Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Durango, CO ranks #4,146 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 25 patents from 21 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Durango, CO include Stoneage, Avaya, Salesforce. That works out to 1.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–21 of 21 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Gerald P. Zink Stoneage 3
2 Jason H. Vick Avaya 2
2 Kevin Oliver Salesforce 2
#4 Max Scholfield 1
#4 Eric Ryba Cryocor 1
#4 Rod Chadwick Unknown 1
#4 Joseph Gregory Stilwell 1
#4 Kevin G. Foreman Trw Limited 1
#4 Todd Mathis Ptc Innovations 1
#4 Robert E. Haggart 1
#4 Brittany Luzar 1
#4 Nicholas C. Gearhart Eisai R&D Management Co. 1
#4 Jim A. Youssef Edge Surgical 1
#4 James McVean 1
#4 Charles M. Love RTX (Raytheon) 1
#4 Jason Kaanta Ball 1
#4 Colton Andersen Stoneage 1
#4 Catherine C. Patton Patton Medical Devices, Lp 1
#4 Grant H Goble 1
#4 Cody J. Schaff IBM 1
#4 Timothy Schneider Stoneage 1

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