Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Fremont, NE ranks #10,153 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 196 patents from 75 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Fremont, NE include First Data, Lindsay, Waitt/Fremont Machine L.L.C.. That works out to 7.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 75 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Scott J. Smith First Data 20
2 Kurtis Arlan Charling Lindsay 12
3 David J. Benes Waitt/Fremont Machine L.L.C. 10
#4 John E. Macklin 8
#5 Thomas Mueller Oracle 7
#5 Denise Bartels-Morozov Intervet 7
#7 Robert J. Wendt Hayes Lemmerz International 6
#7 Benjamin B. Hiebenthal Conductix 6
#7 Stephen Nabity 6
#10 John W. Brantigan 5
#10 Dennis R. Theilen Valmont Industries 5
#12 David L. Vance Cargill, Incorporated 4
#12 Raymond G. Palzkill Gabriel Technologies 4
#12 Matthew J. Pruss 4
#12 Dale Olson Multiquip 4
#12 Andrew Carritt Valmont Industries 4
#17 John H. Agee 3
#17 Gerald C. Weigel Archer-Daniels-Midland 3
#17 Kelly Benes Waitt/Fremont Machine L.L.C. 3
#17 Neil C. Smith Saab-Sensis 3
#17 Tracy L. Ogle 3
#17 Leslie D. Leech 3
#23 Jason T. Jewell Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, A Subsidiary Of The Boeing 2
#23 Bradley W. Knippelmeir 2
#23 Donald B. Brockhaus 2
#23 Calvin L. Fuehrer 2
#23 Shawn M. Palandri 2
#23 Gene F. Van Gerpen 2
#23 Jerry L. Scheer 2
#23 Les D. Leech 2
#23 Joel J. Ludwig Valmont Industries 2
#23 Warren D. Wolfe 2
#23 Daniel L. Kelsay 2
#23 Daniel J. Laubach 2
#23 Robert Watkins 2
#36 Larry W. Stolz 1
#36 Roy D. C. Farris 1
#36 Jon V. Gettman 1
#36 George T. Gottschall 1
#36 Patrick D. Bussey 1
#36 Richard W. Johansen 1
#36 Charles W. Weimer 1
#36 David Bloch 1
#36 Rita Collins 1
#36 Vern A. Welch 1
#36 Koichi Tsuchiyama 1
#36 Joe A. Bird 1
#36 Steve L. Kaufman 1
#36 Wesley Allen Christensen Commscope, Inc. Of North Carolina 1
#36 Bryan Wolfe 1

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