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Lawrence Livermore National Security
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Lawrence Livermore National Security
— 1,557 Patents
Rank
(All Time):
#531
of
105,732
Top 1%
1,665
inventors
1,557
Patents All Time
Patents per Year
Patents granted per year, 2007 to 2025
Bar chart with a peak of 132 patents in 2023.
peak 132
2007: 3 patents
2007
2008: 42 patents
2009: 40 patents
2009
2010: 60 patents
2011: 61 patents
2011
2012: 87 patents
2013: 88 patents
2013
2014: 114 patents
2015: 91 patents
2015
2016: 94 patents
2017: 82 patents
2017
2018: 87 patents
2019: 103 patents
2019
2020: 91 patents
2021: 100 patents
2021
2022: 101 patents
2023: 132 patents
2023
2024: 115 patents
2025: 66 patents
2025
Top Inventors at Lawrence Livermore National Security
All Time
Showing
1–50
of
1,665
inventors
Rank
Name
Patents
1
Eric B. Duoss
85
2
Marcus A. Worsley
78
3
Christopher M. Spadaccini
69
#4
Thomas S. Wilson
63
#5
Joshua D. Kuntz
59
#6
Joseph C. Farmer
55
#7
Duncan J. Maitland
49
#8
Theodore F. Baumann
42
#9
Joe H. Satcher, Jr.
40
#9
Lars Voss
40
#11
Richard F. Post
36
#12
Andrew J. Bayramian
34
#12
Stephen A. Payne
34
#14
Patrick Campbell
32
#14
Roger D. Aines
32
#16
Juergen Biener
31
#16
Nerine Cherepy
31
#16
Robert Matthew Panas
31
#19
William J. Benett
30
#20
Sarah Baker
29
#21
Michael Stadermann
27
#21
N. Reginald Beer
27
#23
Joshuah K. Stolaroff
25
#23
Stephen E. Sampayan
25
#25
Jay W. Dawson
24
#25
Ward Small, IV
24
#25
William L. Bourcier
24
#28
Alexander E. Gash
23
#28
Neil Reginald Beer
23
#28
Rebecca J. Nikolic
23
#28
Satinderpall S. Pannu
23
#32
Jane P. Bearinger
22
#32
Tiziana C. Bond
22
#34
Adam Conway
21
#34
Andrew J. Pascall
21
#34
David W. Paglieroni
21
#34
Michael J. Messerly
21
#34
Stavros G. Demos
21
#39
James S. Oakdale
20
#39
Robert J. Deri
20
#41
Alexander M. Rubenchik
19
#41
Kedar G. Shah
19
#41
Matthew A. Coleman
19
#44
Carlos Valdez
18
#44
George J. Caporaso
18
#44
James A. DeMuth
18
#44
Jack Kotovsky
18
#44
Klint A. Rose
18
#44
Manyalibo Joseph Matthews
18
#44
Paul H. Pax
18
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