Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Summerfield, NC ranks #6,342 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 387 patents from 22 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Summerfield, NC include Qorvo Us, Skyworks Solutions, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco. That works out to 35.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–22 of 22 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael R. Kay Qorvo Us 95
2 Joshua James Caron Skyworks Solutions 48
3 Thaddeus Jude Jackson R.J. Reynolds Tobacco 47
#4 Chad M. Thomas Cummins Filtration Ip 41
#5 Kevin Joseph Rackers C° Change Surgical 30
#6 Allen Zadeh HP 22
#7 Vincent Lokers Volvo Lastvagnar Ab 21
#8 David Halchin Psemi 18
#9 Paul E. Braxton Rai Strategic Holdings 15
#10 Scott David Rewerts Zsm Holding 14
#11 Kevin Tar Sealy Technology 12
#12 Jonathan Pfeifer Analog Devices 7
#13 Mike Jacobs Valet Living 5
#14 Alanda Tar Sealy Technology 3
#15 Benjamin Jeremiah Sintay 2
#16 Aziz Mahfoud Familia Certainteed 1
#16 Lalit Saroha Volvo Truck 1
#16 Jon HOUSLEY Opus Genetics 1
#16 Sean Lee Eichelberger Eurofase 1
#16 Sandra Self 1
#16 Joseph C. Plante Ecolab Usa 1
#16 Valerie Kay University Of South Carolina 1

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