Columbus, NE ranks #4,220 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 667 patents from 142 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Columbus, NE include Saunders Archery, Vishay Dale Electronics, Dale Electronics. That works out to 27.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–50 of 142 inventors
| Rank |
Inventor |
Primary Company |
Patents |
| 1 |
Charles A. Saunders |
Saunders Archery |
66 |
| 2 |
Clark L. Smith |
Vishay Dale Electronics |
40 |
| 3 |
Thomas L. Veik |
Vishay Dale Electronics |
36 |
| #4 |
Todd L. Wyatt |
Vishay Dale Electronics |
30 |
| #5 |
Herman R. Person |
Dale Electronics |
29 |
| #6 |
Joel J. Smejkal |
Vishay Dale Electronics |
21 |
| #7 |
Joshua H. Johnson |
Covidien Lp |
18 |
| #8 |
James A. Hellbusch |
Duo Lift Manufacturing Co. |
17 |
| #8 |
Jay R. White |
Jay Roberts |
17 |
| #10 |
Steve Hendricks |
Vishay Dale Electronics |
16 |
| #11 |
Richard A. Karlin |
Gordon Barlow Design |
14 |
| #12 |
David Lange |
Vishay Dale Electronics |
12 |
| #12 |
Jeffrey T. Adelman |
Dale Electronics |
12 |
| #14 |
Rod Brune |
Vishay Dale Electronics |
11 |
| #15 |
Darin Glenn |
Vishay Dale Electronics |
10 |
| #15 |
Howard Steve Ellenburg |
Nite Ize |
10 |
| #17 |
Steven R. Hall |
MIT |
9 |
| #17 |
Delmar D. Kosch |
Waitt/Fremont Machine L.L.C. |
9 |
| #17 |
Gerald Bonczynski |
Becton, Dickinson And |
9 |
| #20 |
Shane Hanson |
Superior Industries |
8 |
| #20 |
Jerald R. Melcher |
Team Technologies |
8 |
| #20 |
Rodney Brune |
Vishay Dale Electronics |
8 |
| #20 |
Brian Keyes |
Dow Corning |
8 |
| #20 |
Lawrence J. Zach |
Becton, Dickinson And |
8 |
| #25 |
James William KRAMER |
Zygo |
7 |
| #25 |
Scott D. Zwick |
Dale Electronics |
7 |
| #27 |
Roger V. Bettenhausen |
— |
6 |
| #27 |
John C. David |
Fleischer Manufacturing |
6 |
| #27 |
James C. Kropatsch |
Becton, Dickinson And |
6 |
| #27 |
Timothy W. Tobiason |
General Chemical |
6 |
| #31 |
Joseph F. Hesse |
Dale Electronics |
5 |
| #31 |
Mark A. German |
Becton, Dickinson And |
5 |
| #31 |
Steven L. Koziol |
Becton, Dickinson And |
5 |
| #31 |
William Fritz |
Toray Plastics (America) |
5 |
| #31 |
James Fritz |
Ford |
5 |
| #31 |
Mathew W. Fleischer |
Fleischer Manufacturing |
5 |
| #31 |
Dustin Drake |
Becton, Dickinson And |
5 |
| #31 |
Terry L. Sprieck |
Becton, Dickinson And |
5 |
| #31 |
Mark D. Ahlers |
Paige Electric Company, Lp |
5 |
| #31 |
Alois J. Kosch |
Valmont Industries |
5 |
| #41 |
C. Lambert |
— |
4 |
| #41 |
Duane L. Schmitt |
Becton, Dickinson And |
4 |
| #41 |
Chris Afrank |
Superior Industries |
4 |
| #44 |
David A. Siekmeier |
Lindsay Manufacturing |
3 |
| #44 |
Daniel Gloor |
Superba (Sa) |
3 |
| #44 |
Brandon Traudt |
Vishay Dale Electronics |
3 |
| #44 |
Ronald J. Miksch |
Vishay Dale Electronics |
3 |
| #44 |
Jamie Fischer |
— |
3 |
| #44 |
Paul Schumacher |
Tenova S.P.A. |
3 |
| #44 |
Tom A. Bolte |
Cargill, Incorporated |
3 |
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