Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Salisbury, NC ranks #4,624 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 591 patents from 165 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Salisbury, NC include Exela Pharma Sciences, Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials Us, Llc., Sealy Technology. That works out to 16.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 165 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John Maloney Exela Pharma Sciences 29
2 Berthold Mueller Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials Us, Llc. 25
3 Darin T. Thomas Sealy Technology 22
3 Hershell R. Ball, Jr. North Carolina State University 22
#5 Robert J. Nolan Par Industries 21
#5 Dennis Victor Neigel Indusco 21
#7 Charles David Taylor, Jr. Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials Us, Llc. 20
#8 Randal Scott Hoffner Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials Us, Llc. 15
#8 Robert Jeffrey Young 15
#8 Paul Addison Brown Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials Us, Llc. 15
#8 William H. Black, Jr. Tee-Lok 15
#12 Stewart McIntyre Adams Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials Us, Llc. 14
#12 Matthew Shannon 3M 14
#14 Steven B. Davis Otis Elevator 12
#14 Allen S. Johnson, Jr. Unknown 12
#16 Galeal Zino Itxc Ip Holdings S.A.R.L. 10
#17 Andrew Clayton Asphalt Technology Llc. 9
#18 LeRoy Honeycutt, III Reynolds Metals 8
#19 James C. Key Reynolds Metals 7
#20 Robert Hatcher Oil & Gas Rental Services 6
#20 Adam D. Baird Kontek Industries 6
#20 Hugh Boyd Watts Retrofix Screws 6
#20 David W. Casey Greif Packaging 6
#20 Leon T. Powell Mckenzie Sports Products 6
#20 Frederick J. Wallace Lyon-Shaw Incorporated 6
#26 Steven L. Reeder 5
#26 Richard Everson Capital One Services 5
#26 Phillip Loraine Cotrell Sherex Chemical Co. 5
#26 James R. Poole Husqvarna Ab 5
#30 Troy Raymond Buechler Precision Fabrics Group 4
#30 Jimmie Miller University Of North Carolina At Charlotte 4
#30 William E. Hoover 4
#30 Rodney Queen 4
#30 Jimmy F. Plyler Sara Lee 4
#30 Daniel Barry Honeycutt National Association For Stock Car Auto Racing 4
#30 Lawrence M. Shaw Lyon-Shaw Incorporated 4
#30 Dana W. Ingold Restaurant Technology 4
#30 Michael J. Brecht Cook Medical Technologies 4
#30 Mitchell J. Cohen Gojo Industries 4
#30 Brett Marcus Crossley Cbs Interactive 4
#30 Philip Cotrell Innospec Limited 4
#42 Paul W. Cornelison World Fibers 3
#42 Gregory L. Freeman University Of Texas System 3
#42 William Feather Safe-T-Shade 3
#42 Paul Seropian Ennis-Flint 3
#42 Philip G. Butler Unknown 3
#42 Norman G. Albrecht National Starch And Chemical Investment Holding Copporation 3
#42 Michael A. Reeder 3
#42 Debra Moore-Smith Lifenet Health 3
#42 Thomas A. Staats 3

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