Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Eugene, OR ranks #694 worldwide for total patents filed in 2020, with 218 patents from 135 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Eugene, OR include Pacific Biosciences Of California, Cisco, Thermo Fisher. That works out to 1.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 135 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Stephen Turner Pacific Biosciences Of California 12
2 Gregory J. Shepherd Cisco 8
3 Stephen Yue Thermo Fisher 7
3 David Van Wie Sococo 7
#5 Adam L. Wagner Fall Creek Farm And Nursery 6
#6 Dmitri Iazikov Lightsmyth Technologies 5
#6 Christoph M. Greiner Lightsmyth Technologies 5
#6 Zheng Tao Han Biosuccess Biotech Co. 5
#9 Thomas W. Mossberg Lightsmyth Technologies 4
#9 Brian Agnew Thermo Fisher 4
#11 Yi-Zhen Hu Thermo Fisher 3
#11 Hee Chol Kang Thermo Fisher 3
#11 Patrick J. Sullivan IBM 3
#11 WenLiang Gao Datalogic Usa 3
#15 Robby Jozef Maria Goetschalckx 2
#15 Karen Guillemin University Of Oregon 2
#15 Jon Anderegg Burley Design 2
#15 Shih-Jung Huang Thermo Fisher 2
#15 Rong Gao Temple University 2
#15 Gary Heeszel Johnson Crushers International 2
#15 Jianji Yang Ii-Vi Delaware 2
#15 Upinder Singh Thermo Fisher 2
#15 John Sharps Sharps Bros. 2
#15 Bryan L. Olmstead Datalogic Adc 2
#15 Clarke William McAllister Adasa 2
#15 Matthew G. Peterson The Williamette Valley Company 2
#15 John F. W. Keana State Of Oregon, Acting By And Through The Oregon State Board Of Higher Education, Acting For And On Behalf Of The Oregon Health Sciences University And The University Of Oregon 2
#15 Christopher D. Weber Heritage Research Group 2
#15 Joseph Altmaier Sococo 2
#15 Elena Molokanova University of California 2
#15 Patrick H. WITHAM Paragon Bioteck 2
#15 Masahito IGARI Shoei Chemical 2
#15 Robin S Slomkowski Unknown 2
#15 Robert Douglas Arnold Meta 2
#15 Yukihisa Okawa Shoei Chemical 2
#15 Susan Palsbo 2
#37 Dileep V. Reddy University Of Oregon 1
#37 Ray A. Walker 1
#37 Aimei Chen Thermo Fisher 1
#37 Joseph Beechem Nanostring Technologies 1
#37 David Hagen Thermo Fisher 1
#37 Keat Ghee Ong Mayo Foundation 1
#37 Jill Hendrickson Thermo Fisher 1
#37 Matthew Beaudet Thermo Fisher 1
#37 Michael D. Pluth University Of Oregon 1
#37 Jered Aasheim Microsoft 1
#37 Justin M. Hannigan Ii-Vi Delaware 1
#37 Preston Lane IBM 1
#37 Yexin Wu Thermo Fisher 1
#37 Arlen Rexius Rexius Forest By-Products 1

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