Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Spanaway, WA ranks #16,044 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 95 patents from 45 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Spanaway, WA include Terraclear, Intel, Toray Industries. That works out to 2.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–45 of 45 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Clifford Holmgren Terraclear 8
2 Donovan D. Van Sleet Intel 7
3 Alfred P. Haro Toray Industries 6
#4 Stephen Tibbitts Integrated Device Technology 5
#4 Ricky J. Authier 5
#4 Robert Henson Directv 5
#7 Joshua P. Carlsen The Boeing 4
#8 Alan Freeman 3
#8 Senen Camarena Weyerhaeuser Nr 3
#8 Shawn W. Lorimer The Boeing 3
#8 Richard R Rocks The Boeing 3
#12 Charles W. Sutter Gte Products 2
#12 Russell Rafferty 2
#12 Anselmo Myungsup Shim T-Mobile Usa 2
#12 Darwin G. Reed The Boeing 2
#12 Christopher Vernon Grubbs The Boeing 2
#12 Dennis McCrory US Air Force 2
#12 Zenna J. Dunning The Boeing 2
#12 Carey Gray 2
#12 William B. Swensen 2
#21 Paul Vance 1
#21 Oswald Hilton 1
#21 Bernard Alphonsus Balsis, III 1
#21 Ralph E Ragland 1
#21 Rodney J. Morrow 1
#21 Rogelio Innocencio Garcia The Boeing 1
#21 Ron J. Steele Weyerhaeuser Nr 1
#21 Joseph M. LaVergne, Jr. Unknown 1
#21 Dominic N. Nwoke The Boeing 1
#21 Joseph G. Profeta 1
#21 Paul Michael Shoblom 1
#21 D. Frank E. Flemming US Air Force 1
#21 Clifton L Whidbee 1
#21 James K. Dummer 1
#21 John A. Minerich The Boeing 1
#21 George R. Guyatt 1
#21 Gregory R. Markley 1
#21 Steven Tibbitts National Semiconductor 1
#21 Anthony F. Sholing National Semiconductor 1
#21 Larry K. Lloyd 1
#21 Dan Roberts 1
#21 Teresita Custer 1
#21 Robert Ray Henseon Directv 1
#21 Morgan B. Bradley 1
#21 Daniel L. Kerby Illinois Tool Works 1

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