Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Sandy, UT ranks #574 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 5,913 patents from 1,140 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sandy, UT include Ultradent Products, Fusion-Io, Clph. That works out to 61.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 1,140 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Dan E. Fischer Ultradent Products 203
2 David Flynn Fusion-Io 194
3 Stephen A. Leeflang Clph 111
#4 Scott D. Miles Coherex Medical 105
#5 Densen Cao Cao Group 88
#5 Thomas R. Giallorenzi L-3 Communications 88
#7 Debkumar Mukhopadhyay Us Synthetic 83
#8 Bruce S. McLean Ultradent Products 79
#9 Richard J. Linder Coherex Medical 67
#10 Neil T. Jessop Ultradent Products 62
#11 Gregory R. McArthur Merit Medical Systems 54
#12 Hariprasad Vankayalapati Arrien Pharmaceuticals 51
#13 Minh Quang Hoang Becton, Dickinson And 48
#14 Reza Jalili Google 46
#15 Christopher P. Steinman Lifeline Scientific 43
#16 Mark A. Crawford Becton, Dickinson And 42
#17 John W. Ogilvie Unknown 41
#18 Jared G. Bytheway Cirque 40
#18 Ashok Challa Fairchild Semiconductor 40
#20 Robert S. Miller Varian Medical Systems 39
#21 Matthew Palmer Arthrex 37
#21 Balakrishnan Nair Oscilla Power 37
#23 Steven L. Warner Tolero Pharmaceuticals 36
#24 Dale C. Gledhill Pulse 31
#24 Amir Orome C.R. Bard 31
#24 Jorgen J. Moller, Jr. Snapsports 31
#27 Bryan G. Davis Becton, Dickinson And 30
#27 Paul F. Swenson Consolidated Natural Gas Service Company 30
#29 Paul Glad Cirque 29
#30 Steven Weir Merit Medical Systems 28
#30 Arlin Dale Nelson Merit Medical Systems 28
#30 Trent N. Butcher Baker Hughes Holdings 28
#30 Mark Sullivan Scentsy 28
#34 Gregory S. Anderson Pulse 27
#34 Jason A. Edie Warsaw Orthopedic 27
#34 Pieter Gerhard Roos Picker International 27
#34 Darrel Palmer Ballard Medical Products 27
#34 William Padilla Merit Medical Systems 27
#39 Thomas B. MARRIOTT Shire-Nps Pharmaceuticals 26
#40 Robert Hitchcock Catheter Connections 25
#41 David C. Fairbourn Aeromet Technologies 24
#42 William K. McIntire L-3 Communications 22
#42 Radivoje Zarubica L3 Technologies 22
#44 Raymond L. Goodson 3Form 21
#44 John E. C. Willham 3Form 21
#44 Kevin D. Banta Won-Door 21
#44 George E. Gerpheide Cirque 21
#48 J. Ryan Stanfield Vadovations 20
#48 Mark Tauer Tyco Healthcare Group Lp 20
#48 Gary E. Gustafson 20

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