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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Blair, NE ranks #10,078 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 198 patents from 43 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Blair, NE include Eastman Kodak, West, Moore Business Forms. That works out to 25.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–43 of 43 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Eric L. Bell Eastman Kodak 33
2 Jill M. Vacek West 22
3 Mark S. Casper Moore Business Forms 16
#4 Corey Tunink First Data 14
#5 Daryl Ingalsbe Independent Technologies 13
#6 Kelly P. Ryan Target Brands 12
#7 Pamela Ann Mortenson Intrado 9
#8 Walter Jay B.A.G. 8
#8 Joseph J. Foral 8
#10 Mark L. Sempek Intrado 7
#11 Troy Hanson Lindsay 6
#12 Brian Gutschow Lineage Logistics 5
#12 Nathan W. Miller Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems 5
#14 Layne Beemer First Data 3
#14 Scott Allan McElmury Purac Biochem Bv 3
#14 Michael Jensen AT&T 3
#17 Rachel Barkley Kemin Industries 2
#17 Steve Hollis 2
#17 Richard William Schumacher Conagra Foods Rdm 2
#17 Joey D. Wright 2
#21 Timothy Shawn O'Dell 1
#21 Royce E. Sperry 1
#21 Charles P. Nichols 1
#21 Patrick C. Nichols 1
#21 Jocelyn Dolphin Nutech Ventures 1
#21 Stephen J. Bonasera University Of Nebraska 1
#21 Nathan Wecker 1
#21 Cornelis Jan Ir. Klein Purac Biochem Bv 1
#21 Todd Rogge 1
#21 John Menichetti 1
#21 Clark E. Jenson 1
#21 John Christopher 1
#21 George Sheets, Jr. Unknown 1
#21 Elias J. Union 1
#21 Michael F. Rouse 1
#21 Donald L. Hansen 1
#21 Gary Tuma 1
#21 Tammy J. Clark Smithkline Beecham Limited 1
#21 Joann Watkins 1
#21 Terrence R. Schindler 1
#21 Frank William Wilkins 1
#21 T.G. ANDERSON 1
#21 Jerome Eisenbarth 1

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