Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Sanford, NC ranks #3,783 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 770 patents from 168 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sanford, NC include Dayco Ip Holdings, Eaton, Static Control Components. That works out to 25.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 168 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 James H. Miller Dayco Ip Holdings 93
2 Robert Allan Morris Eaton 62
3 Donald R. Huck Static Control Components 31
#4 William Eli Thacker, III Static Control Components 30
#5 Todd Benson Smartflow Technologies 22
#6 Jason Bell Smartflow Technologies 21
#7 Lawrence Dale Lewis Static Control Components 20
#7 Daniel J. Hruby Pentair Water Pool And Spa 20
#9 John Kevin Schoolcraft Zurn Industries 19
#10 Donald D. Huck Static Control Components 15
#10 Donald Ralph Hart Unisys 15
#10 Stephen Watson Kaleidescape 15
#13 Mirza Q. Baig Caterpillar 13
#14 Brian R. Dershem Caterpillar 12
#15 James M. Kress Roche Palo Alto 11
#15 Justin Rogers Abbott 11
#15 Richard McDonogh Danaher 11
#15 James Kacmar Smartflow Technologies 11
#19 Thomas M. Wilson Diatech Holdings 10
#19 Kim Davis Smartflow Technologies 10
#21 Thomas Luck Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Zur Föderung Der Wissenschaften E.V. 8
#21 Brian Cox Grass Graffiti 8
#23 Owen S. Loughrin Caterpillar 7
#23 Everett Cox Pentair Water Pool And Spa 7
#23 Hasan Kabir Caterpillar 7
#23 Taylor Fife Etn Capital 7
#23 Jason Free Palantir Technologies 7
#23 Robert Hopfer Sanofi Pasteur 7
#23 Carter S. Forbes 7
#23 Daniel J. Gunter 7
#23 David Eichenberger Ingersoll-Rand 7
#23 William L. London, III Static Control Components 7
#33 Warren F. Brannan Lord 6
#34 Edwin H. Swartz Static Control Components 5
#34 Matthew J. Harrenstein Caterpillar 5
#34 Bret Schaller Rev-A-Shelf Company 5
#34 Alfred C. Wingate Caterpillar 5
#38 Danny Severino Atex Technologies 4
#38 Richard J. Stievenart Static Control Components 4
#38 Joseph S. Holmes Kobe Steel Usa 4
#38 Anthony Seaber Aircast 4
#38 James Miller Pentair Water Pool And Spa 4
#38 Kevin Damm IBM 4
#38 Allen Richard Martin International Technology Center Fzc 4
#38 Timothy L. Coggins 4
#46 Tyler H. Willis 3
#46 Robert Frank Swindell Pentair Water Pool And Spa 3
#46 Kenneth N. Clack Pentair Water Pool And Spa 3
#46 Peter R. Moores Fiber Materials 3
#46 Michael McMillan Cree 3

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