Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Reno, NV ranks #231 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 539 patents from 303 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Reno, NV include Igt, Amazon, Cardica. That works out to 2.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 303 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Binh T. Nguyen Igt 23
2 Vlad Vendrow Amazon 17
3 Luke W. Clauson Cardica 11
3 Bryan D. Wolf Igt 11
#5 David A. Miceli Tri State Distribution 10
#6 Pengfei Sun Samsung 8
#7 Douglas Michael Ackermann Oculeve 7
#7 Matthew C. Miller Johnson & Johnson 7
#7 Gregory Fischvogt Covidien Lp 7
#10 Robert A. Luciano, Jr. Bally Gaming 6
#10 Ryan Cuddy Igt 6
#10 Sean C. Martin Bally Gaming 6
#10 Stephen Patton Bally Gaming 6
#14 Steven G. LeMay Igt 5
#14 Mark L. Mathis Pneumrx 5
#14 Travis Irons Server Technology 5
#14 Warren R. White Bally Gaming 5
#18 Mark Ramsey Server Technology 4
#18 John H. Zielinski Igt 4
#18 Michael A. Kerr Nexrf 4
#18 Thomas J. Humphrey Igt 4
#18 Xuedong Chen Igt 4
#18 Nicole M. Beaulieu Igt 4
#18 Christopher R. Reed Xicato 4
#18 Jesse D. Adams Nevada System Of Higher Education On Behalf Of The Of The University Of Nevada, Reno 4
#26 William R. Brosnan Igt 3
#26 Chan Griswold Igt 3
#26 Joseph R. Hedrick Sg Gaming 3
#26 Benjamin C. Hoffman Igt 3
#26 J. Carl Cooper Pixel Instruments 3
#26 Kenneth D. Johannaber Zimmer 3
#26 Christopher W. Gabrys Indigo Energy 3
#26 Alan E. Humphrey International Test Solutions 3
#26 Paulina Rodgers Igt 3
#26 Malcolm Heaven Conmed 3
#26 Kevin Higgins Igt 3
#26 Keith Scott 3
#26 Tonja M. Ferry Igt 3
#26 Benjamin Edward Blankenhorn Desiccare 3
#26 Joseph R. Hedrick Igt 3
#41 James M. Cole Igt 2
#41 Jay Ramasastry Silver Spring Networks 2
#41 Krissa Watry Dynepic Sports 2
#41 Derek J. Lentz Seiko Epson 2
#41 David R. Lark Igt 2
#41 Shawn G. Quick Automated Cashless Systems 2
#41 Danny Miles Igt 2
#41 Michael Schaller Carl Zeiss Meditec Cataract Technology 2
#41 Shawn Michael Van Asdale Igt 2
#41 Michael Pelster 2

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