Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Winterville, NC ranks #7,447 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 307 patents from 50 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Winterville, NC include Micell Technologies, Pioneer (Corteva), Sanders Gmbh. That works out to 29.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 50 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Timothy J. Romack Micell Technologies 51
2 Nathan Brook O'Berry Pioneer (Corteva) 28
3 James L. Burrows Sanders Gmbh 27
#4 Suad Elkasevic Bsh Home Appliances 17
#4 Michael Paul DeHart Cmp Development 17
#6 Ismael A. Hernandez E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 16
#7 Ken Ervin Fosaaen Kerdea Technologies 14
#8 David Barbe Unx 11
#9 Michael Rastatter East Carolina University 10
#9 David Hickman Sbc Technology Resources 10
#9 Timothy Rose Nmhg Oregon 10
#12 Anthony Pipho Cmp Development 9
#12 Jonathan Manuzak Keep Technologies 9
#14 David B. Joyner Empire Brushes 8
#15 Ashish A. Verma Electrolux Home Products 6
#16 Kenneth M. Buck 5
#17 Stanton Edward Blakeslee 4
#17 Steven A. Hasselbach, Jr. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco 4
#17 Ray Gilbarte Cutting Edge Products 4
#17 John Kerr Henkel Limited 4
#17 Tim Sergeant AT&T 4
#22 Emily A. Blum E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 3
#23 William H. Lloyd Pioneer Surgical Technology 2
#23 Daniel A. Ladin East Carolina University 2
#23 Rukiyah T. Van Dross East Carolina University 2
#23 Kevin John Ford Spirit Aerosystems 2
#23 Steven C. Pittman Hamilton Beach 2
#23 Erwin Thomas Moyer, Jr. US Air Force 2
#23 Daniel R. Kirkland White Consolidated Industries 2
#23 Laura Staubes East Carolina University 2
#31 Clinton Eugene Williams, Sr. 1
#31 Lillian Isreal 1
#31 Rukiyah T. Van Dross-Anderson East Carolina University 1
#31 Anne Parker Jones AT&T 1
#31 Allison Stokes Danell East Carolina University 1
#31 Knut A. Raade Nmhg Oregon 1
#31 Thirleen G. Nichols Pharmacopeia 1
#31 C. Waverly Merritt, III 1
#31 Amy G. Roberson E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 1
#31 Robert M. Neil Nmhg Oregon 1
#31 Christopher Edward Wheat Electrolux Home Products 1
#31 Gregory S. Rood Aventis Behring Gmbh 1
#31 J. Rufus Williams 1
#31 Kennth M. Buck 1
#31 Jianchu Yao East Carolina University 1
#31 Edward D. Briggs, Jr. 1
#31 Caroline Astell 1
#31 Susan J. Meeks 1
#31 Dean Jared Yamaguchi 1
#31 Joseph L. Whaley 1

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