Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Walla Walla, WA ranks #3,526 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 33 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Walla Walla, WA include Nelson Irrigation, Siemens Canada Limited, J.R. Setina Manufacturing. That works out to 1.0 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 Craig B. Nelson Nelson Irrigation 9
2 Riley D. Greenwood Nelson Irrigation 4
3 Chad D. Leinweber Nelson Irrigation 3
3 George L. Sesser Nelson Irrigation 3
#5 Joseph Daniel Sinden Nelson Irrigation 2
#5 Scott Campbell Siemens Canada Limited 2
#5 Andrew B. Hellie Nelson Irrigation 2
#5 Mathew L. Zimmerman Nelson Irrigation 2
#9 Jon L. Gaddis J.R. Setina Manufacturing 1
#9 Abilash Ravikumar Amazon 1
#9 Reid A. Nelson Nelson Irrigation 1
#9 Paul W. H. Brandauer 1
#9 Steven E. Crawford Nelson Irrigation 1
#9 Barton R. Nelson Nelson Irrigation 1

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