Gresham, OR ranks #2,606 worldwide for total patents filed in 2019, with 53 patents from 16 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Gresham, OR include IBM, Zhejiang Zhengte Co., J. Frank Schmidt & Son. That works out to 0.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–16 of 16 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey P. Gambino | IBM | 21 |
| 2 | Dee Volin | Zhejiang Zhengte Co. | 12 |
| 3 | Keith S. Warren | J. Frank Schmidt & Son | 3 |
| #4 | David T. Price | onsemi | 2 |
| #4 | James Garvin | Cornell Pump Company | 2 |
| #4 | Mark Cheyne | Esco Group | 2 |
| #4 | Bruce Greenwood | onsemi | 2 |
| #8 | Richard G. Kummerle | The Boeing | 1 |
| #8 | Sallie Hose | onsemi | 1 |
| #8 | Craig A. Clark | Warn Industries | 1 |
| #8 | Fred Woods | — | 1 |
| #8 | Paula Ann Manion | — | 1 |
| #8 | Bob Klein | — | 1 |
| #8 | Richard H. Crampton | — | 1 |
| #8 | Kenneth Kurtz | Lumimove | 1 |
| #8 | Jerry Lowell Kelley | — | 1 |
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