Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Eugene, OR ranks #602 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 5,632 patents from 1,137 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Eugene, OR include Pacific Biosciences Of California, Silverbrook Research Pty, Thermo Fisher. That works out to 31.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 1,137 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Stephen Turner Pacific Biosciences Of California 194
2 Michael John Webb Silverbrook Research Pty 109
3 Stephen Yue Thermo Fisher 100
#4 Thomas W. Mossberg Lightsmyth Technologies 96
#5 David Van Wie Sococo 91
#6 Richard P. Haugland Molecular Probes 84
#7 Christoph M. Greiner Lightsmyth Technologies 83
#8 John F. W. Keana State Of Oregon, Acting By And Through The Oregon State Board Of Higher Education, Acting For And On Behalf Of The Oregon Health Sciences University And The University Of Oregon 80
#9 Dmitri Iazikov Lightsmyth Technologies 79
#10 John B. Rosen Rosen Products 75
#10 Gregory J. Shepherd Cisco 75
#12 Bryan L. Olmstead Datalogic Adc 66
#13 Alexander M. McQueen Datalogic Adc 62
#14 H. Michael Shepard Halozyme 59
#15 Michael Ward Thermo Fisher 53
#16 WenLiang Gao Datalogic Usa 44
#17 Shih-Jung Huang Thermo Fisher 38
#18 Robert W. Rudeen Psc Scanning 37
#18 Zakary James Borg Oregon Precision Industries 37
#20 Hee Chol Kang Thermo Fisher 36
#21 Craig D. Cherry Datalogic Adc 34
#22 Jered Aasheim Microsoft 33
#22 Alan Shearin Datalogic Adc 33
#24 Richard Geiger Medical Composite Technology 32
#25 Zheng Tao Han Biosuccess Biotech Co. 31
#25 Joseph Beechem Nanostring Technologies 31
#27 Adam L. Wagner Fall Creek Farm And Nursery 30
#28 Michael P. Svetal Datalogic Adc 28
#29 Ronald A. Hellekson HP 27
#29 Edward C. King Ncr 27
#31 C. Steven Sikes University Of South Alabama 26
#32 Joseph Altmaier Sococo 25
#32 Jamie M. Sullivan Kla-Tencor 25
#34 Lloyd J. Dolby AbbVie 24
#35 Arnold Neil Peterson Peterson Pacific 23
#35 Rudolf W. Gunnerman Sulphco 23
#35 John J. Naleway Marker Gene Technologies 23
#38 Samir S. Shiban Windnovation Engineering Solutions Gmbh 22
#38 Brian Agnew Thermo Fisher 22
#40 Richard A. Barbis Swimways 21
#40 Clarke William McAllister Adasa 21
#40 Jorge L. Acosta Spectra-Physics Scanning Systems 21
#40 Alexander J. Wildman 21
#40 Vladimir Martin Thermo Fisher 21
#40 Don M. Tucker Electrical Geodesics 21
#46 Bruce Branchaud Thermo Fisher 20
#46 David Hagen Thermo Fisher 20
#46 Ray A. Walker 20
#46 John G. McDonald American Express 20
#50 Adam Barr Dlx Enterprises 19

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