Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Nebraska ranks #41 among US states for total patents filed in 2020, with 945 patents from 570 inventors across 81 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.

Top Cities in Nebraska 2020

Rank City Patents Inventors
#1 Omaha, NE 356 201
#2 Lincoln, NE 220 152
#3 Hastings, NE 28 6
#4 Kearney, NE 21 15
#5 Papillion, NE 19 12
#6 Chadron, NE 19 1
#7 Columbus, NE 18 13
#8 Valley, NE 16 11
#9 Bennington, NE 16 8
#10 Gretna, NE 14 6
#11 Bellevue, NE 11 11
#12 Blair, NE 10 7
#13 Bradshaw, NE 9 1
#14 Waverly, NE 9 4
#15 Grand Island, NE 9 7
#16 Beatrice, NE 8 5
#17 Waterloo, NE 8 5
#18 Plattsmouth, NE 8 3
#19 Norfolk, NE 7 6
#20 Thayer, NE 7 1
#21 Sidney, NE 7 7
#22 Fremont, NE 6 4
#23 Lyons, NE 6 2
#24 Malcolm, NE 6 1
#25 Ogallala, NE 5 3

Top Inventors in Nebraska 2020

Rank Inventor City Company Patents
1 Duane A. Potrzeba Hastings Monsanto Technology 22
2 Jason S. Morrison Chadron Dell Products 19
3 Daniel R. Wiederin Omaha Elemental Scientific 17
#4 Shane Farritor Lincoln University Of Nebraska 11
#4 Rodney Laible Omaha Pfizer 11
#6 James K. Boutcher Omaha West 10
#7 Brandon Michael Wardyn Bradshaw Pioneer (Corteva) 9
#8 Clinton J. Turnbull Thayer Monsanto Technology 7
#8 Timothy M. Vidas Omaha Secureworks 7
#8 Jeffrey William Cordell Omaha West 7
#11 Doak Ostergard Lincoln The Saunders Group 6
#11 Leroy L. Peterson Omaha Sportsstuff 6
#11 Leandro Mozzoni Lincoln Monsanto Technology 6
#11 Roger A. Montag Malcolm Montag Investments 6
#15 Thomas J. Frederick Gretna Sensormatic Electronics 5
#15 Brian C. Yeggy Lincoln Hexagon Technology As 5
#15 Thomas Kudirka Omaha Spartus 5
#15 Kousik Kundu Lincoln Championx Usa 5
#15 Mark J. Brinkman Omaha Monsanto Technology 5
#15 Adam Coates Plattsmouth Baidu Usa 5
#15 Michael R. Spencer Hubbard Truxedo 5
#22 James M. Higgins Lincoln Sandisk Technologies 4
#22 Fadi M. Alsaleem Omaha Emerson Climate Technologies 4
#22 Stephen Richards Holdrege Becton, Dickinson And 4
#22 Chad Daniel Fox Omaha West 4

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