Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Eugene, OR ranks #626 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 203 patents from 127 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Eugene, OR include Pacific Biosciences Of California, Cisco, Sococo. That works out to 1.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 127 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Stephen Turner Pacific Biosciences Of California 11
2 Gregory J. Shepherd Cisco 6
2 David Van Wie Sococo 6
2 Stephen Yue Thermo Fisher 6
#5 Michael Ward Thermo Fisher 5
#5 Hee Chol Kang Thermo Fisher 5
#7 Zakary James Borg Oregon Precision Industries 3
#7 Dmitri Iazikov Lightsmyth Technologies 3
#7 Christoph M. Greiner Lightsmyth Technologies 3
#7 Bruce Branchaud Thermo Fisher 3
#7 Thomas W. Mossberg Lightsmyth Technologies 3
#7 H. Michael Shepard Halozyme 3
#7 John Mauro Thermo Fisher 3
#7 Alexander M. McQueen Datalogic Adc 3
#7 Aimei Chen Thermo Fisher 3
#16 Alan Shearin Datalogic Adc 2
#16 Michael P. Svetal Datalogic Adc 2
#16 Ryan B. Thompson Datalogic Adc 2
#16 Jamie M. Sullivan Kla-Tencor 2
#16 Jolene Bradford Thermo Fisher 2
#16 Brian Agnew Thermo Fisher 2
#16 Keith Kearsley Thoratec 2
#16 Vladimir Martin Thermo Fisher 2
#16 Richard A. Barbis Swimways 2
#16 Christopher J. Eacker Bowtech 2
#16 Ernest O'Byrne Spring Meadow Nursery 2
#16 John Sharps Sharps Bros. 2
#16 Shannon W. Boettcher University Of Oregon 2
#16 Christopher Ryan Watkins 2
#16 Jason Dallwig Thermo Fisher 2
#16 Justin D. Bloom Feeney Wireless 2
#16 Richard P. Haugland Molecular Probes 2
#16 WenLiang Gao Datalogic Usa 2
#16 Robert L. Hubbard Applied Materials 2
#16 Mark J. Bigler Server Technology 2
#16 Jeffrey Paris Wensel Spinelogik 2
#16 Robert E. Ralston Feeney Wireless 2
#16 Charles M. Patton Sri International 2
#16 Don M. Tucker Electrical Geodesics 2
#16 Patrick M. O'Donnell Datalogic Adc 2
#41 Jeffrey J. Hoskinson Datalogic Adc 1
#41 Cale Gage Bruckner 1
#41 Alan Guess Datalogic Scanning 1
#41 Blaine Robert Hilton 1
#41 Wendy Strgar 1
#41 Sergei I. Turovets Electrical Geodesics 1
#41 Jonas Emery Agrivida 1
#41 Stacey E. York Johnson & Johnson 1
#41 Kurt Vander Bogart Accenture Global Services Limited 1
#41 Dave Looney Ty-Crop Manufacturing 1

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