Rockwell, NC ranks #20,749 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 62 patents from 17 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Rockwell, NC include World Fibers, Openexchange, Meta. That works out to 26.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–17 of 17 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John D. Simmons | World Fibers | 12 |
| 2 | Donald E. Safrit | — | 7 |
| 2 | Joe C. McPherson | Openexchange | 7 |
| #4 | John Russell Whaley | Meta | 6 |
| #4 | Clarence A. Peoples, Jr. | Collins & Aikman | 6 |
| #6 | Marvin L. Menius | — | 5 |
| #6 | Jeffrey S. Smink | — | 5 |
| #8 | Myron Bostian | — | 3 |
| #9 | Michael D. Sapp | L-3 Communications Integrated Systems | 2 |
| #9 | David M. Jaap | — | 2 |
| #11 | Tonja L. Furr-Britt | — | 1 |
| #11 | Patsy F. Rogers | — | 1 |
| #11 | Charles P. Rogers | — | 1 |
| #11 | John E. Winecoff | — | 1 |
| #11 | Hugh A. House, Jr. | — | 1 |
| #11 | Robert Louis Mosher | Amazon | 1 |
| #11 | Mitch Misenheimer | — | 1 |
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