Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Rio Rancho, NM ranks #2,132 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 56 patents from 35 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Rio Rancho, NM include Phillips Petroleum, Science Medicus, Dnae Group Holdings Limited. That works out to 0.5 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 Michael Fraim Phillips Petroleum 4
1 Eleanor Schuler Science Medicus 4
3 Sergey A. Dryga Dnae Group Holdings Limited 3
3 John Michael Stuart Stryker 3
3 Nathan Wasankari 3
#6 David A. Gribble Rockwell Collins 2
#6 Ian Joseph Alexander Simplicity 2
#6 Steven E. McNeil AMD 2
#6 Jeff Steinfeld Solaero Technologies 2
#6 Jeff Steinfeldt Solaero Technologies 2
#6 Steven J. Catanach Amtech Systems 2
#6 Gregory Brainard Honeywell 2
#6 Alexandre Rogozine Cts 2
#6 Nam Phan Cts 2
#15 Nicolas G. Droux Oracle 1
#15 Dylan M. Paiton Los Alamos National Security 1
#15 Eric A. Shaner Sandia 1
#15 Paul Flores IBM 1
#15 Zakkery D. Estrada 1
#15 Isaac Estrada 1
#15 Chris Parker Apple 1
#15 Paul Harrison Kestrel 1
#15 Douglas William Bench 1
#15 David C. Lizon Los Alamos National Security 1
#15 Scott Fischer Honeywell 1
#15 Jason C. Harper Sandia 1
#15 J. Michael Stuart Microdexterity Systems 1
#15 Ian T. Kohl Kla-Tencor 1
#15 Kyle J. Solis National Technology & Engineering Solutions Of Sandia 1
#15 Gregory S. Weaver Divergent Technologies 1
#15 Christopher Montano Honeywell 1
#15 PerriLynne Silva Honeywell 1
#15 Edward Stock 1
#15 Claudia Luhrs Stc.Unm 1
#15 Edward S. Peterson AMD 1

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