Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Nebraska ranks #40 among US states for total patents filed all time, with 22,707 patents from 5,697 inventors across 325 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 11.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.

Top Cities in Nebraska All Time

Rank City Patents Inventors
#1 Omaha, NE 7,981 2,015
#2 Lincoln, NE 5,861 1,303
#3 Columbus, NE 667 142
#4 Kearney, NE 460 110
#5 Valley, NE 344 82
#6 Hastings, NE 344 61
#7 York, NE 280 29
#8 Beatrice, NE 263 53
#9 Sidney, NE 260 64
#10 Papillion, NE 259 86
#11 Grand Island, NE 242 100
#12 Gretna, NE 240 58
#13 Pierce, NE 229 11
#14 Bellevue, NE 208 93
#15 Norfolk, NE 205 63
#16 Blair, NE 198 43
#17 Fremont, NE 196 75
#18 Gothenburg, NE 195 8
#19 Waterloo, NE 160 30
#20 Bradshaw, NE 142 2
#21 Bennington, NE 128 24
#22 Ogallala, NE 123 20
#23 Waverly, NE 116 21
#24 Seward, NE 115 25
#25 Holdrege, NE 115 27

Top Inventors in Nebraska All Time

Rank Inventor City Company Patents
1 Leroy L. Peterson Omaha Sportsstuff 326
2 Duane A. Potrzeba Hastings Monsanto Technology 195
3 Laron L. Peters Gothenburg Monsanto Technology 172
#4 Daniel R. Wiederin Omaha Elemental Scientific 154
#5 Brandon Michael Wardyn Bradshaw Pioneer (Corteva) 140
#6 Martin M. Liphardt Lincoln J.A. Woollam Co. 122
#7 Rebecca E. Cahoon Lincoln E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 116
#8 James B. Watson Pierce Black & Decker 111
#9 Ping He Lincoln J.A. Woollam Co. 110
#9 Mark J. Brinkman Omaha Monsanto Technology 110
#11 Clinton J. Turnbull Thayer Monsanto Technology 109
#12 Dennis James Dolan York Pioneer (Corteva) 107
#13 Shane Farritor Lincoln University Of Nebraska 106
#13 James K. Boutcher Omaha West 106
#15 Blaine D. Johs Lincoln J.A. Woollam Co. 102
#16 Jeffrey William Cordell Omaha West 93
#17 Craig M. Herzinger Lincoln J.A. Woollam Co. 88
#18 Robert W. Allington Lincoln 87
#19 Jason S. Morrison Chadron Dell Products 83
#20 Michael J. Moore Omaha Corning Incorporated 79
#21 Rodney Laible Omaha Pfizer 75
#22 Charles A. Saunders Columbus Saunders Archery 66
#22 Thomas J. Frederick Gretna Sensormatic Electronics 66
#24 Alan Tipp Valley 180S 64
#25 John A. Woollam Lincoln J.A. Woollam Co. 63

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