Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Niwot, CO ranks #1,980 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,639 patents from 153 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Niwot, CO include Phatrat Technology, Hunter Douglas, Covidien Lp. That works out to 380.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 153 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Curtis A. Vock Phatrat Technology 107
2 Paul G. Swiszcz Hunter Douglas 105
3 Steven P. Buysse Covidien Lp 74
#4 Dan Jones Open Invention Network Llc Nc 66
#5 Robert M. Scribner Kyphon 63
#6 Robert B. Wood Rockwell Collins 54
#7 Alan W. Weimer University of Colorado, A Body Corporate 53
#7 Ian Richard Scott Elizabeth Arden Co., Division Of Conopco 53
#9 George Sarosi Time Warner Cable 49
#10 Terry M. Olkin Workday 39
#10 Richard S. Prodan Broadcom 39
#12 Rich Prodan Broadcom 38
#13 Richard N. Granger United States Surgical 37
#14 Robert Wood Fusion-Io 36
#15 Frank William Bernett Seagate Technology 34
#15 Theodore W. Randolph University of Colorado 34
#17 Jeffrey G. Reh Fabriq 33
#18 Gan Zhang Array Biopharma 30
#19 Lance R. Carlson Maxtor 27
#20 Andrei Khurshudov Seagate Technology 23
#20 John A. Patterson Chevron 23
#22 Frank A. Goodknight Oracle 20
#22 Max William Reed Primestar Solar 20
#22 Guenter Stenz AMD 20
#25 Scott Ferrill Tibbitts Katasi 19
#26 Mark A. Beran Bc Creations 18
#26 Douglas J. Hurst Mocapay 18
#28 James C. Minor Eastman Kodak 17
#29 David Michael Keffeler Covidien Lp 15
#29 Gregory Zlatko Grudic Flashback Technologies 15
#29 Stephen R. Cornaby Seagate Technology 15
#32 Mark Crosby Biostar 14
#32 Steve Cochran Global Healthcare Exchange 14
#34 Greg Stewart Honeywell 13
#34 John Thompson Cray 13
#36 Isobel Jane Mulligan Flashback Technologies 12
#36 Eric Olden Strata Identity 12
#36 Marvin R. DeForest Io-Mega Holding 12
#39 Kyle Habermehl Pearson Education 11
#39 David Siegel Unknown 11
#41 Mark Krebs Google 10
#41 William James McDermid 10
#41 Timothy J. Freese HP 10
#41 Rainer M. Malzbender Displaytech 10
#41 Lisbeth Hals Lehan Unknown 10
#46 Robert Joseph Miles Exabyte 9
#46 Mark S. Blumhardt Us West Technologies 9
#48 Clency Lee-Yow Custom Microwave Incorporated 8
#48 Curt Bruner Maxtor 8
#48 Ronald D. Parrish IBM 8

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