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Wyoming

Innovation Scorecard

Total Patents

1,796

National Rank

#50

Top Category

Electronics & Semiconductors

YoY Growth

2.0%

Population

578,583

Patents / $B GDP

35

Patents / 100K Pop

310

Innovation DNA

Patent activity distribution across technology categories

Innovation Ecosystem

Economic and research indicators that shape Wyoming's innovation landscape.

State GDP

$51B

Median Income

$72,415

Unemployment

3.4%

Bachelor's+

30.4%

Per Capita Income

$85,945

Fed. Spending

$2.0B

NIH Grants

30

NSF Awards

30

SBIR/STTR

364

~$113M awarded

Biz Formation

1,777/mo

STEM Workers

5.0%

14,190 employed

Sources: FRED, Census ACS, USAspending.gov, NIH RePORTER, NSF, SBIR.gov

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Patent Activity by Year

170
2016
176
2017
172
2018
176
2019
207
2020
178
2021
163
2022
204
2023
208
2024
142
2025

Top Patent Holders

RankOrganizationPatents
1UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING 110
2Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC 80
3MCGINLEY ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, LLC 44
4DISH Network L.L.C. 35
5Voxer IP LLC 24
6Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC 22
7Carbon Holdings Intellectual Properties, LLC 21
8DISH Wireless L.L.C. 21
9Google LLC 20
10Tybalt, LLC 19

Technology Categories

CategoryPatents
electronics & semiconductors 328
biotech & life sciences 315
software & computing 296
mechanical & manufacturing 185
chemistry & materials 182
mechanical engineering 169
construction 105
textiles 6

Universities in Wyoming

University Of Wyoming

Laramie 132 patents