Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Mill Creek, WA ranks #1,987 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,633 patents from 282 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mill Creek, WA include Intellectual Ventures, The Boeing, Micron. That works out to 78.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 282 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 William D. Duncan Intellectual Ventures 148
2 Darrell D. Jones The Boeing 140
3 James E. Green Micron 44
#4 Kelly M. Christensen Stratosaudio 39
#5 Gary Fanger Corixa 36
#6 Omid B. Nakhjavani The Boeing 31
#7 Andrew D. Clark Allen Medical Systems 29
#8 Jeffrey M. Herz Omeros 27
#9 Irina A. Afonina Epoch Biosciences 26
#10 Robin Lee United Microelectronics 22
#11 John Christopher Wilde The Boeing 21
#12 Dean Lipke Leviton Manufacturing Co. 20
#12 Ryan G. Ziegler The Boeing 20
#14 Steven Bunce Sonosite 19
#15 Ricardo Rodriguez Fluke 18
#15 Paul Lo Huizhou Light Engine Limited 18
#15 Salman Zafar Microsoft 18
#18 Jim Tom Belesiu Microsoft 17
#18 Christopher Reeves Kosan Biosciences Incorporated 17
#20 Mark S. Shander The Boeing 16
#20 Jeremy Evan Justice The Boeing 16
#20 Ethan Albright Physio-Control 16
#20 Richard J. Gobel American Biocarbon 16
#24 Kyle Matthew von Haden Microsoft 15
#24 Fabio Yeon Microsoft 15
#26 Eugene C. Yi Zymogenetics 14
#26 Michael J. Olliges The Boeing 14
#26 Phoi Heng Lew Microsoft 14
#26 Hongming Zhang Alibaba 14
#30 John Desautels Fire Designs 12
#30 Yevgeniy S. Belousov Elitechgroup B.V. 12
#30 Daniel Rivera The Boeing 12
#30 Anthony L. Crider Microsoft 12
#30 Amandeep Singh Kalra Magna Closures 12
#35 Hsin-Chih Liao United Microelectronics 11
#35 Hua Chee Ooi Icos 11
#35 Mark S. Mueller Cordis 11
#35 Alisha K. Weight Eagle Biologics 11
#35 Thomas W. Millett Microsoft 11
#35 Pete Humphrey Brooks Sports 11
#41 James Murphy Corning Glass Works 10
#41 Andrew V. Oleinikov Gen9 10
#41 Buddy L. Sharpe The Boeing 10
#41 Richard J. Dickson The Boeing 10
#45 Kenneth Rucker Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 9
#45 Oliver C. Meier The Boeing 9
#45 Petro Ksondzyk Cypress Semiconductor 9
#45 Sheverria Antony Aikens The Boeing 9
#45 Wesley L. Holman The Boeing 9
#45 Ryan S. Alexander Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 9

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