Colfax, WA ranks #13,130 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 131 patents from 21 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Colfax, WA include Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Alden Laboratories, Washington State University. That works out to 47.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–21 of 21 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Normann Fischer | Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories | 40 |
| 2 | Chris A. Hanson | Alden Laboratories | 28 |
| 3 | Mark R. Wildung | Washington State University | 11 |
| #4 | Aaron Johnson | Illumagear | 9 |
| #5 | Lisa Gayle Nelms | Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories | 7 |
| #5 | Dennis Haes | Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories | 7 |
| #7 | Christopher Ewing | Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories | 5 |
| #8 | Dennis R. Solbrack | Unknown | 4 |
| #8 | Joseph B. Mooney | Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories | 4 |
| #10 | Jeffrey Solbrack | — | 2 |
| #10 | Roy E. Moxley | Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories | 2 |
| #10 | Shari Lee Lupien | Washington State University | 2 |
| #10 | Aaron M. Cowan | — | 2 |
| #14 | Pavlo Rudenko | Unknown | 1 |
| #14 | Robert J. Krikac | Washington State University | 1 |
| #14 | Michael G. Strevy | Metriguard | 1 |
| #14 | Paul Schuerman | — | 1 |
| #14 | Gordon J. Tassell, Jr. | Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories | 1 |
| #14 | Kenneth G. Workman | Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories | 1 |
| #14 | Jeff Solbrack | — | 1 |
| #14 | Ray L. Fry | Metriguard | 1 |
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