Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Bend, OR ranks #890 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 151 patents from 95 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bend, OR include Helen Of Troy Limited, Uncinate Joint, Nike. That works out to 1.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 95 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Ryan James Diener Helen Of Troy Limited 7
2 Brian George Goodwin Helen Of Troy Limited 6
3 Theodore P. Bertele Uncinate Joint 4
3 Aaron K. Goodwin Nike 4
3 Douglas Alan Lorenz Bend Reserch 4
3 James M. Mullin Nike 4
3 John J. Giobbi Proxense 4
3 John M. Schmitt Nike 4
#9 Matthew Alan Townsend Amazon 3
#9 Steven Edward Walterscheid Fsd 3
#9 Justin Taylor Helen Of Troy Limited 3
#9 Benjamin Robert Hein Helen Of Troy Limited 3
#9 Adam S. Carroll Nike 3
#9 David Keith Lyon Bend Reserch 3
#9 Patricia Andres Dermira 3
#9 Justin W. Taylor Seescan 3
#17 Kim Brannock Milwaukee Electric Tool 2
#17 Jeffrey Doering Oracle 2
#17 Brian Fosse Lalabu 2
#17 John Belsick Qorvo Us 2
#17 Christopher A. Miksovsky Humangear 2
#17 Shelley Palazzolo Helen Of Troy Limited 2
#17 Kevin McCarron Qorvo Us 2
#17 Dylan Murdock Qorvo Us 2
#17 Jose Cruz Chavez, Jr. 2
#17 Richard P. Christen Oregami 2
#17 David Michael Carey Cummins 2
#28 Dwayne T. Friesen Bend Reserch 1
#28 Scot Kellar Intel 1
#28 Josh Brungardt Chs 1
#28 Leander Zickler Amo Development 1
#28 John Michael Fife Enel X North America 1
#28 Will Lebeda 1
#28 Rodney James Ketner Bend Reserch 1
#28 Gene D. Kasten 1
#28 Trevor Thayer 1
#28 Evan A. Hill Iheart Media Management Services 1
#28 James Marcus Otting Itron 1
#28 Timothy Smythe Certainteed Gypsum And Ceiling Manufacturing 1
#28 Ray LUNDY 1
#28 Jeremiah Bohannon Frogger 1
#28 Stephen C. Geist Edwards Lifesciences 1
#28 Douglas Wambaugh Certainteed Gypsum And Ceiling Manufacturing 1
#28 Ramiro Reyes Aegea Medical 1
#28 Martin Mutch Helen Of Troy Limited 1
#28 Shiloh Spoo Glas-Weld Systems 1
#28 Patrick Jon Buresh Michelin 1
#28 Chris Joyce Chs 1
#28 Edward M. Boyle, Jr. Clearflow 1
#28 Gregory Le Burge Supra Products 1

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