Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Sandy, OR ranks #5,192 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 508 patents from 157 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sandy, OR include Benchmade Knife Co., Motorola, Mentor Graphics. That works out to 40.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 157 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Ryan Dickman Benchmade Knife Co. 39
2 Vernon L. Brown Motorola 20
2 Robert Brady Benware Mentor Graphics 20
#4 Everett A. Leech G&G Intellectual Properties 18
#5 Michael B. Mezner Goldendale Aluminum 16
#5 Steven W. Shuyler Warn Industries 16
#7 Rex L. Breunsbach Electronic Controls Design 14
#8 Mehrdad Yasrebi Pcc Structurals 12
#9 Robert D. Boydstun, IV Boydstun Metal Works 11
#9 Sigmun D. Runyon Freightliner 11
#9 Douglas Keller Dow Agrosciences 11
#12 Adam Kennedy GE 10
#13 Gary W. Glahn Nike 9
#14 Paul Lawrence Dunlop Oil & Marine 8
#14 Myron D. Tupper 8
#14 James E. Spinar Tektronix 8
#14 David Vinke Lsi 8
#14 Homme Mantel Mt. Hood Lilies 8
#19 Stephen Eraker Redfin 7
#19 Mark E. Connell Baxter International 7
#19 Jeffrey A. Flood Wilson Sporting Goods 7
#22 Dustin Encelewski Amazon 6
#22 Ralph C. Langston 6
#22 Douglas Kocher Medallion Technology 6
#22 Anya L. Getman Ford 6
#22 David Castaneda 6
#27 Steven A. Workman Wolverine Outdoors 5
#27 Tracy Myers Lsi 5
#29 Robert H. Nippert 4
#29 Curtis Fleischman Stable Solutions 4
#29 Cameron Kinder Lacrosse Footwear 4
#29 Melvin M. Priday 4
#29 John Adam Handwork Xerox 4
#29 Thea D. Jirak 4
#35 Enrique G. Castro-Leon Intel 3
#35 Steve Workman Adidas International B.V. 3
#35 Stanley D. Nelsen 3
#35 Harlan D. Olson Cascade 3
#35 Richard L. Rickert Warn Industries 3
#35 Sherri L. Brown HP 3
#35 Shizen Skip Liu onsemi 3
#35 Bruce Wojciechowski Nike 3
#35 Roy Firestone 3
#35 Robert M. Rohde 3
#35 Andrew C Ernst 3
#35 Michael L. Chapin 3
#35 James Bruce McMenamy 3
#48 Quay Issac Gene Williams Mega Fluid Systems 2
#48 Larry J. Kiesz 2
#48 Hugh Armstrong 2

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