Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Washougal, WA ranks #4,598 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 596 patents from 115 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Washougal, WA include Elux, HP, Karl Storz Imaging. That works out to 35.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 115 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Paul J. Schuele Elux 114
2 Daniel R. Dwyer HP 53
3 Nathan Jon Schara Karl Storz Imaging 37
#4 Carl F. Nicklos Io-Mega Holding 29
#5 John W. Morris, IV Wideorbit 21
#6 Phil Geng Intel 20
#7 Robert B. Taylor HP 19
#8 Tom Langmacher Apple 15
#9 Milan Kokta Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics 14
#10 Trevor Wells Amazon 13
#11 Marcus Meyer Newfrey 12
#11 Michael M. Leon 12
#13 Paul Smith Agere Systems 9
#14 Lie Zhao Lam Research 8
#14 Eric Erickson Schlumberger Technology 8
#14 William Fowells Bba Nonwovens Simpsonville 8
#14 David E. Hanke Weyerhaeuser Nr 8
#18 Paul Elseth Apple 7
#18 Jennifer Peterson HP 7
#20 Karen Nishimura Elux 6
#21 Meenakshi Gupta Intel 5
#21 Sara Lynn Leslie Sharp Laboratories Of America 5
#21 Jerry Short Master-Halco 5
#21 Mary E. Massey Apple 5
#21 Eva-Maria Moon 5
#26 Marc Elkins Simonds International L.L.C. 4
#26 Dawn M. Likness 4
#26 Craig E. SPIEGELBERG 4
#26 Robert C. Seaman Brunswick 4
#26 Devin Ellsworth Aribex 4
#26 William Wethered Unknown 4
#26 Marvel M. LaRue 4
#33 Garrett M. Gordon 3
#33 Otto H. Acker 3
#33 Reinhold A. Schable Tidland 3
#33 Kim Wells Sharp Laboratories Of America 3
#33 Simon A. Soot Precision Automation 3
#33 James L. Thurman Logitech Europe S.A. 3
#33 Roy Erdwins Simonds International L.L.C. 3
#33 Carole Elise Weidner 3
#33 Louis Paul Streifel 3
#33 Paul R. Collins 3
#43 Robert J. Spannuth Crown Zellerbach 2
#43 Mitchell S. Zapp Wolverine World Wide 2
#43 David N. ITALIANO Slt Technologies 2
#43 Denise Myers Manitowoc Foodservice Companies 2
#43 Flory Blair HP 2
#43 Larry L. Malcom Boise Cascade 2
#43 John P. Hynds 2
#43 Lloyd A. Dorn 2

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