Sandy, OR ranks #4,908 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 20 patents from 12 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sandy, OR include Mentor Graphics, Nike, Wilson Sporting Goods. That works out to 1.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–12 of 12 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Brady Benware | Mentor Graphics | 4 |
| 2 | Gary W. Glahn | Nike | 3 |
| 2 | Jeffrey A. Flood | Wilson Sporting Goods | 3 |
| #4 | Steven W. Shuyler | Warn Industries | 2 |
| #5 | Adam Kennedy | GE | 1 |
| #5 | Lawrence R. Lundbom | — | 1 |
| #5 | Quay Isaac Gene Williams | Mega Fluid Systems | 1 |
| #5 | Chad Eickhoff | — | 1 |
| #5 | Enrique G. Castro-Leon | Intel | 1 |
| #5 | Vernon L. Brown | Motorola | 1 |
| #5 | Richard L. Rickert | Warn Industries | 1 |
| #5 | Cameron Kinder | Lacrosse Footwear | 1 |
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