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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Gillette, WY ranks #10,834 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 178 patents from 101 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Gillette, WY include Ppg Industries, Caterpillar, Takasago International. That works out to 5.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 101 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John Mansell Ppg Industries 11
2 Kyle Edwards Caterpillar 8
3 Tetsuo Ota Takasago International 5
3 C. John Cotton Unknown 5
3 Mark Hettinger Walker Digital Table Systems 5
3 Alan D. Johnson M. I. Co. 5
#7 William Olen Fortner 4
#7 Guy Morrison 4
#7 Gregory W. Ritter 4
#7 Kelly Michael Smith Atlantic Richfield 4
#11 Michael L. Acosta 3
#11 Robert McCreary Atlantic Richfield 3
#11 Thomas Osborne 3
#11 William Howard Schroyer L&H Industrial 3
#15 Jess D. Anderson 2
#15 Jordan T. Rhodine L&H Industrial 2
#15 Delmer Leroy Shelstad 2
#15 Hazer Bulkley 2
#15 Chong S. Yun Atlantic Richfield 2
#15 Alfred W. Paulsen Unknown 2
#15 Kevin Avery Speedline Technologies 2
#15 Doug Gerard Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties 2
#15 Kacey Perez L&H Industrial 2
#15 James P. Frederick 2
#15 Bruce Williams HP 2
#15 Robert G. Bauer 2
#15 Greg Dougherty 2
#15 Jeffrey C. Beckham 2
#15 Monica S. Cummins Atlantic Richfield 2
#15 Wesley D. Hartwigsen 2
#15 Barry P. Wunker Bnsf Railway 2
#15 Richard E. Scallen 2
#15 James D. Kintz 2
#15 Robert W. Engstrom 2
#15 Keith Shelstad 2
#15 Bobbie L. Mosley 2
#15 Stephen C. Tarver 2
#15 Bret Hettinger Wolz 2
#39 Neal D. Stidham Shell Oil Compny 1
#39 Jerry L. Hughes 1
#39 Donald P. Dunn Atlantic Richfield 1
#39 Jeffrey W. Kuray 1
#39 Corey Rang 1
#39 Tate D. Schipporeit 1
#39 Shelly M. Jauch 1
#39 Randy J. Tinken 1
#39 Leslie Steven Bricker 1
#39 Randall L. Rahm 1
#39 L. Alan Weakly 1
#39 Roy E. Knutson, Jr. 1

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