Sylva, NC ranks #22,688 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 53 patents from 20 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sylva, NC include Ensco, Dayco Products, Neosinus Health. That works out to 20.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–20 of 20 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Todd Faulkner | Ensco | 11 |
| 2 | Pearison W. Henry | Dayco Products | 9 |
| 3 | Guy W. Dillard | Dayco Products | 4 |
| 3 | Randall E. Sellers | Dayco Products | 4 |
| #5 | W. Todd Faulkner | Ensco | 3 |
| #5 | Michael John Clare | Neosinus Health | 3 |
| #5 | Jared Daniel Stull | — | 3 |
| #8 | Dale K. Parker | Dayco Products | 2 |
| #8 | Steven Cook | — | 2 |
| #8 | Joseph Simone | — | 2 |
| #11 | Patrick E. Montague | Glasrock Products | 1 |
| #11 | E. Randolph Lucas | — | 1 |
| #11 | James A. Kimbrell | — | 1 |
| #11 | John Patrick Bryson | — | 1 |
| #11 | Satish Cherbrolu | Netapp | 1 |
| #11 | Thomas Alfred Wilkes | — | 1 |
| #11 | Dewayne C. Ward | — | 1 |
| #11 | Stacy Henson | Advanced Equine Comfort | 1 |
| #11 | Marian Martin Balta | — | 1 |
| #11 | Lee Upson | — | 1 |
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