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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Stanley, NC ranks #6,811 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 352 patents from 59 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Stanley, NC include Infineon Technologies Ag, Hunter Douglas, Irwin Industrial Tool. That works out to 88.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 59 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Hong Li Infineon Technologies Ag 97
2 Michael S. Goldberg Hunter Douglas 30
3 Thomas M. Chervenak Irwin Industrial Tool 28
3 David P. Engvall Irwin Industrial Tool 28
#5 Ralf Strauss Irwin Industrial Tool 16
#6 Robin E. Smith Irwin Industrial Tool 14
#7 Sherri Reed Hand Held Products 12
#8 James K. Turner Gaston County Dyeing Machine 11
#9 Basil B. Tilling Parker-Hannifin 8
#9 David Owens Unknown 8
#9 Thomas W. Van Scyoc Gaston County Dyeing Machine 8
#12 James S. Rogers Hartford Fire Insurance 7
#12 Graham F. Clifford Gaston County Dyeing Machine 7
#14 Roger K. Fisher Antenna 6
#15 Matthew A. Meeker Gaston County Dyeing Machine 4
#15 Fred T. Clewis IBM 4
#17 Victor S. Leith IBM 3
#17 G. Frank Clifford 3
#17 Daniel R. Ryan Siemens Energy 3
#17 Tony D. Beam 3
#17 Tommy W. Jinks Bank of America 3
#22 Kathy W. Davis Akoustis 2
#22 Ashley Smith Saint-Gobain Adfors Canada 2
#22 David Cunningham Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 2
#22 Maverick James Raber Duke Energy 2
#22 Cory David Brunner Bank of America 2
#22 Herman Mark Grimm Ecolab Usa 2
#22 Carole B. Floyd Parker Medical 2
#22 George G. Hacker Gaston County Dyeing Machine 2
#22 Chae Thompson Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 2
#22 Patrick Briggs 2
#22 Matthew Craig Avient Protective Materials B.V. 2
#33 Carroll Roberts Gittere 1
#33 Robert L. Catoe Gaston County Dyeing Machine 1
#33 Tommy Alexander Unknown 1
#33 Brandon Demers Ford 1
#33 David Underwood Bank of America 1
#33 Katherine W. Davis Akoustis 1
#33 Bill Wilkens Vt Leeboy 1
#33 Oscar Eberhard 1
#33 Andrew Beard Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 1
#33 Marty J. Duckworth Bridgestone Firestone 1
#33 Tonya Auvil 1
#33 Neelu Burugapalli Bank of America 1
#33 Archie Harris 1
#33 Angela Teske 1
#33 Jean S Bentley 1
#33 Philip D. Carnes 1
#33 Mark G. Barkan Gaston County Dyeing Machine 1
#33 Clarence D. Pinckney Gaston County Dyeing Machine 1

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