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Pinehurst, NC All Time

437 patents  ·  73 inventors  ·  24.9/1k pop.

Ranked #5,809 of 112,640 cities Top 6%

Pinehurst, NC ranks #5,809 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 437 patents from 73 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Pinehurst, NC include Acushnet, Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Windsor Industries. That works out to 24.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 73 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Peter J. Gilbert Acushnet 134
2 Wen-Chen Su Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 29
2 Christopher M. Knowlton Windsor Industries 29
#4 John Alexander Intuitive Surgical 28
#5 Bruce Miller Eaton 23
#6 Stewart Schmehl Makerbot Industries 20
#7 Kenneth T. Picone Zf Meritor 14
#7 Gregory William Cavill Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 14
#9 Paul Van Hulle Atex Technologies 11
#9 Jochem-Andreas Hess Voss Automotive Gmbh 11
#11 Raymond Ford Voxx International 7
#11 Donald Evans Cyberlux 7
#13 James Ledford Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 5
#13 John Adams Nissan North America 5
#13 Gerald Jordan Montgomery Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems Limited 5
#13 Arthur H. Tew Eyenovia 5
#17 Brandon Sowell Eaton 4
#17 Daniel Francis Koehler Eaton 4
#19 Richard Smith Baader North America 3
#19 Colleen Kaiser Atex Technologies 3
#19 Paul Manos Unknown 3
#19 David Carroll Atex Technologies 3
#19 Kyle Fisk Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 3
#19 Kim Russell — 3
#19 Gerry Bateman Prime Wire & Cable 3
#19 Dean Molde Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems Limited 3
#27 Cody T. Nix Hendrick Motorsports Performance Group 2
#27 Brandon Cash Ppg Coatings Europe B.V. 2
#27 Gabe Paul Harms Procore Technologies 2
#27 R. Keith Warbington — 2
#27 James Edward Maxwell Accenture Global Solutions Limited 2
#27 Johnny B. Priest — 2
#27 Mary McMurray Wevo 2
#27 Walter Denny Way Pearson Education 2
#27 Scott L. Lawson Ingersoll-Rand 2
#27 Colin O'Connell Marley Engineered Products 2
#27 Wallace Jackson Thrower — 2
#38 Leonard A. Block — 1
#38 Fernando Cotero Colgate-Palmolive 1
#38 Travis Durbin Nightwing Group 1
#38 Eric Parziale — 1
#38 Daren Anderson — 1
#38 Morgan Gwaltney Atex Technologies 1
#38 MATTHEW BARRINGTON MAHONEY Pilkington Group Limited 1
#38 Daniel L. McArthur, Jr. — 1
#38 Luther S. McWhorter — 1
#38 Eduardo Guendelman — 1
#38 David Horachek — 1
#38 Ben Misegades — 1
#38 Joshua Bigham Faro Technologies 1

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