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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Rathdrum, ID ranks #11,132 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 170 patents from 42 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Rathdrum, ID include Chatsworth Products, Novelis, Cominco. That works out to 18.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–42 of 42 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 William Krietzman Chatsworth Products 87
2 John Steven Tingey Novelis 7
3 James A. Imthurn Novelis 6
#4 Larry B. Hunnel Cominco 5
#4 Kevin M. Hanson American Electronic Sign 5
#4 Michael Denney IBM 5
#7 Darin Williams Hughes Electronics Limited 4
#7 Bobby G. Head 4
#9 William K. Magee Transtector Systems 3
#9 Jeffrey Steele Sanders Itron 3
#11 Nate Stephens 2
#11 Bret Thomas Stewart 2
#11 Max Griffin Westblock Systems 2
#11 Wayne I. Riddle 2
#11 Kristopher Paul Springer 2
#11 Dave A. Mellick US Air Force 2
#11 Kevin Cleveland 2
#11 Shawn Nathan Watson Unknown 2
#11 Robert Cordes 2
#20 Jerry Stevenson US Air Force 1
#20 Christian Dewitt Walsh 1
#20 Robert G. Quintin 1
#20 W. Scott Whitesitt 1
#20 Mark A. Honnell 1
#20 D. L. Bennett 1
#20 Keith P. Thomas US Air Force 1
#20 Edward C Martz 1
#20 Harry W. Schader 1
#20 Jeff Hubble 1
#20 Timothy Wirth 1
#20 Karen M. Kahler 1
#20 John R. Lindhal 1
#20 Michael Dole Transtector Systems 1
#20 Shawn Carlock 1
#20 Tony Glander 1
#20 Daniel Ashenbrenner 1
#20 Mark R. Castle Outotec Oyj 1
#20 Gary Hooper Thyssenkrupp Elevator 1
#20 Beryl R. Hudson 1
#20 Tanya Lee Bujko 1
#20 George D. Dillon 1
#20 William Tincup 1

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