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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Elko, NV ranks #8,853 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 239 patents from 86 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Elko, NV include Emhiser Research Limited, Phelps Dodge, Newmont Gold. That works out to 11.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 86 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Lloyd L. Lautzenhiser Emhiser Research Limited 42
2 Robert E. Brewer Phelps Dodge 23
3 Lance Leo Dean Newmont Gold 12
#4 Douglas L. Boehner Sports Attack 9
#4 Wilson Tsu Powernotes 9
#6 Gary Hanington 7
#7 Walter E. Perrine Weider Health And Fitness 6
#8 Herman Pieterse Barrick Gold 5
#8 Daniel Child Ecolab Usa 5
#10 Judith A. Eisele US Dept of the Interior 4
#10 Darren Johnson Maplebear 4
#10 J. Scott Coulter 4
#10 Cody J. Bakker Unknown 4
#14 John M. Lostra 3
#14 Charles E. Ellenberger Pacific Western Systems 3
#14 Richard Fritz 3
#14 James J. Komadina Newmont Gold 3
#14 Richard L. Sorter 3
#14 Nathan Conk 3
#14 John William Langhans, JR. Barrick Gold 3
#14 James Grady 3
#14 Jonathan Mark Povey Immersive Robotics Pty 3
#14 Thomas T. Traphagan Unknown 3
#24 Carl Ray 2
#24 Glen Hanington 2
#24 Craig W. Rautiola Fairmount Minerals 2
#24 Jerry Jones 2
#24 Larry Enloe Barrick Gold 2
#24 Jodi Esplin Barrick Gold 2
#24 Wilson Chung-Yeh Tsu Barrick Gold 2
#24 Darren Brown 2
#24 Brian R. Brennan 2
#24 Michael P. Hachquet 2
#24 Paul Wilmot Barrick Gold 2
#24 Allen J. Schindler Newmont Gold 2
#36 William D. Suggett 1
#36 Michael J Radcliffe 1
#36 Jason L. Moon 1
#36 Sheila Ruiz 1
#36 Jared Garrison 1
#36 Shane D. Draper 1
#36 Ted W. Prescott 1
#36 Christopher Woolington 1
#36 Mira Kurka 1
#36 Martin Kamps Ashland 1
#36 Mark Chilton 1
#36 Ralph C. Allen 1
#36 Andrew W. Bolland Barrick Gold 1
#36 James Craner 1
#36 Jerry A. Lorengo The Board Of Regents Of The University And Community College System Of Nevada 1

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