Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lincoln, NE ranks #580 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 5,861 patents from 1,303 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lincoln, NE include J.A. Woollam Co., E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And, University Of Nebraska. That works out to 20.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 1,303 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Martin M. Liphardt J.A. Woollam Co. 122
2 Rebecca E. Cahoon E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 116
3 Ping He J.A. Woollam Co. 110
#4 Shane Farritor University Of Nebraska 106
#5 Blaine D. Johs J.A. Woollam Co. 102
#6 Craig M. Herzinger J.A. Woollam Co. 88
#7 Robert W. Allington 87
#8 John A. Woollam J.A. Woollam Co. 63
#9 Ravi F. Saraf IBM 59
#10 Robert J. Hanson Micron 50
#11 James M. Higgins Sandisk Technologies 43
#12 Neway Challa Mengistu Pioneer (Corteva) 42
#13 Edgar Cahoon E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 39
#14 Leandro Mozzoni Monsanto Technology 38
#14 Steven E. Green J.A. Woollam Co. 38
#16 Joseph A. Sorensen Peterson Manufacturing 37
#17 Loren F. Hansen Outboard Marine 36
#17 Fred W. Wagner Bionebraska 36
#17 James A. Williams Nature Technology 36
#20 Daniel G. Jameson 35
#21 Jeffrey S. Hale J.A. Woollam Co. 34
#22 John D. Reid Safety By Design 31
#23 Robert C. Geschwender Concept Engineering Group 30
#24 Lyle R. Middendorf Li-Cor 29
#24 Stanley W. Olson Berg Technology 29
#26 Lynn D. Larson Simmons Group 28
#27 Dwight E. Williams Dow Corning 27
#28 David Whitman Fleming Unknown 26
#29 Eric Markvicka University Of Nebraska 25
#29 Matthew J. Sanford US Air Force 25
#31 Norman L. Newhouse Hexagon Technology As 24
#31 Nathan Wood Virtual Incision 24
#33 Carl Nelson Nutech Ventures 23
#34 John Knight Zimmer 22
#34 Richard L. Marsh Dayco Products 22
#34 David Merchant Automatic Equipment Manufacturing 22
#37 Jay Stout Bionebraska 21
#37 James Samson Sandstone Media 21
#37 Michael John William Gregg The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 21
#37 Thomas E. Tiwald J.A. Woollam Co. 21
#41 Erik Peter Hjermstad Experian Information Solutions 20
#41 Elmer A. Wessel 20
#41 Aziz Y. Anis Unknown 20
#41 Dale L. Clay 20
#41 Timothy J. Miller Pfizer 20
#46 Reuben D. Rieke University Of Nebraska 19
#46 Douglas M. Grant AMD 19
#46 Doak Ostergard The Saunders Group 19
#49 Robin R. Winter 18
#49 Darrell A. Oltman Snyder Industries 18

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