Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Yakima, WA ranks #6,739 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 14 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Yakima, WA include Kalamazoo Holdings, Unknown, Mkn Maschinenfabrik Kurt Neubauer Gmbh & Co. Kg. That works out to 0.1 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 Brian Patrick Buffin Kalamazoo Holdings 1
1 Jere F. Irwin Unknown 1
1 Terry Franklin Betker 1
1 Peter Helm Mkn Maschinenfabrik Kurt Neubauer Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
1 Charles E. Swank, II 1
1 Mark Barrett 1
1 Yong-Ki Kim Sk Hynix 1
1 Vincent Brennan Meta 1
1 Eugene G. Probasco Hop Breeding Company, L.L.C. 1
1 Neil Hauff 1
1 Christopher Turvey 1
1 Kurt Carl Volker Tessenderlo Kerley 1
1 Russel F. Hadlock 1
1 Marshall Grove 1

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