Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Socorro, NM ranks #8,027 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 275 patents from 91 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Socorro, NM include Amoco, Wm. Wrigley Jr., Johnson & Johnson. That works out to 31.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 91 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 George J. Dixon Amoco 26
2 Marc A. Meyers Wm. Wrigley Jr. 21
3 Richard D. Scott Johnson & Johnson 17
#4 Snezna Rogelj New Mexico Tech University Research Park 15
#5 James A. Brierley Newmont Mining 14
#6 Michael D. McPherson X-Bow Launch Systems 13
#7 Dennis Grubb Solatube International 9
#8 Liliya FROLOVA New Mexico Tech Research Foundation 7
#9 Dileep K. Dandge Fiberchem 6
#10 Corale L. Brierley 5
#10 Danielle Nicole Turner New Mexico Tech University Research Park 5
#10 Hamdy Soliman New Mexico Technical Research Foundation 5
#10 Bryana Lynn Woo National Technology & Engineering Solutions Of Sandia 5
#14 Marx Brook New Mexico Tech Research Foundation 4
#14 Silversun Sturgis Associated Universities 4
#14 Lorenzo Torres New Mexico Tech Research Foundation 4
#14 Donghyeon Ryu New Mexico Tech University Research Park 4
#14 Melvin Hatch 4
#19 Lorie Liebrock Los Alamos National Security 3
#19 Frank T. Etscorn New Mexico Tech Research Foundation 3
#19 Douglas P. Wells New Mexico Tech University Research Park 3
#19 Jon Hill Trex Enterprises 3
#19 Lindsay Quarrie Qortek 3
#19 Dane Fradenburg X-Bow Launch Systems 3
#19 Tanja Pietrass University of California 3
#19 Matthew Hinton X-Bow Launch Systems 3
#19 John P. Heller New Mexico Tech Research Foundation 3
#28 Osman T. Inal Electric Power Research Institute 2
#28 Chad S. Watson Boise State University 2
#28 Arpad E. Torma National Technical Systems 2
#28 Marvin L. Kempton US Air Force 2
#28 Grant Gray New Mexico Tech Research Foundation 2
#28 Robert L. Irelan The Babcock & Wilcox 2
#28 Igor V. Magedov New Mexico Tech Research Foundation 2
#28 Boyun Guo New Mexico Tech Research Foundation 2
#28 Thomas David Burleigh Lonza 2
#28 Leslie D. EDWARDS New Mexico Tech Research Foundation 2
#28 Bhaskar S. Majumdar New Mexico Tech University Research Park 2
#28 Michael Hargather X-Bow Launch Systems 2
#28 Jane C. Love New Mexico Tech Research Foundation 2
#28 Sherin Bhassyvasantha New Mexico Tech University Research Park 2
#28 Mary Catherine Pfeifer Battelle Energy Alliance 2
#28 Chelsey Hargather X-Bow Launch Systems 2
#44 James V. McLemore New Mexico Tech Research Foundation 1
#44 Fred David Martin 1
#44 Dave L. Collis US Army 1
#44 Tomotsu Akashi 1
#44 Joel S. Shepitka 1
#44 James J. Forster US Air Force 1
#44 Gabriel Avilucea New Mexico Technical Research Foundation 1

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