Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hastings, NE ranks #6,925 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 344 patents from 61 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hastings, NE include Monsanto Technology, USDA, Microsoft. That works out to 13.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 61 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Duane A. Potrzeba Monsanto Technology 195
2 Yud-Ren Chen USDA 7
2 Gordon T. Whitten Microsoft 7
2 Courtney J. Hanson Nucon Steel 7
#5 Reinhold A. Haase Dutton-Lainson 6
#6 Zane Alexander Norton Dutton-Lainson 5
#6 Alan M. Anderson Verkada 5
#6 Gregory A. Hawkins Akzo Nobel N.V. 5
#6 Philip Werner Ride Awake Ab 5
#6 Terry L. Rosenquist 5
#6 Steven C. Finkner Exmark Manufacturing Company Incorporated 5
#6 James M. Gruidel Dutton-Lainson 5
#6 Brandon William Miller Dutton-Lainson 5
#14 L. Dale Watley Ebsco Industries 4
#14 Bang Brian Tran Dutton-Lainson 4
#14 L. Stanley Karash 4
#14 Kelvin Korver 4
#18 Roxanne R. VanSkiver 3
#18 Greg J. VanSkiver 3
#18 Kimiaki Maruyama 3
#18 Milan Norton Dutton-Lainson 3
#18 Bryan Hayes Basler Ag 3
#23 Eddie K. Daniels USDA 2
#23 Bradley J. Schmidt Baxter Travenol Laboratories 2
#23 James R. O'Keeffe 2
#23 Kenneth D. Einsel 2
#23 Charles D. Bufford Dutton-Lainson 2
#23 Kevin D. Loudon 2
#23 Wayne F. Himmelberg 2
#23 Lynn D. Alber Dutton-Lainson 2
#23 Caitlin R. S Williams 2
#23 John C. Hibbs 2
#23 Terrance Arthur Fremonta 2
#23 Brent A. Pohlmann 2
#35 John M. Aiken 1
#35 Louis Stanley Karash 1
#35 John J. Lainson Dutton-Lainson 1
#35 Gordon D. Sidlo 1
#35 Wayne D. Hinerman 1
#35 Vincent H. Varel USDA 1
#35 Leon Stulken 1
#35 Steven Clark Finker Parker-Hannifin 1
#35 James A. Gruidel Dutton-Lainson 1
#35 Dave L. Biehl 1
#35 Kurt A. Gibson 1
#35 Joe H. Hultquist 1
#35 Kim R. Schulz 1
#35 Paul J. Penas 1
#35 Jeremy Daniels Dutton-Lainson 1
#35 Danny G. Mattley Unknown 1

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