Gretna, NE ranks #5,831 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 17 patents from 11 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Gretna, NE include Sensormatic Electronics, Valmont Industries, Realmfive. That works out to 3.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–11 of 11 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas J. Frederick | Sensormatic Electronics | 4 |
| 2 | Tracy A. Thatcher | Valmont Industries | 3 |
| 3 | Steve R. Tippery | Realmfive | 2 |
| #4 | Rodney Yates | Raise Marketplace | 1 |
| #4 | Mike Janne | Contitech Antriebssysteme Gmbh | 1 |
| #4 | Michael J. Casper | IBM | 1 |
| #4 | Thomas M. Hastings | Datum Holdings | 1 |
| #4 | Ronald P. VanOeveren | — | 1 |
| #4 | Martin Blair | Conductix | 1 |
| #4 | Nancy D. Hanson | Creighton University | 1 |
| #4 | James Russell Zeeck | — | 1 |
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