Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Vashon, WA ranks #3,220 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 937 patents from 132 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Vashon, WA include K-2, Schlumberger Technology, Vadient Optics. That works out to 84.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 132 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John E. Svensson K-2 55
2 Christopher Harrison Schlumberger Technology 51
3 George Williams Vadient Optics 50
3 Sarah Danger George Pacific Market International 50
#5 J. Peter Klein 46
#6 John Martin K-2 41
#7 Ezra M. Dreisbach Bardy Diagnostics 40
#8 John H. Olsen Omax 35
#9 Dennis Chien Depuy Synthes Products 31
#10 Nicholas David Caola Kullman Sprint Communications 27
#11 David A. Goebel Microsoft 26
#12 Douglas Paul Kane Aveva Software 23
#13 Anthony Christopher Bloesch Microsoft 19
#14 Randall K. Winjum Microsoft 18
#15 Charles J. Green Gt Development 16
#15 Ned Lecky Amazon 16
#17 Josef Peter Klein Empire Technology Development 15
#18 Darrell Campbell The Boeing 14
#18 John A. Malmanger Tempress Products, Lp 14
#18 John M. Smith Schott Fiber Optics 14
#21 Matt Crosby Eastman Kodak 11
#21 Marc A. Gavin Amgen 11
#21 Dean Anthony Ritz Workiva 11
#24 Peter Rinearson Iii Holdings 12 10
#24 Jonathan Weeks Skytap 10
#24 Richard S. Schubert Otl Dynamics 10
#27 Drew Allen Krah K-2 9
#27 Randy Winjum Microsoft 9
#29 Johnny M. Parker Ranpak 8
#30 Jared Kofron Glowforge 7
#30 Kathryn Lynn Gustafson Gustafson Guthrie Nichol 7
#30 Carmen Ann Chacon West Affum Holdings 7
#33 Jerry Lee Alliance Fiber Optic Products 6
#33 Hans-Erik Blomgren Katerra 6
#33 Carl Olsen Omax 6
#33 Dustin Orion Lundquist Tempered Networks 6
#37 Spencer Proffit Limelight Networks 5
#37 David Lang Viasat 5
#37 Adam D. Eivy Disney 5
#37 Cheryl Grunbock Tegic Communications 5
#37 Curtis Fulton Comcast 5
#37 Louis J. Fezio K-2 5
#43 John Lincoln Cascade Designs 4
#43 Flynn Joffray Ebay 4
#43 Cameron Andrus K-2 4
#43 Steven Timothy Ohmert Inrix 4
#43 William Seltzer Top Brands Tire & Wheel 4
#43 Leslie A Chertok 4
#43 Kenneth Lee FitzGerald 4
#43 Kevin Anthony Furr Google 4

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