Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Pullman, WA ranks #1,497 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,253 patents from 521 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Pullman, WA include Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, ExxonMobil, Archer-Daniels-Midland. That works out to 68.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 521 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Edmund O. Schweitzer, III Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 127
2 David E. Whitehead Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 66
3 Armando Guzman-Casillas Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 60
#4 Pawan K. Agarwal ExxonMobil 50
#5 Tony J. Lee Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 43
#6 Gregary C. Zweigle Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 36
#7 Yong Wang Archer-Daniels-Midland 31
#8 Rodney B. Croteau Washington State University 30
#8 Mangapathirao Venkata Mynam Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 30
#10 Shankar V. Achanta Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 29
#11 Krishnanjan Gubba Ravikumar 28
#12 Marcos A. Donolo Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 27
#13 Zhi-Qiang Xia Synta Pharmaceuticals 25
#14 Mohammad M. Mojarradi Xerox 24
#15 David J. Dolezilek Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 23
#16 Herbert H. Hill, Jr. Twyford International 22
#17 Wei-Wen Chen Macronix International Co. 19
#17 Jinwen Zhang Washington State University 19
#19 Dennis Gammel Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 18
#20 Stephen L. Dodgen Apple 17
#20 Raymond W. Rice Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 17
#20 Gaylon S. Campbell Meter Group, Inc. Usa 17
#20 Amit Bandyopadhyay Washington State University 17
#24 Wei Zhong Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co. 15
#24 Zhihua Jiang Auburn University 15
#24 Colin F. Smith Lam Research 15
#27 Peter F. Braunlich International Sensor Technology 14
#27 Travis C. McGuire University of Florida Foundation 14
#27 Brian A. Banister Comtech Ef Data 14
#30 Josh Powers Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 13
#31 Daqing Hou Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 12
#31 Hamed Khalilinia Smart Wires 12
#31 Ryan Bradetich Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 12
#31 Cornelius F. Ivory Washington State University 12
#31 Travis C. Mallett Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 12
#31 Timothy M. Minteer Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 12
#37 Calvin Konzak Northwest Plant Breeding 11
#37 Casper A. Labuschagne Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 11
#37 Lance E. Perryman North Carolina State University 11
#37 Wolfgang Tetzlaff International Sensor Technology 11
#37 Susmita Bose Washington State University 11
#42 James E. Samuel Antex Biologics 10
#42 Srinivas Achanta Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 10
#42 Craig Frear Washington State University 10
#42 Joseph W. Harding Washington State University 10
#42 Ritesh Kale Intel 10
#42 Junming Sun Archer-Daniels-Midland 10
#42 Tristan Lloyd Mullis Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 10
#42 David M. Weller USDA 10
#50 Scott Jones Energy Conversion Devices 9

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