Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Payson, UT ranks #5,237 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 502 patents from 94 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Payson, UT include Novell, Wing Enterprises, Incorporated, Barebones Systems. That works out to 23.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 94 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Scott Alan Isaacson Novell 60
2 Sean R. Peterson Wing Enterprises, Incorporated 42
3 David Jared Burton Barebones Systems 35
#4 Dave Pratt Micron 21
#5 Wallace E. Day Vip Investments 20
#6 Lyman G. Bahr The Ensign-Bickford 16
#6 Keyvan Vasefi Goal Zero 16
#8 Shawn C. Scott Us Synthetic 13
#9 Mike Warner Vivint 12
#10 Spencer Lambert Action Target 11
#11 Kent R. Van Kampen Auburn University 10
#12 Christopher Maloy Servicenow 9
#12 Jared Burton Provo Craft And Novelty 9
#14 Robert Skousen Stilmar Netiq 8
#14 James G. Sermersheim Apple 8
#14 Richard C. Lindsey Liveview Technologies 8
#14 Steve Larsen Megastir Technologies 8
#18 Michael Warner Vivint 7
#18 Sean Peterson Torus 7
#18 Thomas Larry Biggs Novell 7
#21 Frank Edward McNitt 6
#21 Cody Frisby Us Synthetic 6
#21 Scott C. Hansen The Western Union 6
#21 Gary Murdock Maxim Integrated Products 6
#21 Michael Reid AT&T 6
#21 Ashley R. Guy Unknown 6
#27 Thomas E. Mower Sakura Properties 5
#27 Darren Wall Action Target 5
#27 Vaughn R. Staheli 5
#27 Hilarie Orman Novell 5
#31 Jordan S. Simpson IBM 4
#31 Jared Briggs Brigham Young University 4
#31 David Preece Fortem Technologies 4
#31 Richard Zimmerman Moxtek 4
#31 Jason Hunsaker Old Mill Brick 4
#31 Lan Carter Smith International 4
#37 Richard Schroeppel Sandia 3
#37 Kurt Nosack Novell 3
#37 Dennis Hegerhorst Alliant Techsystems 3
#37 Grant Echols Novell 3
#37 Shawn S. Chin Moxtek 3
#37 Darin Scott Andrew Digicert 3
#37 Michael L. Buck Novell 3
#37 Troy Atkin Becton, Dickinson And 3
#37 Jarid Lynn Spencer Us Synthetic 3
#37 Charles Jeffrey Claunch Smith International 3
#47 RyLee Reid 2
#47 Kory Garner Intel 2
#47 Daniel A. McCallum Adobe 2
#47 Richard C. O'Neal Liberty Safe And Security Products 2

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