Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Troutman, NC ranks #10,006 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 200 patents from 40 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Troutman, NC include Eastman Kodak, Colt Industries Operating, Sepracor. That works out to 54.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–40 of 40 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael T. Regan Eastman Kodak 48
2 Randall C. Gilleland Colt Industries Operating 17
3 Zhengxu Han Sepracor 14
#4 Steven Brian Burgess Avintiv Specialty Materials 12
#5 John Conrad Ingersoll-Rand 10
#6 Jacob Aaron Fuller Unknown 9
#6 Paul Michael Harmon Polytec Gmbh 9
#8 Gary Hennel Polytec Gmbh 7
#8 Jeffrey Martin Amesbury Group 7
#10 John Gregory Darby Baker Hughes Holdings 6
#11 Annie Pierce Haynes Lowe'S Companies 5
#11 Joseph Savovic Unknown 5
#13 Douglas Allan Curtis Parker-Hannifin 4
#13 Elbert C. Jones, Jr. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco 4
#13 William Keith Kelly Cherokee Products 4
#16 John Barr Unknown 3
#16 Tony A. Williamson Zimmer 3
#16 Matthew S. Shannon 3
#16 Thomas Charles Onsrud C. R. Onsrud 3
#16 Glenn Weber 3
#21 William Daniel Cooper 2
#21 Ronald William Briere 2
#21 W. Joe Mills Commscope Properties 2
#21 Brian Schafer Electronic Arts 2
#25 Michael James Burry Irwin Industrial Tool 1
#25 Gary T. Coon 1
#25 John Wilson Godfrey 1
#25 John L. Shcld 1
#25 Sheldon Winford 1
#25 Joshua Woodie Sealed Air Corporation (Us) 1
#25 Linden Barnicle Msi Defense Solutions 1
#25 Joseph L. Pagani 1
#25 Tom Onsrud C. R. Onsrud 1
#25 John L. Sheld 1
#25 Troy DeVlieger 1
#25 Jason Michael Mussetter 1
#25 Jeffery D. Horton Holley Performance Products 1
#25 Charles R. Onsrud 1
#25 William C. Onsrud 1
#25 James Billings 1

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