Burien, WA ranks #4,833 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 22 patents from 13 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Burien, WA include The Boeing, Terraclear, Gilead Sciences. That works out to 0.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–13 of 13 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert John Rencher | The Boeing | 3 |
| 1 | Dwight Galen McMaster | Terraclear | 3 |
| 3 | John Desmond Whelan | The Boeing | 2 |
| 3 | Patrick J. Salvo | Gilead Sciences | 2 |
| 3 | Michael W. Evens | The Boeing | 2 |
| 3 | Brandi Huang | — | 2 |
| 3 | William Earl | Amazon | 2 |
| #8 | Nicholas Albion | Merlin Technology | 1 |
| #8 | Eric M. Hayward | Amazon | 1 |
| #8 | David E. Sanford | The Boeing | 1 |
| #8 | Brandon S. Uttech | The Boeing | 1 |
| #8 | Brandon Shults | Blue Nile | 1 |
| #8 | Matthijs van Leeuwen | — | 1 |
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