Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Alpine, UT ranks #1,835 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 66 patents from 35 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Alpine, UT include Runway Blue, Vivint, Hall Labs. That works out to 6.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–35 of 35 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Steven M. Sorensen Runway Blue 8
2 James E. Nye Vivint 6
3 Kim L. Sorensen Runway Blue 5
#4 Emily Brimhall Hall Labs 4
#4 Huy Phuong Nguyen Gopro 4
#6 Robert K. Seolas Observepoint 3
#6 Wallace Eric Smith Control4 3
#6 D. Gary Young Young Living Essential Oils, Lc 3
#9 David Kuhlman Blackwell Black Diamond Equipment 2
#9 Fred P. Smith The Heil 2
#9 Scott M. Packer Smith International 2
#12 Morgan Ivan Lynch 1
#12 Daniel Nelson Hall Labs 1
#12 Steve Sorensen Elkay Manufacturing 1
#12 Eric W. B. Anderson Novell 1
#12 Sam Jason Coverston Navitaire 1
#12 James Edward Loveland Xactware Solutions 1
#12 Jeffrey Clayton Taylor Xactware Solutions 1
#12 Brian Barnum Moxtek 1
#12 Joseph T. Nilson Edizone 1
#12 Matthew C. Romney Rf Micro Devices 1
#12 John Mackay Kt Health 1
#12 Earl G. Christensen Sterigear 1
#12 George Willard Keenan Cricut 1
#12 Brandon Scott Nanotronics Imaging 1
#12 Jefferson Lyman Vivint 1
#12 Samuel C. Sanderson Megastir Technologies 1
#12 Joseph N. Romriell Intel 1
#12 Vince S. Warner Unknown 1
#12 Derris Todd Moore School Improvement Network 1
#12 Matt Romney Skydrop Holdings 1
#12 Markus N. Montandon University Of Utah 1
#12 Michael Pratt Fast Ip 1
#12 Jeffrey Phillips 1
#12 Eugene Patrick Pranger Popio Ip Holdings 1

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