Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Riverton, UT ranks #2,985 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,020 patents from 212 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Riverton, UT include Us Synthetic, C.R. Bard, Purewick. That works out to 22.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 212 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kenneth E. Bertagnolli Us Synthetic 124
2 William R. Barron C.R. Bard 47
3 Robert A. Sanchez Purewick 38
#4 Andrew Mark Urry Orbit Irrigation Products 36
#5 Paul Hepworth The Code 31
#6 Huy Tran Becton, Dickinson And 27
#7 Bryan K. Ruggles Newell Operating 26
#8 Max E. Nielsen 25
#9 Sy Prestwich 3Com 23
#10 Travis D. Gates All Rite Products 20
#10 Alan L. Rockwood Brigham Young University 20
#12 Todd Mendenhall Weigh Safe 16
#12 Christian J. Seegmiller Miche Bag 16
#14 Mason L. Victors Recursion Pharmaceuticals 13
#14 Calvin D. Ostler Cao Group 13
#16 Tadd McBride Aktiebolaget Skf 12
#16 Merrill Smith Novell 12
#18 Tom M. Miner Becton, Dickinson And 11
#18 Calvin Ryan Owen Verizon 11
#18 L. Andrew Gibson L3 Technologies 11
#21 Robert Eric Roy Popio Ip Holdings 9
#21 Douglas Steck Cirque 9
#21 David M. Butts C.R. Bard 9
#21 Brent R. Beachem Novell 9
#21 Roger A. West The Bergquist 9
#21 Gordon K. Madson Fairchild Semiconductor 9
#21 Collin Lewis Alliant Techsystems 9
#21 Stacey L. Gates All Rite Products 9
#29 C. Ryan Owen Verizon 8
#29 John Walker Enclos 8
#29 Kevin Duy Nguyen Us Synthetic 8
#29 Tye T. Farnsworth System Lighting Solutions 8
#29 Chris Spencer Liveview Technologies 8
#29 Charles L. Farnworth C.R. Bard 8
#35 Dennis D. Palmer Unknown 7
#35 Dennis E. Rich Amtech 7
#35 John Olsen University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill 7
#35 Scott Sidwell Zimmer Biomet Cmf And Thoracic 7
#35 Weston O. Whitaker Becton, Dickinson And 7
#40 Richard H. Grappendorf Christensen 6
#40 Craig L. Jensen Aluminum Company Of America 6
#40 Todd Rich Cirque 6
#40 Kerry R. Kohuth General Pneumatics 6
#40 Alexander Y. Danoyan Novell 6
#45 Danelle Larsen 5
#45 Thomas John Webster Ultradent Products 5
#45 Thomas Dean Maynard Apple 5
#45 Zackary D. Swasey Savant Holdings 5
#45 Marshall D. Smith Weiler 5
#45 James Holmes Edge 3 Technologies 5

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