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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

West Richland, WA ranks #3,714 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 789 patents from 164 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in West Richland, WA include Battelle Memorial Institute, Xiaomi, Metaproteomics. That works out to 48.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 164 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Gordon L. Graff Battelle Memorial Institute 41
2 Wei Wang Xiaomi 37
3 Jeffrey S. Bland Metaproteomics 36
#4 Jonathan J. Ricciardi 29
#5 Donald J. Hammerstrom Battelle Memorial Institute 28
#6 Scott A. Whalen Battelle Memorial Institute 21
#6 Greg A. Whyatt Battelle Memorial Institute 21
#6 Richard A. Villarreal Cadwell Laboratories 21
#6 Gary Roberts Battelle Memorial Institute 21
#10 James D. Osterloh Parsons 18
#11 Ryan T. Kelly Battelle Memorial Institute 17
#12 Brady D. Lee Battelle Energy Alliance 16
#13 Michael A. Bayne Cascade Microtech 14
#14 Patrick Scott Jensen Spacelabs Healthcare L.L.C. 13
#15 Karthikeyan Kallupalayam Ramasamy Battelle Memorial Institute 12
#15 Joshua Mertz Kurion 12
#17 Russel R. Randall Dresser Industries 11
#17 David A. Lamar Inentec 11
#17 Darin W. Brekke The Boeing 11
#17 Jens T. Darsell Battelle Memorial Institute 11
#17 Matthew S. Taubman Battelle Memorial Institute 11
#22 Libor Kovarik Battelle Memorial Institute 10
#22 Kinson D. VanScotter The Boeing 10
#24 Ned D. Mills Speed Control 9
#25 David L. Luther Milne Fruit Products 8
#25 Erin M. Baker Battelle Memorial Institute 8
#25 Craig Habeger Caterpillar 8
#25 Richard A. Craig Battelle Memorial Institute 8
#29 Ryan E. Hohimer Battelle Memorial Institute 7
#29 Christopher Mulkey Mohr And Associates 7
#29 L. John Sealock, Jr. Battelle Memorial Institute 7
#29 A. Mark Jones Battelle Memorial Institute 7
#33 Timothy D. Veenstra The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services 6
#33 Chester Shepard Battelle Memorial Institute 6
#33 Aaron A. Diaz Battelle Memorial Institute 6
#33 Mary Bliss Battelle Memorial Institute 6
#33 Brandon Scott Taysom Battelle Memorial Institute 6
#33 Brad Ross Battelle Memorial Institute 6
#33 Brian J. Riley Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems 6
#33 S. Thomas Autrey Battelle Memorial Institute 6
#41 Charles H. F. Peden Battelle Memorial Institute 5
#41 Brion J. Burghard Battelle Memorial Institute 5
#41 John T. Bays Battelle Memorial Institute 5
#41 Stephen G. Romero 5
#41 Ronald Baker Holland Usa 5
#41 Yuri Hovanski Battelle Memorial Institute 5
#41 Richard H. Ewing Advanced Nuclear Fuels Gmbh 5
#48 Benjamin Bodi Orton 4
#48 Jack Ryan Battelle Memorial Institute 4
#48 Scott T. Dowson Battelle Memorial Institute 4

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