Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Minden, NV ranks #2,639 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 48 patents from 24 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Minden, NV include GE, Bently Nevada, Mfoundry. That works out to 13.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–24 of 24 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Dan Tho Lu GE 7
2 Dustin Hess Bently Nevada 6
3 Michael Alan Tart GE 5
#4 Rodney Aiglstorfer Mfoundry 4
#5 Mel Gabriel Maalouf GE 3
#6 Craig R. Ramstad Intuitive Surgical 2
#6 Ryan Gregory Roaldson GE 2
#6 Paul Richetta Bently Nevada 2
#6 Jacqueline Marie Tappan GE 2
#10 Olga Malakhova GE 1
#10 Aaron R. Hampton Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations 1
#10 Brant Wilhelm GE 1
#10 Charles Peter Darby Unknown 1
#10 Gantt Miller, III 1
#10 Jay Leonard Jacobson Franklin Armory Holdings 1
#10 Jarid Ray Davis 1
#10 Robert Haelsig Aervoe Industries 1
#10 Curtis Lee Hoffman GE 1
#10 Trevor Cowan Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations 1
#10 Sheldon G. Yakus 1
#10 Randall K. Looney Avk Holding A/S 1
#10 Jamie Bianchini Ludela Technologies 1
#10 Nathan Dean Mayes Bently Nevada 1
#10 Jeffrey Ham Schlumberger Technology 1

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