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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Central Point, OR ranks #7,200 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 324 patents from 66 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Central Point, OR include Infocus, Dialog Semiconductor, Rose Manufacturing. That works out to 17.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 66 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mark Peterson Infocus 96
2 John William Kesterson Dialog Semiconductor 56
3 Wayne L. Olson Rose Manufacturing 21
#4 William Martin Waide Karem Aircraft 20
#5 Norman L. Kester Quantum Innovations 15
#6 Dan E. Corcoran Unknown 7
#7 Brian Keith Samuel Google 5
#8 Cesar Bugarin 4
#8 Charles H Vanderpool 4
#8 James F. Jackson Falconbridge Limited 4
#8 Wade E. Nielson Quantum Innovations 4
#12 Chris J. Salyer 3
#12 Patrick J. Dunlap 3
#12 Dennis R Lamson 3
#12 Lani Arst 3
#12 Ronald M. Davis Itw Plastiglide 3
#12 Eddie Keith Mosttler 3
#12 David Hartkop 3
#12 Andy J. KRANENBURG Si-Bone 3
#20 Tiffany C. York 2
#20 Tamra B. Perry Samtech 2
#20 Alasdair Burns 2
#20 Tam'ra Perry Massif Mountain Gear Company 2
#20 August J. Picollo 2
#20 Michael Leimas 2
#20 David Combs Rehco 2
#20 Roy Garvin 2
#20 Neal P. Eason Simco/Ramic 2
#20 Norman R. Bruce 2
#20 Darran L. Wardle 2
#20 Ted McCoy 2
#20 Christopher Fish Techneglas 2
#20 Lucas Marin 2
#20 J. Raymond Glover 2
#20 Charles Larson The Mitre 2
#20 Rondee Quinton Businger 2
#37 Gary R. Pellett W. Kordes' Söhne Rosenschulen 1
#37 Carl D. Christy Src Vision 1
#37 Randal Barrett 1
#37 Nomran L. Kester Quantum Innovations 1
#37 Cherri Ann Fletcher 1
#37 Jim D. Salyer 1
#37 Dominic DeMaria 1
#37 Edward W. Savage 1
#37 Rajendra Tushar Moori Kumu Networks 1
#37 Rocky Albert Clevenger 1
#37 Leslie A. Pete Athletic Training Equipment Company 1
#37 Dan Scott 1
#37 William J. Illingworth 1
#37 Michael B. Flitton 1

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