Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Milwaukie, OR ranks #3,158 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 955 patents from 244 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Milwaukie, OR include Burns Bros., Nike, Leatherman Tool Group. That works out to 45.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 244 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Gary M. Scott Burns Bros. 37
2 Dov Michael Lashmore Nike 26
3 Jeffrey L. Caniparoli Leatherman Tool Group 18
3 Michael D. Harfst Blount 18
3 Russell W. Anderson Fair Isaac 18
#6 Randy C. Karambelas Tektronix 17
#6 John O. Hayhurst American Cyanamid 17
#8 Cary Michael Pierson Top Tier 16
#8 Michael Czysz Motoczysz 16
#8 Larry E. Smith Lako Tool & Manufacturing 16
#11 Russell D. Keller R&D Holdings 15
#11 Duane M. Gibson Omark Industries 15
#11 Richard Jeli Yakima Products 15
#14 David D. Martenson Xerox 14
#14 Eric Vaughn Warn Industries 14
#16 Scott Hart Schaeffler 13
#16 Paul M. Austen Electronic Controls Design 13
#18 Glenda M. Steele Warn Industries 12
#18 Kip E. Clohessy Warn Industries 12
#20 Scott Stewart Sprint Spectrum 11
#20 Michael Leoniak Tumi 11
#20 Gregory R. Leedy Nike 11
#23 Lori Shannon Sears Tietex International 10
#23 Ashley B. Anson Amer Sports Canada 10
#25 Michel Riou 9
#25 Herbert S. Weiner Welch Allyn 9
#25 Bruce Baur Tektronix 9
#25 Tony Russell Rogers Xerox 9
#29 John M. Barnes, Jr. Drink Clip 8
#29 John Thomas Huey Boydstun Metal Works 8
#29 William W. Kemp Precision Castparts 8
#29 Austin Wipf 8
#29 Thomas Paasch Warn Industries 8
#34 Lisa Reid Unknown 7
#34 Benjamin W. Geertz Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 7
#34 John S. Luecke Key Knife 7
#34 Robert J. Kahlke Welch Allyn 7
#34 Robert J. Williamson Microsoft 7
#34 James Raphord Barrett Pcc Structurals 7
#34 J. Dustin Hultine 7
#34 Glenn Prentice Cascade 7
#42 George C. Sessions Fiskars 6
#42 Mel White Classic Exhibits 6
#42 Bart Brian Bergquist 6
#42 David M. Gray Seagate Technology 6
#42 Ralph J. Weaver Hill-Rom Services 6
#42 Michael L. McMorris Warn Industries 6
#42 Morris H. Green Applied Materials 6
#42 Emory D. Hungerford Esco Group 6
#42 James G. Stotler Smart Patents 6

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