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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Silverton, OR ranks #6,566 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 370 patents from 61 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Silverton, OR include Carrier, Leatherman Tool Group, Recovery Force. That works out to 35.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 61 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Adam Kuenzi Carrier 110
2 Glenn Klecker Leatherman Tool Group 41
3 Mark A. Gummin Recovery Force 28
#4 Paul W. Filliger Metro One Telecommunications 25
#5 Joseph P. Traeger Traeger Pellet Grills 12
#6 Rodney B. Hill Xerox 11
#6 Randolph J. Traeger Traeger Pellet Grills 11
#8 Mark A. Traeger Traeger Pellet Grills 10
#9 Nicholas M. Arnold Wilson Ovs Acquisition 8
#9 Eric Bergstrom Access Solutions 8
#9 Gregory J. Stadeli Northwest Uld 8
#12 Jonathan Allen Edmonds Xerox 7
#13 Samuel Heinzman Nike 6
#14 Rick Watson Nunhems B.V. 5
#14 Danny L. Johnson 5
#14 Frank Williams Sbs, Incorporated 5
#14 Dean Sinn GE 5
#18 Fred G. Gunzner 4
#18 Glenn Klecker Starbucks 4
#18 Brian E. Traeger Traeger Pellet Grills 4
#18 Crystal Williams Robert Bosch Gmbh 4
#22 Arthur Ferretti 3
#23 Mark Pokorny Netapp 2
#23 Mathew Hanson Kansas State University 2
#23 Rodney Kuenzi 2
#23 Jonathan Edmonds Xerox 2
#23 Bannion Frank Allen Sbs, Incorporated 2
#23 Travis L. Robison 2
#23 Chris Predeek Amazon 2
#30 Ernest R. Nall 1
#30 Terrance R. Hawley 1
#30 Milton Seefeldt Unknown 1
#30 Jim Ellefson 1
#30 Lori Grimmer 1
#30 Duane L. Whipple Comcast 1
#30 Neal A. Kuenzi 1
#30 Colleen Barth 1
#30 Samuel A. Linn General Foods Limited 1
#30 Frank C. Sawyer 1
#30 Myrna Martin 1
#30 John R. Sollman 1
#30 Lee W. Rayburn 1
#30 Verl L. Holden 1
#30 David N. Stearns 1
#30 Carl E. Batson Construction Equipment 1
#30 Stu Rasmussen 1
#30 Jim F. Hozen 1
#30 Patrick F. McCafferty 1
#30 Paul Filliger Metro One Telecommunications 1
#30 Johnathan A. Edmonds Xerox 1

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