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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Saluda, NC ranks #35,908 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 23 patents from 6 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Saluda, NC include GE, University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. That works out to 36.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–6 of 6 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Peter de Diego GE 16
2 John McHugh University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill 3
3 Michael J. McCallion Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 1
3 Larry Sance Peco 1
3 Frederick M. Tesche 1
3 E. Perry ELLWOOD Borgwarner 1

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