Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Sparks, NV ranks #1,449 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 95 patents from 50 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sparks, NV include Phinge, Igt, Hamilton Associates. That works out to 0.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 50 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Robert Charles DeMaio Phinge 17
2 Bradford Brown Igt 11
3 Jose Eduardo Guzman Hamilton Associates 7
#4 Dana A. Belton Hamilton Associates 5
#5 Gianpaulo M. Sorreta Igt 3
#5 Christina Marie Foreman Harmon Igt 3
#7 James P. Maskaly Server Technology 2
#7 Doug Hughes Ford 2
#7 Trevor Cummins Hamilton Associates 2
#7 Tait Takatani Cbn Nano Technologies 2
#7 Mark Andrews Robert T. And Virginia T. Jenkins 2
#12 Scott T. Hilbert Bally Gaming 1
#12 Don P. Alexander 1
#12 Carlos Alfonso Salcido, Jr. 1
#12 Norman L. Batchelor, II Ichor Systems 1
#12 Cody Cavin 1
#12 Douglas K. Devries 1
#12 Thang Doan Igt 1
#12 Jasonlee Kissee Hohman Igt 1
#12 William Edward Brandstetter, III Sierra Nevada Company 1
#12 Sarah Koh Sierra Nevada Company 1
#12 Benjamin Luke Reno A + E 1
#12 Jerrod Laputz Igt 1
#12 John Leagh Beadell Igt 1
#12 Chun Jia Igt 1
#12 Sean Penley Ichor Systems 1
#12 Ramila Philip Emergex Vaccines Holding Limited 1
#12 Benjamin R. Holsclaw Igt 1
#12 Joe Kisenwether 1
#12 Richard L. Hill Eastman Kodak 1
#12 Igor Valigura Sierra Nevada Company 1
#12 David McMartin Howard Sierra Nevada Company 1
#12 Gene A. Spoor Igt 1
#12 Bradley Hemerick Igt 1
#12 Nathan Ajhar Igt 1
#12 Timothy L. Sweet Sierra Nevada Company 1
#12 John M. Bird Elscint 1
#12 Patric Case 1
#12 Thomas W. Irwin 1
#12 Roderick Sanders 1
#12 Surjit Brad Gill 1
#12 Bryan Austin Powers 1
#12 Ray Duer 1
#12 Robert W. Maddox Igt 1
#12 Jenness Donnett Powers 1
#12 Bradley Scott Humphreys Ep Minerals 1
#12 Rodney Lee Pickens Sierra Nevada Company 1
#12 Kurnhee Ma Sierra Nevada Company 1
#12 Lancer K. Brown Sierra Sciences 1
#12 William Wylie White Horiba Stec, Co. 1

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