Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Rifle, CO ranks #17,449 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 83 patents from 38 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Rifle, CO include Sesqui Mining, Llc., The Secretary Of State For Defence In Her Britannic Majesty'S Government Of The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland Cnt Gbx Cod 07, Power Line Sentry. That works out to 8.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–38 of 38 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Roger L. Day Sesqui Mining, Llc. 15
2 John B. Jones, Jr. The Secretary Of State For Defence In Her Britannic Majesty'S Government Of The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland Cnt Gbx Cod 07 7
2 Ronald K. Spencer Power Line Sentry 7
#4 Keith Gilstrap Unknown 5
#5 Irvin P. Nielsen Solvay Chemicals 4
#5 Kevin Nye 4
#5 Richard Benson 4
#8 Justin Eugene Hale The Boeing 3
#9 Carl L. Jacobson Occidental Oil Shale 2
#9 John H. Wix 2
#9 Jefferson Cardoso 2
#9 Leonard H. Switzer American Shale Oil 2
#13 Gerald T. Morris 1
#13 Lawrence E. Cleghorn 1
#13 Hope R. Marsh 1
#13 Rebecca Hale 1
#13 Nathan Humphreys 1
#13 Darell D. Thacker 1
#13 Cherice A. Tafoya 1
#13 Stacey Gould Cargill, Incorporated 1
#13 Glynda Annette Yoder 1
#13 Laurel Jean Conrard 1
#13 Marissa Nichols 1
#13 Travis Christopher Porter 1
#13 Jeffrey Kehr 1
#13 Jeff W. Simons ExxonMobil 1
#13 Chuck Caron 1
#13 Kristina Esquibel 1
#13 Osvaldo Marquez 1
#13 Alexander William Ewers 1
#13 William J. Brandsma 1
#13 Stanley R. Thayer 1
#13 Kenneth Patey 1
#13 Rollin L. Estes 1
#13 Paul S. Elder 1
#13 Elbert R. Gill Gill Industries 1
#13 Bernard J. Schaeffer Amax 1
#13 Gerald A. Wellman 1

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