Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Raeford, NC ranks #18,266 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 77 patents from 31 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Raeford, NC include Tala Energy Limited, Windsor Industries, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And. That works out to 16.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–31 of 31 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Joshua James Gould Ward Tala Energy Limited 17
2 Timothy A. Strickland Windsor Industries 13
3 Leonard R. Smith E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 6
#4 Millicent Capstaff Bayotech 5
#5 Jesse Sparling 4
#6 James L. MacFarlane 3
#6 John Robert McPhee 3
#8 Thomas F. Aubrey Burlington Industries 2
#8 Timothy B. D'Annunzio 2
#10 Carolyn Margaret Derusseau 1
#10 Younes Labdouni 1
#10 Travis Bohnert US Air Force 1
#10 Daniel G. Burwell 1
#10 Elliott G. Cobb 1
#10 Wilton E. Smith Minuteman International 1
#10 Johnson Jennifer Tactical Medical Solutions 1
#10 Johnson Ross Tactical Medical Solutions 1
#10 Maritza Grijalva 1
#10 Roman Grijalva 1
#10 Lena Billingsley 1
#10 Sean P. Benninghoff Burlington Industries 1
#10 Joseph Comstock Duke Energy 1
#10 Naomi H. Johnson 1
#10 Jeffery L. Sumner 1
#10 Tim D'Annunzio 1
#10 Stevie Clark 1
#10 John C. McDiarmid 1
#10 Angel Mendez 1
#10 Hubert Kendall Wooten 1
#10 Joel McWhinney US Air Force 1
#10 Kory Tadj Morris 1

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