Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Newberg, OR ranks #2,114 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,507 patents from 252 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Newberg, OR include Lam Research, Xerox, Shell Oil Compny. That works out to 60.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 252 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Adrien LaVoie Lam Research 177
2 Trevor James Snyder Xerox 79
3 David R. Hansen Shell Oil Compny 60
#4 David Platt Xerox 57
#5 Patrick M. Cox Metro One Telecommunications 37
#6 George K. Austin, Jr. A-Dec 32
#7 John C. Dalrymple Sharp Laboratories Of America 29
#8 Robert L. Hick Leviton Manufacturing Co. 28
#9 Carl G. Nordstrom A-Dec 25
#9 Clarence E. Cowan Cascade Microtech 25
#11 Michael Espig Intel 24
#12 Anthony C. Dean Nike 23
#13 Joseph P. Mays Navteq B.V. 22
#14 Anthonius Bakker Analog Devices 18
#14 Joseph Herbst Broadcom 18
#14 Jonah J. Harkema Carrier 18
#17 Steven Van Cleve Korol Xerox 17
#17 Edward Martin Godshalk Liquid Wire 17
#17 Matthew Rauwerdink Nautilus 17
#17 Frederick G. Weiss Morgan/Weiss Technologies 17
#21 Jeffrey R. Jackson Intel 16
#22 Ryan M. Williams A-Dec 14
#23 Paul M. Craig, Jr. Hans Oetiker Ag Maschinen-Und Apparatefabrik 13
#23 Armin Horn Rohde & Schwarz 13
#25 Linda Wu Automated Retail Technologies 12
#25 Rolf Hagelganz World Class Technology 12
#25 Craig Green Kai U.S.A. 12
#28 Christopher C. Stone A-Dec 11
#28 Jacob L. Hiester Lam Research 11
#28 John Milton Brookfield Xerox 11
#28 Pierre LaPlante A-Dec 11
#32 Dirk Rudolph Lam Research 10
#32 Edgar J. Unrein Intel 10
#32 Jon A. Batcheller Quickturn Design Systems 10
#32 Mark E. Emerson Lam Research 10
#32 Anthony A. Primavera Cardiac Pacemakers 10
#32 James MacNair Buck Knives 10
#32 Koby L. Duckworth Cascade Microtech 10
#32 Bruce J. Schuchardt Pivotal Software 10
#40 Greg Sample Infocus 9
#40 James Isaac Fortner Lam Research 9
#40 Robert Gainer Westinghouse Electric 9
#40 Judith L. Cyrus Heartstream 9
#40 Eric N. Boe RTX (Raytheon) 9
#40 Paul C. Sprunger Esco Group 9
#46 Shawn R. Irwin A-Dec 8
#46 Evan Placek Warn Automotive 8
#46 Lee J. Brogan Lam Research 8
#49 Samuel Gordon Department Of Veterans Affairs 7
#49 Andrew T. LaVeine Action Equipment Company 7

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