar Rx 12
#5 Jeffrey R. DiMaio Tetramer Technologies 10
#6 John Arthur Collier Clemson University 9
#7 Eduardo Olvera Techtronic Cordless Gp 7
#8 Agneta Simionescu Clemson University 6
#9 Kimberly A. Carpenter Poly-Med 5
#9 Kendall R. Kirk Clemson University 5
#11 Jay Sperry Digimarc 4
#11 Cathy Davenport 4
#11 Debra Tindall Elevance Renewable Sciences 4
#14 Trevor N. Zimmerman US Air Force 3
#14 Harrison Beam Eggers Tae Technologies 3
#14 Russell J. Guffee Basic Concepts 3
#14 Jordan Upham Zipit Wireless 3
#14 Jonathan C. Loftis Techtronic Cordless Gp 3
#14 Jaykumar Harshadbhai Joshi Itron 3
#14 Ishavarbhal Patel 3
#14 Ernest Russell Murray GE 3
#14 David Kwartowitz Clemson University 3
#23 Mathias Richardson Milliken & 2
#23 R. Trenton Bostic Elevance Renewable Sciences 2
#23 Terry Keith Gettys Michelin 2
#23 Justin Todd Russell Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin 2
#23 Matthew Stepp American Specialties 2
#28 Frederick A. Preston Platt Saco Lowell 1
#28 Robert L. Gentry 1
#28 Jeffrey Sander 1
#28 Daniel J. Keithly 1
#28 Tamara O. Keithly 1
#28 Goo Hwan SHIM Clemson University 1
#28 Henry J. Rack Osteonics 1
#28 Franklin K Zellars 1
#28 Darrell Reddick 1
#28 Quantrel Mc Clary 1
#28 Craig A. Cahaly 1
#28 Mark A. Schlautman Clemson University 1
#28 Elizabeth A. Carraway Clemson University 1
#28 Billy Seth Lon Campbell Electrolux Home Products 1
#28 D Scott Brabham 1
#28 James E. Roane Clemson University 1
#28 Jerry M. Walker Basf Se 1
#28 Charles Jelinek, Jr. 1
#28 Larry D. Blackston Basf Se 1
#28 Christopher K. Muhammad Power Tool Holders Incorporated 1
#28 Ingo Dohrendorf Engineered Products 1
#28 Pete Proner Michelin 1
#28 Fitzgerald Vann Smith 1

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