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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Williston, ND ranks #11,093 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 171 patents from 64 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Williston, ND include Agilepq, New Products Marketing, Energy And Environmental Research Center Foundation. That works out to 5.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 64 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Bruce Conway Agilepq 34
2 Wesley F. Black New Products Marketing 11
2 Darren Schmidt Energy And Environmental Research Center Foundation 11
#4 Don Darrell Hickman 8
#5 Rustee Stubbs 7
#6 Bill McFarlin 5
#6 Marvin L. Anderson 5
#6 Ronald L. Black 5
#6 Mike Palmer Ab Initio Technology 5
#10 Steven E. Hayden 4
#11 Ian C. Black 3
#11 Jon Randall Rasmussen Norand 3
#11 Andrew T. Moja 3
#11 Russell Ray Lockman Halliburton Energy Services 3
#15 Steven Degele Microsoft 2
#15 Kyle Collins Knox 2
#15 Warren Daniel Sundet 2
#15 Herman C. Hatfield, II Cameron International 2
#15 Kyle Steven Schindler Klx Energy Services 2
#15 Alec J. Driscoll 2
#15 Janelle Haydon Halliburton Energy Services 2
#15 Logan Todd Robertson Halliburton Energy Services 2
#15 John B. Andelin 2
#15 Ernest A. Schmidt 2
#15 Neal Sundhagen 2
#15 Shanon Sundhagen 2
#15 Drew Conway Agilepq 2
#15 Christopher Calva, SR. 2
#29 Wallace J. Rassier 1
#29 Donovan J. Schumacher 1
#29 Michael C. Moe 1
#29 Fred W. Roberts 1
#29 Haral Hoff 1
#29 Lorraine B. O'Neil 1
#29 Jeffery M. Miller 1
#29 James Black 1
#29 Fred Mockel 1
#29 Robert S. Arnson 1
#29 John Howard Dumbolton 1
#29 Audrey Kalil WARF 1
#29 Rickey J. Green Baker Hughes Holdings 1
#29 John Ames 1
#29 Taylor Linn Oxendahl 1
#29 Margaret A. Kaluza 1
#29 Jerome S. Rogness 1
#29 Kevin G. Overland 1
#29 Lester J. Lohse 1
#29 James C. Borrud 1
#29 Denis Martin Smith 1
#29 Kory V. Tvedt 1

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