Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Vernal, UT ranks #9,088 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 230 patents from 70 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Vernal, UT include Illinois Tool Works, Morton International, Extreme Technologies. That works out to 22.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 70 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Steven R. Benson Illinois Tool Works 32
2 Christopher Hock Morton International 26
3 Darrin L. Johnson Morton International 21
#4 Gilbert Troy Meier Extreme Technologies 10
#4 Michael Ford Ford 10
#6 Joshua J. Smith Extreme Technologies 8
#6 Kevin Manwaring Magna-Sonic Stress Testers 8
#8 Edwin T. Bulloch Somnus Medical 6
#8 Dean Gregory Anderson 6
#10 Byron G. Merrell 5
#10 David Bell Compaq Computer 5
#12 Cynthia Murray The Boeing 4
#12 Daniel Morton Emory University 4
#14 W. John McKeachnie Weatherford/Lamb 3
#14 Elliott Jolley 3
#14 Lloyd W. Swain 3
#14 John W. McKeachnie Weatherford/Lamb 3
#14 Richard James Curtice Halliburton Energy Services 3
#14 Jeffery D. Hancock Stearns 3
#20 Michael McKeachnie Weatherford/Lamb 2
#20 Howard Jackman Autoliv Asp 2
#20 Jefferey D. Hancock Stearns 2
#20 Daniel Collier 2
#20 Roland B. Heath 2
#20 Cameron Dick Extreme Technologies 2
#20 Timothy Michael Chervick 2
#20 William Lauf 2
#20 Brad A. Sorensen 2
#20 Stephen Mortensen 2
#20 Keith Muir 2
#20 Jacob Robert Willer 2
#20 Seth N Lyman Utah State University 2
#20 Ronald K. Wackowski Chevron 2
#20 Kerby S. Aslesen Chevron 2
#20 Brent Jackson Sas Institute 2
#36 Mervin J. Slaugh 1
#36 Jeffrey Ensminger Advanced Lubrication Technology 1
#36 Trent D. Van Leuven 1
#36 Phyllis C. Collier 1
#36 Joseph P. Addis 1
#36 John McKeanchnie Weatherford/Lamb 1
#36 Clinton Speirs 1
#36 Brenda Schenck 1
#36 Ronald Gago 1
#36 Ed Gudac 1
#36 James A. Pascarella 1
#36 Brad McClellan 1
#36 Jeremy VanderDoes 1
#36 Nolan Massey Cameron International 1
#36 Luke Reary 1

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