Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Reno, NV ranks #252 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 544 patents from 269 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Reno, NV include Igt, Carl Zeiss Meditec Cataract Technology, Amazon. That works out to 2.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 269 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kevin Higgins Igt 29
2 Michael M. Oberberger Igt 18
3 Jeffery Shepherd Igt 15
#4 Binh T. Nguyen Igt 12
#5 Michael Schaller Carl Zeiss Meditec Cataract Technology 9
#6 Vlad Vendrow Amazon 8
#6 Erik Petersen Igt 8
#8 Travis Irons Server Technology 7
#8 Matthew C. Miller Johnson & Johnson 7
#8 Thomas Barresi Hamilton Associates 7
#11 Douglas Michael Ackermann Oculeve 6
#11 Steven G. LeMay Igt 6
#11 Ronald Papson Igt 6
#11 Luke W. Clauson Cardica 6
#11 Brennan Campbell Chongqing Jinkang Powertrain New Energy Co. 6
#16 Michael P. Casey Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited 5
#16 Robert Green Elemental Led 5
#16 Jeffrey Alan Dankworth Neworld Energy 5
#19 Alan E. Humphrey International Test Solutions 4
#19 Scott O. Chamness Cardica 4
#19 Ryan Cuddy Igt 4
#19 Edmond E. Abadie Gary Platt Manufacturing 4
#19 Mark Ramsey Server Technology 4
#19 Matthew Newell Cardica 4
#19 Malcolm Heaven Conmed 4
#19 Dwayne A. Davis Igt 4
#19 Zhengxu He Ixsys 4
#19 John Dick Horiba Stec, Co. 4
#19 Jack Lawrence Waldron Alternative Petroleum Technologies Holdings 4
#19 Raymond G. Bryan Elemental Led 4
#19 Samantha Ascheri-Phillips Igt 4
#19 Richard A. Mayer Currie Technologies 4
#19 Adam L Pruitt Elemental Led 4
#34 John C. Castel Carewear 3
#34 Patrick Lowery Horiba Stec, Co. 3
#34 Stewart Thoeni Igt 3
#34 Michael Casey Aristocrat Technologies 3
#34 Brian Colodny Chargerback 3
#34 Parker Hill Clinc 3
#34 Daniel J. Waller Gary Platt Manufacturing 3
#34 John Ludwick Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited 3
#34 Fonda Crandall 3
#34 Jacob Wik Igt 3
#34 Sau C. Wong 3
#34 T. Grant Bolling, JR. Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited 3
#34 Michael McLaughlin Chargerback 3
#34 J. Carl Cooper Pixel Instruments 3
#34 Gregory Fischvogt Covidien Lp 3
#34 Ryan Curtis Servicetitan 3
#34 Kylen J. Smith Alternative Petroleum Technologies Holdings 3

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