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Tupelo, MS All Time

521 patents  ·  130 inventors  ·  13.7/1k pop.

Ranked #5,095 of 112,640 cities Top 5%

Tupelo, MS ranks #5,095 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 521 patents from 130 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Tupelo, MS include L&P Property Management, Zenith Data Systems, Meta. That works out to 13.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 130 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Gregory Mark Lawson L&P Property Management 55
2 Mark J. Foster Zenith Data Systems 45
3 Stephen Lake Meta 35
#4 David W. Knoble Genlyte Thomas Group 25
#5 Walter W. Eckman Concept Matrix 21
#6 Paul R. Thornton Circadence 19
#7 Teddy J. May Lane Furniture Industries 17
#8 James J. Pine Dbju 16
#9 Eugene Graff Genlyte Thomas Group 14
#10 Steven Wells Georg Fischer Signet 9
#10 Eddie Alan Parker Tng Enterprises 9
#10 Scotty Collins Genlyte Thomas Group 9
#13 Bruno Policicchio Max Home 8
#13 Terence W. Pocklington Ram Golf 8
#13 Jonathan Reed Kalish — 8
#13 Brad Waycaster Genlyte Thomas Group 8
#17 Raymond E. Holobaugh, Jr. Parma 7
#17 Stephen M. Palumbo The Lane Company 7
#19 Robert D. Munson Emerson Electric 6
#20 Kenneth A. Payne Unknown 5
#20 Avalon G. Tindoll — 5
#20 Rodney Davis Brunswick 5
#20 John Webb Mueller Industries 5
#20 Steve R. Robison The Lane Company 5
#20 Willard R. Garnett Emerson Electric 5
#20 Walter E. Durling Matrex Furniture Components 5
#20 Charles J. Tidwell, Jr. L&P Property Management 5
#28 Benjamin Andrew Galjour — 4
#28 David W. Henson — 4
#30 Cathy Gunn Kalish — 3
#30 Stanley Hendrix — 3
#30 William Bradley Waycaster Genlyte Thomas Group 3
#30 Bryon Hibbetts Fmc 3
#30 Donald Shutiok Super Sagless 3
#30 Dan Hurt Hunter Douglas 3
#30 Dana Wallace Signify Holding B.V. 3
#30 Randy Thornton Circadence 3
#30 Gary Lauderdale Signify Holding B.V. 3
#30 Lance Foster Action Industries 3
#30 Leroy Pearce McCarty, Jr. — 3
#30 Nathaniel B. Robbins Ashley Furniture Industries 3
#42 Shellie James Fitzpatrick — 2
#42 Jonathan Burt Philips 2
#42 Gary L. Lee True Temper Sports 2
#42 Michael Ewald Genlyte Thomas Group 2
#42 Kevin Tillotson Thomas Industries 2
#42 Timothy Sumrall Itt Manufacturing Enterprises 2
#42 Jerry Hatchett American Harvest 2
#42 Carl Patterson, Jr. — 2
#42 Dennis K. Gregory Genlyte Thomas Group 2

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