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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Clovis, NM ranks #21,162 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 60 patents from 35 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Clovis, NM include Sukup Manufacturing, Rochester Gauges, US Air Force. That works out to 1.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–35 of 35 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Vernon Martin Sukup Manufacturing 6
2 Colby David Parrish 5
3 Will Pattison Rochester Gauges 4
3 Jose Ramirez Vargas US Air Force 4
#5 Andreas G. Keipert US Air Force 3
#5 Richard Ramsey 3
#5 Cecil A. Samora 3
#8 Tommy J. Fury 2
#8 Ray S. Thacker 2
#8 Scott Price Ihc Health Services 2
#8 Elton Joe Pierce 2
#12 Roper Lee Belew 1
#12 Ronald G. Riegel 1
#12 Bruce DeFoor 1
#12 Tracy D. Moore 1
#12 Terril R. DeFoor 1
#12 Darrell Venture 1
#12 Randol D Wright 1
#12 Jim Shipley 1
#12 George L. Ratledge 1
#12 Jonathan J. Babb 1
#12 Jon Shrader 1
#12 Jeanette Everett 1
#12 Gary D. Johnston 1
#12 Shirin Pope 1
#12 Chans A. Martin 1
#12 George Shuckman 1
#12 O. H. Pattison 1
#12 Joe C. Howard, Jr. 1
#12 Buddy Klebold 1
#12 May L. Cosby Unknown 1
#12 Charles E. Waldmyer 1
#12 Debbie Hudson White Consolidated Industries 1
#12 Franklin R. Klebold 1
#12 Angelina Thorpe 1

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