Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Bend, OR ranks #924 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 147 patents from 91 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bend, OR include Helen Of Troy Limited, Idatech, Amo Development. That works out to 1.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 91 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Brian George Goodwin Helen Of Troy Limited 6
2 David J. Edlund Idatech 5
2 Leander Zickler Amo Development 5
#4 Benjamin Robert Hein Helen Of Troy Limited 4
#4 Christopher A. Miksovsky Humangear 4
#4 John J. Giobbi Proxense 4
#4 Warren K. Miller Bend Reserch 4
#4 Ryan James Diener Helen Of Troy Limited 4
#9 Jeffrey Doering Oracle 3
#9 Justin W. Taylor Seescan 3
#9 Kim Brannock Milwaukee Electric Tool 3
#9 David Michael Carey Cummins 3
#9 Matthew Alan Townsend Amazon 3
#14 Melissa J. Roma IBM 2
#14 Paula M. Hicks Cargill, Incorporated 2
#14 John M. Schmitt Nike 2
#14 James M. Mullin Nike 2
#14 Shelley Palazzolo Helen Of Troy Limited 2
#14 Niki Singlaub 2
#14 Daniel T. Smithey Bend Reserch 2
#14 Steve Walterscheid Kma Concepts Limited 2
#14 Patricia Andres Dermira 2
#14 Brian Fosse Lalabu 2
#14 Aaron K. Goodwin Nike 2
#14 Roberto Aiello Pulselink 2
#14 Timothy Gorbold Steel Technology 2
#14 Robert Kieffer Meta 2
#14 Matt Hoskins Tsi Manufacturing 2
#14 Dwayne T. Friesen Bend Reserch 2
#14 Theodore P. Bertele Uncinate Joint 2
#14 Michael M. Morgen Bend Reserch 2
#32 Ian S. Buckley General Motors 1
#32 William Ferris Traeger Pellet Grills 1
#32 Justin Taylor Helen Of Troy Limited 1
#32 Steven E. Sloop Hulico 1
#32 John M. Baumann Bend Reserch 1
#32 Christopher A. Rycewicz 1
#32 Daniel E. Dobry Bend Reserch 1
#32 Mathew Smith Nxp B.V. 1
#32 Paul R. Reynolds Medrad 1
#32 Brandon J. Downey Bend Reserch 1
#32 William H. Warne 1
#32 Matthew Paul Nahlik Helen Of Troy Limited 1
#32 Lisa J. Graham Bend Reserch 1
#32 Steven Edward Walterscheid Fsd 1
#32 Sanjay Konagurthu Bend Reserch 1
#32 David D. Newbold Bend Reserch 1
#32 Martin S. Denham Intel 1
#32 Robert W. Vanneman Laserline Mfg. 1
#32 Ralph Tadday Bend Reserch 1

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