Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Sumner, WA ranks #6,976 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 340 patents from 119 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sumner, WA include GE, Weyerhaeuser Nr, Access To Advanced Health Institute. That works out to 32.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 119 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas R. Anderson GE 17
1 Brian Wester Weyerhaeuser Nr 17
3 Christopher B. Fox Access To Advanced Health Institute 14
#4 Jeffrey Allen Hermanson 12
#5 Brian Wadey Becton, Dickinson And 10
#6 Ordie Dean Butterfield The Boeing 9
#7 Timothy Allen Gilman Amazon 8
#7 Diane Holmstrom Weyerhaeuser Nr 8
#7 John Whitehead Sonoco Development 8
#10 Thomas Schasteen Atlantic Richfield 7
#10 Terrance L. Bowman National Semiconductor 7
#10 Robert A. Kramp The Boeing 7
#10 Bryan Quinones Dialog Semiconductor (Uk) Limited 7
#10 Gary L. Perry Advanced Systems 7
#15 Dennis L. Dull The Boeing 6
#15 Amy M. Jamruszka-Lewis Weyerhaeuser Nr 6
#15 Ronald C. Wilderman Weyerhaeuser Nr 6
#18 Michael Jack Zakharoff Teamon Systems 5
#18 Kent Robarge Weyerhaeuser Nr 5
#18 Jon Sessler Unknown 5
#18 John A. Ward Novelis 5
#18 Frank Wislocker Weyerhaeuser Nr 5
#23 Robert Hawkins Skyfuel 4
#23 Thomas Quick Everi Payments 4
#23 Ronald R. Stewart Philip Morris Products 4
#23 Michael Sessler Magen Eco Energy A.C.S 4
#23 Jon F. Soest U.S. Natural Resources 4
#23 Gregory H. Richardson IBM 4
#23 Robert L. Kiliz 4
#23 Larry G. Pearson Flow International 4
#23 Dale F. Watkins The Boeing 4
#23 David D. Bunker 4
#33 Brian G. Evans The Boeing 3
#33 Cheryl L. Allen 3
#33 Eugene H. Spafford Purdue Research Foundation 3
#33 Robert H. Quick Weyerhaeuser Nr 3
#33 Sean A. Vaughan Flow International 3
#33 Donald Ward 3
#33 William G. Roemhild 3
#40 Andrew P. Bowman The Boeing 2
#40 Warren D. Stokes Cruising Equipment 2
#40 Mark T. Chisa The Boeing 2
#40 Daniel F. Miller The Boeing 2
#40 Anthony Patterson 2
#40 Timothy D. Lindula 2
#40 Bruce Allen Kenyon The Boeing 2
#40 Chad Braunschweig The Boeing 2
#40 Larry Warford 2
#40 J. A. Hermanson 2
#40 Roger G. Rae The Boeing 2

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