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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