Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Colorado Springs, CO ranks #204 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 14,154 patents from 2,971 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Colorado Springs, CO include Symetrix, Wcm Industries, Micron. That works out to 29.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 2,971 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Carlos A. Paz de Araujo Symetrix 190
2 William T. Ball Wcm Industries 177
3 Robert R. Rotzoll Micron 113
#4 Eric Pilarczyk Wcm Industries 90
#5 Derryl D. J. Allman 85
#6 Kim C. Hardee United Memories 79
#7 Christopher R. Long Liqid 72
#8 Eldon Goates General Motors 70
#9 Clark Edward Lubbers Seagate Technology 67
#10 James J. Krutak Eastman Kodak 66
#11 Michael C. Parris United Memories 64
#12 David R. Kent, IV Deephaven Data Labs 63
#13 Robert A. Sartini Verizon 57
#14 Michel K. Bowman-Amuah 55
#15 Christopher D. Thompson Snap-On Incorporated 54
#16 Frank A. McKiel, Jr. Verizon 53
#17 James J. Sullivan Smith & Nephew 52
#18 Franz Michael Schuette Ocz Technology Group 51
#19 Wade A. Bowe Cardiac Pacemakers 50
#20 Todd A. Randazzo 49
#21 Robert E. Jones Motorola 47
#21 Timothy E. Hoglund 47
#23 Dustin M.M. Haddock Rmh Tech 46
#24 Gregory J. Manlove Delco Electronics 45
#25 Robert M. M. Haddock Rmh Tech 44
#25 John Burns Entegris 44
#27 Matthew A. Fuller Entegris 43
#27 Joseph D. Cuchiaro Symetrix 43
#27 David E. Reed Cirrus Logic 43
#27 Michael Anderson US Air Force 43
#27 Masamichi Azuma Panasonic 43
#32 Thomas E. Berg 42
#33 Marty Williams Let'S Go Aero 40
#33 David L. Schell Discovision Associates 40
#33 Stephen B. Johnson 40
#36 Gregory H. Ames US Air Force 39
#36 Shawn L. Kelly Panamorph 39
#36 Ryan T. Hirose Cypress Semiconductor 39
#36 Edward A. Gardner Acuson 39
#36 Anis Zribi GE 39
#41 Gregory Hofer HP 38
#41 Jon Allan Faue Promos Technologies 38
#41 Mark V. Smith Entegris 38
#44 Richard F. Lary Digital Equipment 37
#45 Jolanta Bozena Celinska Symetrix 36
#45 Douglas E. Hoover Ami Industries 36
#47 Gowrisankar Radhakrishnan IBM 35
#48 Kenton H. Barker Schlage Lock Company 34
#48 Kassidy L. Carson Ami Industries 34
#50 Oscar Frederick Jones, Jr. United Memories 33

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