Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Arlington, WA ranks #3,354 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 893 patents from 172 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Arlington, WA include LG, Luxtera, Microsoft. That works out to 45.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 172 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Gomer Thomas LG 101
2 Thierry Pinguet Luxtera 91
3 Igor B. Peev Microsoft 49
#4 Nicolas Bright Lam Research 43
#5 James Vernon Mischel, Sr. Electric Mirror 34
#6 Steven Paul Walker The Boeing 29
#7 James S. Bradley The Boeing 16
#8 Chad D. Schmitz The Boeing 15
#8 Brian Edward Walls Schlage Lock Company 15
#10 Jeromy S. Statia Microsoft 13
#10 David R. Nash The Invention Science Fund I 13
#12 Michael Lazar The Boeing 12
#12 Lynn M. Barker Blood Cell Storage 12
#12 Todd D. Smith The Boeing 12
#15 Donald F. Cook B/E Aerospace 11
#15 Byron G. Scott Honeywell 11
#15 Cu Nguyen Choongwae Pharma 11
#15 Joe Files The Boeing 11
#19 Mark J. Adams Lockheed Martin 10
#19 Jesse P. Howard The Boeing 10
#19 James J. Cole Advanced Renal Technologies 10
#22 Robin Wayne Gudgel Midnite Solar 8
#22 James E. Kingston Unknown 8
#22 Gary Moffat Mid Mountain Materials 8
#22 Douglas A. Cannon Connelly Skis 8
#22 Charles F. Forster B/E Aerospace 8
#27 David J. Barene The Boeing 7
#27 Clarence Ivester B/E Aerospace 7
#27 Darrin Michael Noe The Boeing 7
#30 Ronald G. Turner The Boeing 6
#30 David Lucey Salesforce 6
#30 Michael R. Rush The Boeing 6
#30 Joshua Jesse Dowdy USAA 6
#30 Jeffrey Allen Cartwright The Boeing 6
#35 Paul Robertson 5
#35 Robert A. Gubser Integrated Device Technology 5
#35 Clayton D. Macomber 5
#35 Arlen R. Pumphrey The Boeing 5
#35 Don Cook B/E Aerospace 5
#35 Timothy W. Acker Biosonics 5
#35 Ryan Bennett Frontier Communications Holdings 5
#42 Jason Tory Ryberg Qualcomm 4
#42 Brian M Tallman Microsoft 4
#42 Brian Faley Alpha Technologies 4
#42 Everett D. Brown The Boeing 4
#42 Christopher Paul Almida Microsoft 4
#42 David Van Ess 4
#42 Joshua Martin Microsoft 4
#42 Brian C. Christenson The Boeing 4
#42 James C. Grieve B/E Aerospace 4

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