Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Wyoming ranks #50 among US states for total patents filed all time, with 7,385 patents from 1,797 inventors across 109 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 12.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.

Top Cities in Wyoming All Time

Rank City Patents Inventors
#1 Jackson, WY 1,353 130
#2 Laramie, WY 1,028 298
#3 Sheridan, WY 851 110
#4 Cheyenne, WY 822 197
#5 Casper, WY 740 201
#6 Cody, WY 240 72
#7 Green River, WY 195 69
#8 Riverton, WY 179 61
#9 Gillette, WY 178 101
#10 Etna, WY 138 6
#11 Powell, WY 101 30
#12 Evanston, WY 97 26
#13 Rock Springs, WY 97 66
#14 Afton, WY 89 10
#15 Hyattville, WY 88 2
#16 Burlington, WY 79 5
#17 Lander, WY 78 27
#18 Centennial, WY 62 3
#19 Buffalo, WY 53 23
#20 Banner, WY 52 2
#21 Robertson, WY 41 1
#22 Mills, WY 40 7
#23 Douglas, WY 37 18
#24 Carpenter, WY 35 1
#25 Teton Village, WY 34 4

Top Inventors in Wyoming All Time

Rank Inventor City Company Patents
1 John Cronin Sheridan IBM 403
2 Jay M. Short Jackson Diversa 176
3 Steve Shattil Cheyenne Genghiscomm Holdings 149
#4 Ephraim Heller Jackson Abbott 126
#5 Thomas E. Wood Etna 3M 94
#5 Thomas E. Katis Jackson Voxer Ip 94
#7 Joseph A. Sorge Jackson Stratagene 87
#7 Kevin J. Negus Hyattville Cbf Networks 87
#9 William G. Bliss Jackson Cirrus Logic 84
#10 David M. Bloom Jackson Alces Technology 74
#11 Phillip M. Adams Afton Novell 71
#12 Seth Cronin Sheridan Ix Innovation 69
#13 Michael Peterson Burlington Acme United 62
#14 Leandro P. Rizzuto Sheridan Conair 55
#15 William A. Apel Jackson Battelle Energy Alliance 54
#15 Benjamin Schwarz Jackson Applied Materials 54
#17 Gregory William Dalcher Casper Mcafee 53
#18 Terry Hermanson Jackson Mr. Christmas Incorporated 50
#18 Joseph C. McGinley Casper Mcginley Engineered Solutions 50
#18 Christopher Thomas Donner Banner Jcbd 50
#21 Clifton L. Cook Sheridan Alliant Techsystems 43
#22 Dennis H. Hancock Evanston Stearns 42
#23 Ken Krieger Jackson Google 41
#23 Jeffrey W. Jones Robertson Biolase Technology 41
#25 Nathaniel R. Storey Laramie University Of Wyoming 37

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