Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

American Fork, UT ranks #3,052 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 994 patents from 214 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in American Fork, UT include HP, Megadyne Medical Products, Hirevue. That works out to 29.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 214 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kevin Owen HP 41
2 Chad S. Frampton Megadyne Medical Products 38
3 Loren Larsen Hirevue 36
#4 Darren Jones Alpine Innovations 30
#5 Kevin McAllister Weigh Safe 27
#6 Ernest R. Bray Polaris Capital 23
#7 Reed Quinn Kt Health 22
#8 David O. Keith H.K. Composites 21
#9 John C. Welch Baker Hughes Holdings 20
#10 William Diaz Media Fast, Lc 19
#11 Clint Cook Schlumberger Technology 18
#12 Tyler Kolste Us Synthetic 17
#13 Todd Garrett Tueller Grow Solutions Tech 16
#14 Thomas W. Karlinsey Wavetronix 15
#15 Joseph O. Jacobsen Blendtec 13
#15 Michael D. Ridges Ashtech Industries 13
#15 Michael Day IBM 13
#15 Kent S. Roberts Roberts Manufacturing 13
#15 Brian Mann Basf Se 13
#15 Jeffrey Blair Vir2Us 13
#21 Daniel H. Hardman Broadcom 12
#21 Thierry Caussat Lion Energy 12
#21 Timothy Nelson Lion Energy 12
#24 Jim Austin Hyclone Laboratories 10
#24 Bruce L. Bergeson Novell 10
#24 Amy Hafen Media Fast, Lc 10
#24 Brent D. Arnold Arris Enterprises 10
#24 Craig Mathis Adobe 10
#29 David Watson Broadcom 9
#29 Charles R. Jensen Moxtek 9
#31 James Atherley 8
#31 Tyler Hortin Lion Energy 8
#31 Sean Ricks Vivint 8
#31 Boyd J. Wathen Dyno Nobel 8
#31 Eric B. Remer Intel 8
#36 Jeanette Lynton Cabin Creek 7
#36 Brad Giles Wavetronix 7
#36 Mark I. Johnson Eaton-Kenway 7
#36 Vinod Dashora Cisco 7
#36 Charles Jacob 7
#36 Rod Smith National Seating Company 7
#42 Jack Nichols Cao Group 6
#42 Devon Millward Vip Investments 6
#42 James R. Chidester 6
#42 Paul Cannon Monsanto Technology 6
#42 Alex Dayton Cooper 6
#42 Curtis John Gibby 6
#42 Terri Bateman Brigham Young University 6
#42 Joseph Moody Enovate Medical 6
#42 Andy Finsand Amend2 6

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