Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Piedmont, SC ranks #3,786 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 769 patents from 117 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Piedmont, SC include Cook Medical Technologies, Electrolux Home Products, Sleep Number. That works out to 142.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 117 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kenneth M. Brazell 100
2 David E. Orr Cook Medical Technologies 65
3 Thomas W. McCollough Electrolux Home Products 59
#4 David L. Hall Electrolux Home Products 56
#5 Eric Rose Sleep Number 28
#6 Lauro C. Cadorniga Dunlop Slazenger Group Limited 25
#7 Scott Abrahamson Koyo Bearings North America 22
#7 Peter Heffernan Oracle 22
#9 George O'Brien Michelin 21
#9 Lee A. Montgomery Michelin 21
#11 Edward A. Pomeroy Tti (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited 18
#12 Robert Walter Coign GE 17
#13 Michael Lorenzo Henderson Smarttruck Systems 16
#14 Richard C. VanAlstine Kyocera Avx Components 13
#15 Anthony Brunelli Hubbell Incorporated 12
#16 James Counihan 11
#17 Shane E. Hurin Techtronic Cordless Gp 10
#17 Brett Darrick Klingler GE 10
#19 Hovie Jarrett Cassell Ford 9
#19 Aaron Gregory Winn GE 9
#19 Wayne Thomas Rhodes, III Polytec Gmbh 9
#22 Bob Mosley Epic Tech 8
#23 Gabriel James Sandoval Techtronic Cordless Gp 7
#23 Kenneth Eugene Selfridge GE 7
#25 Lee Brandon Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin 6
#26 Robert A. McCoy Aladdin Synergetics 5
#26 Edward Atkinson Pomeroy, III Embrex 5
#26 Antonio Alvarez 5
#26 Scott Kippes Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited 5
#26 Michael Henderson Aerion 5
#26 Anthony McPherson Michelin 5
#32 Sharon Trombly Swede GE 4
#32 Devarelle Estep Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin 4
#32 Ian Reeves GE 4
#32 Christopher Baum Electrolux Home Products 4
#32 Christopher W. McCoy Mclaughlin Group 4
#32 Joe K. Garrison John D. Hollingsworth On Wheels 4
#32 Grzegorz Kondro Techtronic Cordless Gp 4
#39 Alan DeFazio Michelin 3
#39 William Andrew Coslett First Quality Nonwovens 3
#39 Ray Bracken 3
#39 Bobby R. Cosper Tosoh Smd 3
#39 Steven D. Morrison 3
#39 Ronald L. Hinson 3
#39 Thomas H. Blackwell 3
#39 James Viggiani GE 3
#39 Thomas Lingenfelter No-Fade Coatings 3
#39 Kathryne R. Hammett Woven Electronics 3
#39 Carl Stone Ab Volvo Penta 3
#39 Brett Kraeling Orbis 3

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