Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Pickens, SC ranks #6,768 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 355 patents from 85 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Pickens, SC include Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited, Pacesetter, Power Tool Holders Incorporated. That works out to 104.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 85 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Richard M. Davidian Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited 40
2 Timothy R. Marshall Pacesetter 28
3 James A. Keith, Jr. Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited 25
#4 William H. Aultman Power Tool Holders Incorporated 13
#5 Jeffrey J. Hogan Hyperquest 12
#5 Christopher Paul Willis GE 12
#5 Paul W. Niemela 12
#5 James R. Sistare Ryobi Motor Products 12
#5 Anthony Rogers The Procter & Gamble 12
#10 Rafael A. Feria 11
#11 Karl Baumann Chemie Linz Gesellschaft M.B.H. 10
#11 Christopher Watkins USAA 10
#11 James A. Keith Tti (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited 10
#14 Logan T. LaMance Kanga 9
#15 Bascum G. Lesley Milliken Research 8
#16 Terry Smith Bsh Home Appliances 6
#16 John M. Houser Lucerne Products 6
#18 Christopher Hallmark Pacesetter 5
#18 J. Timothy Stolzer Ryobi Motor Products 5
#20 Randy G. Koon The Singer Company Limited 4
#20 Ruth Smith 4
#20 Phillip K. Anthony 4
#23 Harvey C. Rettberg The Singer Company Limited 3
#23 Terry D. Roberts Basf Se 3
#23 James A. Couch 3
#23 Joshua Neill Gravely 3
#23 Steve Franklin Gravely 3
#23 Patricia Watkins 3
#23 Timothy E Morgan Unknown 3
#30 James Peter Kaplan Cornell Dubilier Marketing 2
#30 Benjamin Eugene Ferguson 2
#30 J. Brian Smith Pacesetter 2
#30 Robert William Lofink, Jr. Embrex 2
#30 Robert A. Lockmiller Champion Aerospace 2
#30 Pete J. Fernstrom Pacesetter 2
#30 Wallace K. Hall Pacesetter 2
#30 James Philip Stanley GE 2
#30 Rick Davidian Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited 2
#30 Ansley Michelle Pangle GE 2
#30 E. Phillip Simpson Clemson University 2
#30 Nicklaus Willis 2
#30 Mike R. Kelley Assa Group 2
#30 Timothy J. Looper Ryobi Motor Products 2
#30 Boyce D. Whitman Sangamo Weston 2
#30 Emil F. Blase Sangamo Weston 2
#30 Richard W. MacNamee Sangamo Weston 2
#30 Patrick William Lark Cornell Dubilier Marketing 2
#30 Joseph Blankenship Ncr 2
#30 R. Gerald Satterfield 2
#50 Jimmie A. Ray Basf Se 1

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