Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Durango, CO ranks #2,796 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,099 patents from 211 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Durango, CO include Wolverine World Wide, Masco Bath, Salesforce. That works out to 57.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 211 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Clark A. Matis Wolverine World Wide 271
2 Charles A. Patterson Masco Bath 58
3 Kevin Oliver Salesforce 41
#4 Charles E. Watts Worldpay 30
#5 Douglas E. Wright Stoneage 29
#6 Gerald P. Zink Stoneage 28
#7 Matthew D. Ozvat Worldpay 24
#8 Eric Ryba Cryocor 22
#8 Daniel Szabo Merck 22
#10 Garrett N. Ford Easycare 21
#11 Todd Mathis Ptc Innovations 18
#12 Christopher A. Huey Metro One Telecommunications 17
#13 John Berkley Worldpay 15
#13 Stan Chen TSMC 15
#15 Catherine C. Patton Patton Medical Devices, Lp 14
#15 Jim A. Youssef Edge Surgical 14
#17 Kenneth J. Buras The Wiremold 13
#17 Craig D. Brossman IBM 13
#17 Kevin G. Foreman Trw Limited 13
#20 Michelle K. Plomske Worldpay 12
#20 Travis L. Priest Worldpay 12
#20 Jason Kaanta Ball 12
#23 Gary J. Jorgensen Midwest Research Institute 11
#23 Robert Bonestell Worldpay 11
#25 Jason H. Vick Avaya 9
#25 Shawn Lange Stoneage 9
#27 Adam Christopher Markham Stoneage 8
#28 Arthur B. Brown Crown Products & Services 7
#28 John L. Krauser Stoneage 7
#28 Malcolm Edward Leader Resmed Motor Technologies 7
#28 Justin Ginn IBM 7
#32 Tracey Canaday Never Summer Industries 6
#32 Timothy Schneider Stoneage 6
#32 Marc L. Basiliere Wolf Tooth Components 6
#32 Edmund Shuchter Woodstream 6
#32 Scott Howell Stoneage 6
#37 Eugene F. Ferraro Onetrust 5
#37 Chip Lile 5
#37 Easton J. LaChappelle The Tomorrow Companies 5
#37 Paul Edwards The Braun 5
#37 William Latham 5
#37 Warren E. Parkhurst Cell Robotics 5
#37 Ryan Danford 5
#44 Darren J. Croke Shoretel 4
#44 Cordell Brown 4
#44 Charles M. Love RTX (Raytheon) 4
#44 Michael D. Fitzpatrick Solar Turbines Incorporated 4
#44 Colton Andersen Stoneage 4
#44 Kerry A. Wanstrath Glass Technology 4
#50 Rachel B. Cochran Worldpay 3

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