Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Arkansas ranks #38 among US states for total patents filed in 2024, with 958 patents from 636 inventors across 86 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.

Top Cities in Arkansas 2024

Rank City Patents Inventors
#1 Bentonville, AR 152 105
#2 Little Rock, AR 131 89
#3 Fayetteville, AR 108 76
#4 Rogers, AR 88 59
#5 Centerton, AR 47 22
#6 Conway, AR 45 21
#7 Maddux Spring, AR 43 22
#8 Springdale, AR 29 19
#9 Pleasant Valley, AR 24 16
#10 Jonesboro, AR 22 15
#11 Cave Springs, AR 15 9
#12 Barling, AR 14 12
#13 Berryville, AR 13 9
#14 Russellville, AR 10 4
#15 Batesville, AR 10 6
#16 Lowell, AR 10 10
#17 North Little Rock, AR 9 6
#18 Dean Springs, AR 7 2
#19 Gravette, AR 7 7
#20 Hot Springs, AR 7 6
#21 Helmissenstraat, AR 6 3
#22 Prairie Grove, AR 6 6
#23 Clarksville, AR 6 3
#24 Ursula, AR 5 2
#25 Malvern, AR 5 3

Top Inventors in Arkansas 2024

Rank Inventor City Company Patents
1 Brice McPherson Fayetteville Wolfspeed 10
2 Paul E. Durkee Centerton Walmart Apollo 9
2 Brandon Wayne Murphy Little Rock First Orion 9
#4 David Martin Nelms Rogers Walmart Apollo 8
#4 Jay Todd Callaway Conway First Orion 8
#4 Minh Le Bentonville Capital One Services 8
#7 Jason Bellar Pleasant Valley Walmart Apollo 7
#8 Benjamin Micah Spahn Dean Springs Pruitt Tool & Supply 6
#9 Tim Yeaman Russellville Safe Foods 5
#9 Bruce W. Wilkinson Rogers Walmart Apollo 5
#9 James Benjamin Edwards Centerton Walmart Apollo 5
#9 Louis F. Riley Conway Sig Sauer 5
#13 Robert A. Hill Dover Nyse Holdings 4
#13 William Ray Fayetteville Craft Standard Enterprises 4
#13 Robert C. Taylor Rogers Walmart Apollo 4
#13 Mark Bradley McHenry Funston First Orion 4
#13 James M. Spears Little Rock USAA 4
#13 Kelly C. Casey Clarksville Teccor Electronics, Lp 4
#13 Brian C. Roth Bentonville Walmart Apollo 4
#13 Douglas Jahe Ryner Cave Springs Walmart Apollo 4
#13 Don Ray Fayetteville Craft Standard Enterprises 4
#13 Robert James Taylor Rogers Walmart Apollo 4
#13 David Albers Maddux Spring Innovative Logistics 4
#13 Michael A. Garner Centerton Walmart Apollo 4
#13 Matthew Jack Beckham Conway First Orion 4

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