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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Westminster, SC ranks #14,470 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 112 patents from 27 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Westminster, SC include Compact Air Products, Itron, Dunlop Maxfli Sports. That works out to 47.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–27 of 27 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Lawrence F. Yuda Compact Air Products 29
2 Brian Keith Seal Itron 11
3 Chris Chappell Dunlop Maxfli Sports 10
#4 David Jones The Devilbiss 8
#4 Matthew B. Stanczak Dunlop Maxfli Sports 8
#6 Gary Cromer Easco Hand Tools 7
#7 Andrew John Elliott GE 6
#8 Fuad N. Mefleh Warsaw Orthopedic 5
#9 Sherry Jeanne Gill Corning Incorporated 3
#9 Emily Lanning IBM 3
#9 Jimmy D. WHITTEN Illinois Tool Works 3
#12 John Waycaster 2
#12 Stephen Hudson Elevance Renewable Sciences 2
#12 Frances B. Simmons 2
#15 Dennis W. Pomeroy Basf Se 1
#15 Preston J Cobb 1
#15 Meredith Cole Donaldson Clemson University 1
#15 A. C. Campbell 1
#15 Gerald E. Lees Square D 1
#15 John W. Gay Phillips Petroleum 1
#15 Bradley W. Pittman 1
#15 Ted R. Price Ross Operating Valve 1
#15 R. Keth Barker 1
#15 Jens John 1
#15 W. Cecil Wilson Oldcastle Precast 1
#15 Tracie Smith Taylormade-Adidas Golf 1
#15 Stephen D. Hudson Tetramer Technologies 1

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