Roebuck, SC ranks #10,574 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 185 patents from 21 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Roebuck, SC include Milliken Research, Westinghouse Air Brake, Coaltex. That works out to 78.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–21 of 21 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul William Eschenbach | Milliken Research | 95 |
| 2 | Michael V. Kazakis | Westinghouse Air Brake | 25 |
| 3 | James C. Justice | Coaltex | 11 |
| #4 | Theophile Henry Louchart, III | Michelin | 7 |
| #5 | Nolan Peevy | Milliken & | 5 |
| #5 | Robert Michael Petroskie | GE | 5 |
| #5 | James D. Cliver | Milliken & | 5 |
| #8 | Joseph Prince | Caldera Engineering, L.C. | 4 |
| #8 | George A. Mobley | Milliken Research | 4 |
| #8 | Andrew W. Shealy | — | 4 |
| #8 | Lawrence F. Houghton | Tietex International | 4 |
| #12 | Lesley M. Millslagle | Exopack | 3 |
| #12 | David M. Hyslop | Milliken & | 3 |
| #14 | Jeffrey Dean Hand | — | 2 |
| #14 | Allen M. Smith | Milliken & | 2 |
| #16 | James Howard Luker | — | 1 |
| #16 | Charlotte Cole Wilson | GE | 1 |
| #16 | Joe E. Birch, Jr. | Michelin | 1 |
| #16 | Ernest Russell Washburn | — | 1 |
| #16 | Mark L. Andry | — | 1 |
| #16 | Christopher Patton Bennett | — | 1 |
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