Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Walla Walla, WA ranks #4,215 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 668 patents from 148 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Walla Walla, WA include Nelson Irrigation, Key Technology, Martin Archery. That works out to 19.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 148 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Craig B. Nelson Nelson Irrigation 68
2 George L. Sesser Nelson Irrigation 55
3 Gerald R. Richert Key Technology 24
#4 Terry G. Martin Martin Archery 21
#5 Riley D. Greenwood Nelson Irrigation 19
#6 George T. Newbold Martin Archery 18
#7 Nathan Ihle Merck 16
#7 Chad D. Leinweber Nelson Irrigation 16
#9 Timothy L. Justice Key Technology 15
#10 Barton R. Nelson Nelson Irrigation 14
#10 Scott Campbell Siemens Canada Limited 14
#10 Meade M. Neal Nelson Irrigation 14
#13 David W. Hufford Key Technology 12
#13 Cliff Ungerecht Nelson Irrigation 12
#15 Charles J. Filipi Creighton University 11
#15 Joseph Daniel Sinden Nelson Irrigation 11
#17 Steven E. Crawford Nelson Irrigation 8
#17 Adrian Carbine Intel 8
#17 Paul D. Davisson Nelson Irrigation 8
#17 Mark A. Cantrell Lockheed Martin 8
#21 James C. Huffington Avocent Redmond 7
#21 Dean Dunham Key Technology 7
#21 Kenneth J. McGarvey Key Technology 7
#21 Peter T. Jones Key Technology 7
#21 James Ruff Key Technology 7
#21 Reid A. Nelson Nelson Irrigation 7
#27 Mathew L. Zimmerman Nelson Irrigation 6
#27 Theodore J. Bren Nelson Irrigation 6
#27 Rex D. Ness Nelson Irrigation 6
#30 Ernest K. Schrader Kalman Floor 5
#30 Robert Rupar Nelson Irrigation 5
#30 Charles R. Harrold Nelson Irrigation 5
#30 John Hunter Hair 5
#30 Andrew B. Hellie Nelson Irrigation 5
#35 Loren Vander Griend Nelson Irrigation 4
#35 James Brian Paul Devine Foseco International Limited 4
#35 Raymond Bray Martin Archery 4
#35 Quentin Kemph Key Technology 4
#35 Mark James Riess 4
#35 Michael Youngberg Nelson Irrigation 4
#35 William O. Leslie 4
#35 Jack L. Hickman 4
#35 James Todd Miami University 4
#35 Hal Larson Woodcutters Manufacturing 4
#35 John Hamby 4
#35 Kristopher J. Borgman 4
#35 Brennan A. Ingram 4
#35 Richard L. Schisler Nelson Irrigation 4
#35 Kusuma P. Vellanki Microsoft 4
#50 Patrick T. Barry Nelson Irrigation 3

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