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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Crete, NE ranks #18,887 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 73 patents from 18 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Crete, NE include University Of Nebraska, Baylor College Of Medicine, Static Control Components. That works out to 10.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–18 of 18 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Peter A. Dowben University Of Nebraska 31
2 Kent L. Anderson Baylor College Of Medicine 8
3 Allan Weiler Static Control Components 6
#4 Lowell D. Smith Square D 5
#5 Craig Allen Nutech Ventures 3
#5 Andrea Holmes Nutech Ventures 3
#7 Philip C. Anderson 2
#7 Robert S. Sundling 2
#7 Jennifer Rohr 2
#7 Albert F. Vosika 2
#7 Elaine K. Vavra Hoover Limited 2
#12 John O. Ottens 1
#12 Tony R. Wilsman Ocuvera 1
#12 Larry L. Crist 1
#12 Merlin Betts 1
#12 Christopher D. Hassler J.A. Woollam Co. 1
#12 Jerald H. Kubicek 1
#12 Peter Arnold Bowden Quantum Devices 1

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