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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 Clemson University, Poly-Med, Electrolux Home Products. That works out to 59.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 51–67 of 67 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
#28 David Moline Clemson University 1
#28 David E. Linden Poly-Med 1
#28 Shauangrong Yuan Clemson University 1
#28 William Rabon Electrolux Home Products 1
#28 Ulrike Ann-Sophie Heine Clemson University 1
#28 Adam Zwilling Techtronic Cordless Gp 1
#28 Jerry Tessendorf Applied Physics 1
#28 Ishavarbhai Patel 1
#28 Matthew H. Murphy Optum 1
#28 Philip B. Tarbon Platt Saco Lowell 1
#28 William G. Neckerman The Kendall Company Lp 1
#28 Wilton Dacus 1
#28 Jerry A. Winnett Atlantic Richfield 1
#28 Terry Young 1
#28 Fred McMinn Owens-Corning Fiberglas 1
#28 Philip B. Tarbox Platt Saco Lowell 1
#28 Harold F. Zornig 1

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