Orting, WA ranks #9,469 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 216 patents from 28 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Orting, WA include The Boeing, Enodis, Milgard Manufacturing. That works out to 23.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–28 of 28 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas A. McCarville | The Boeing | 67 |
| 2 | Douglas S. Jones | Enodis | 32 |
| 3 | Michael A. Barton | Milgard Manufacturing | 23 |
| #4 | Joseph V. Nelson | Kennametal | 22 |
| #5 | Victor Massey | Milgard Manufacturing | 20 |
| #6 | James Jackson | Hollister Incorporated | 15 |
| #7 | Ryan B. Keehnel | Expectations | 6 |
| #8 | Lori S. Smith | The Boeing | 4 |
| #9 | Gerald A. Ziegler | Weyerhaeuser Nr | 3 |
| #10 | Lisa Nanette Alexander | — | 2 |
| #10 | Perry N. Rushton | The Boeing | 2 |
| #10 | William S. Szybura | — | 2 |
| #10 | Rodney J. Karppinen | — | 2 |
| #10 | Allen R. Tresch | Alliance Packaging | 2 |
| #15 | Marcus A. Topp | The Boeing | 1 |
| #15 | Michael A. Fritch | The Boeing | 1 |
| #15 | Shella A. Knoll | The Boeing | 1 |
| #15 | Paul J. Ambrose | The Boeing | 1 |
| #15 | Vincent R. Noble | The Boeing | 1 |
| #15 | John E. Furber | The Boeing | 1 |
| #15 | Larry B. Fiske | Georgia-Pacific Resins | 1 |
| #15 | Melvin R. Wiseman | The Boeing | 1 |
| #15 | Brian L Skeen | The Boeing | 1 |
| #15 | Lance Gaines | — | 1 |
| #15 | Warren L. Ford | — | 1 |
| #15 | Darryl K. Loving, Sr. | The Boeing | 1 |
| #15 | Christopher L. Mares | The Boeing | 1 |
| #15 | Adam Theuret | — | 1 |
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