Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Mead, CO ranks #8,497 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 253 patents from 46 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mead, CO include Akonia Holographics, Dot Hill Systems, Micron. That works out to 52.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–46 of 46 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Friso Schlottau Akonia Holographics 50
2 George Alexander Kalwitz Dot Hill Systems 38
3 Byron D. Harris Micron 17
#4 Joseph G. Skazinski IBM 15
#5 Tom E. McMunigal Maxtor 12
#5 Dwayne A. Edling Oracle 12
#7 Darin R. Telfer Mydor 11
#8 Ryan J. Ehmann Xerox 9
#8 Philip N. Keller Composite Technology Development 9
#10 Robert S. Creager Storage Technology 6
#10 Gary D. Hamor Micron 6
#12 Bryan Hansen Nellcor Puritan Bennett 5
#12 Brian David Munson Lexmark International 5
#12 Sean Michael Shiers 5
#12 Steve Higgins Cable Television Laboratories 5
#16 Larry S. McGimsey IBM 3
#16 Bradley D. Stowers Webroot Software 3
#16 Michael Vrkljan Somalogic 3
#16 Randall Stanton Spectralink 3
#16 Ian S. Nelson HP 3
#21 Kristine Janelle Im 2
#21 Austin Trever Krueger 2
#21 Christopher Ryan Dienes Seagate Technology 2
#21 Ozy Sjahputera Digitalglobe 2
#21 Brad Hunting Unknown 2
#21 Floriana Lutz 2
#21 Matthew McLeod Chadsey Seagate Technology 2
#28 Jodi Lynne Walsh Lexmark International 1
#28 J. Douglas Henley IBM 1
#28 Victor Daniel Norris 1
#28 Scott A. McMichael 1
#28 Richard L. Woolf Micro Motion 1
#28 David J. Denniston Colorado State University 1
#28 Wesley J. Graba Mks Instruments 1
#28 Clark Meyer 1
#28 Don Deptowicz Pcc Airfoils 1
#28 David COLBURN Halliburton Energy Services 1
#28 Shaun L. Freed Kbr Wyle Services 1
#28 Audrey Vecoven Ppg Industries Ohio 1
#28 Brian G. Bischof Mocon 1
#28 Matthew J. Wickett 1
#28 Steve Scargall Memverge 1
#28 Michael W. Staiano Seagate Technology 1
#28 Brent L. Cannell 1
#28 James E. Strauch 1
#28 Frank Masciale 1

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