Wingate, NC ranks #24,683 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 46 patents from 9 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Wingate, NC include Cem, Applied Optoelectronics, Otto Industries North America. That works out to 11.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–9 of 9 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Edward Jennings | Cem | 23 |
| 2 | Jeffery L. Johnson | Applied Optoelectronics | 6 |
| 3 | Gregory A. Pugh | Otto Industries North America | 5 |
| #4 | George J. Smith, Jr. | AMD | 3 |
| #4 | Michael Monroe Lee | — | 3 |
| #6 | Tony D. Medlin | — | 2 |
| #6 | Kerry Davis | — | 2 |
| #8 | Ernest Scott Haigler | Scepter Manufacturing, Llc. | 1 |
| #8 | James Edward Seay, III | — | 1 |
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