Gresham, OR ranks #2,293 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 55 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Gresham, OR include IBM, Adidas Ag, J. Frank Schmidt & Son. That works out to 0.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–14 of 14 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey P. Gambino | IBM | 30 |
| 2 | Darren Michael Wood | Adidas Ag | 5 |
| 3 | Keith S. Warren | J. Frank Schmidt & Son | 4 |
| 3 | Dee Volin | Zhejiang Zhengte Co. | 4 |
| #5 | David T. Price | onsemi | 3 |
| #6 | Thomas E. Corsine | Kärcher North America | 1 |
| #6 | Alphonso Thomas Schiavone | — | 1 |
| #6 | Craig A. Clark | Warn Industries | 1 |
| #6 | David J. Sturtevant | Lsi | 1 |
| #6 | Joseph B. Crover | — | 1 |
| #6 | Max Strasburg | Nantero | 1 |
| #6 | Hiroshi Morihara | Advanced Silicon Materials | 1 |
| #6 | Mark Jones | Innovation | 1 |
| #6 | Chris R. Behnke | Rentrak | 1 |
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