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Bend, OR All Time

3,916 patents  ·  663 inventors  ·  39.5/1k pop.

Ranked #850 of 112,640 cities Top 1%

Bend, OR ranks #850 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 3,916 patents from 663 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bend, OR include Idatech, Bend Reserch, Proxense. That works out to 39.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 663 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David J. Edlund Idatech 122
2 Dwayne T. Friesen Bend Reserch 100
3 John J. Giobbi Proxense 86
#4 Daniel R. Olson GE 59
#5 William A. Pledger Idatech 53
#6 Mark S. Hickman — 50
#7 Patricia Andres Dermira 47
#8 Martin Mutch Helen Of Troy Limited 45
#9 Walter C. Babcock Bend Reserch 42
#10 Christopher A. Miksovsky Humangear 41
#11 Stephen Junkins Intel 37
#12 Andrew F. Smith Outrider Technologies 32
#12 Warren K. Miller Bend Reserch 32
#14 Roderick J. Ray Bend Reserch 31
#14 R. Todd Studebaker Idatech 31
#14 Corey Bloom Deciphera Pharmaceuticals 31
#17 John Michael Fife Enel X North America 30
#17 Ryan James Diener Helen Of Troy Limited 30
#19 Christopher J. Wright Weatherford/Lamb 29
#19 Martin S. Denham Intel 29
#21 Paula M. Hicks Cargill, Incorporated 28
#21 John M. Schmitt Nike 28
#21 Steve Walterscheid Kma Concepts Limited 28
#24 David D. Newbold Bend Reserch 27
#25 Robert Schluter Middle Atlantic Products 26
#25 David Michael Carey Cummins 26
#25 Douglas Alan Lorenz Bend Reserch 26
#25 James A. S. Nightingale Bend Reserch 26
#29 Patrick Jon Buresh Michelin 25
#29 Justin W. Taylor Seescan 25
#31 Leander Zickler Amo Development 24
#31 Timothy Smythe Certainteed Gypsum And Ceiling Manufacturing 24
#31 Scott Bone Deciphera Pharmaceuticals 24
#31 Edward M. Boyle, Jr. Clearflow 24
#31 Lawrence S. Klein Outrider Technologies 24
#36 James M. Mullin Nike 23
#36 Dumitru Sdrulla Microsemi 23
#36 Jarett Volkoff Helen Of Troy Limited 23
#39 Stephen C. Geist Edwards Lifesciences 22
#39 Daniel T. Smithey Bend Reserch 22
#39 Matthew B. Gilbert Dell Products 22
#39 Scott B. McCray Bend Reserch 22
#43 Fred Jordan Deciphera Pharmaceuticals 21
#43 Paul Campbell Ingersoll-Rand 21
#45 Theodore P. Bertele Uncinate Joint 20
#45 Matthew Alan Townsend Amazon 20
#47 Steven E. Sloop Hulico 19
#47 Roberto Aiello Pulselink 19
#47 Aaron K. Goodwin Nike 19
#47 Marshall Crew Bend Reserch 19

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