Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Yakima, WA ranks #3,769 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 775 patents from 266 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Yakima, WA include Sk Hynix, Unknown, Hop Breeding Company, L.L.C.. That works out to 8.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 266 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Yong-Ki Kim Sk Hynix 61
2 Jere F. Irwin Unknown 49
3 Eugene G. Probasco Hop Breeding Company, L.L.C. 32
#4 Peter Helm Mkn Maschinenfabrik Kurt Neubauer Gmbh & Co. Kg 21
#5 Philip A. Baechler Racing Strollers 18
#6 John G. Shaw Xerox 15
#7 Thomas E. Coleman Unknown 14
#7 Daryl G. Hill Orchard-Rite Ltd. 14
#9 Gene Probasco John I. Haas 13
#9 James Blubaugh Baby Jogger 13
#11 Brian N. Hubert MIT 12
#11 Scott Christie Pace International 12
#13 William G. Evans Microsoft 11
#14 Richard J. Yarger Surgimark 9
#15 Christopher Howard Ucl Business Plc 7
#15 Steven W. Kuhn Wilson Ovs Acquisition 7
#15 John W. Johnston Shell Oil Compny 7
#15 Zachary R. Zeibak Wilson Ovs Acquisition 7
#15 Philip J. Jenkins Western Atlas International 7
#15 Mark Barrett 7
#21 Donald Kramer 6
#21 Jay Woods Abbott 6
#21 Gary G. Germunson 6
#21 Chadrick Paul Fife Peninsula Packaging 6
#21 William Setter Racing Strollers 6
#21 Daniel Coleman Farrand Optical 6
#21 Brian Patrick Buffin Kalamazoo Holdings 6
#21 Mohamed Rouatbi Microsoft 6
#21 Barry T. Heid Manhasset Specialty 6
#30 Gregory K. Lewis Utstarcom 5
#30 Christopher M. Fischer Battelle Memorial Institute 5
#30 Kenneth J. Hunziker The Boeing 5
#30 James Rupert Comcast 5
#30 Harry G. Davis USDA 5
#30 Jewell E. Wilson 5
#30 Joseph P. Delorme Racing Strollers 5
#30 Ronald C. Jones American Health Foundation 5
#30 Leon Breckenridge U.S. Natural Resources 5
#30 John E. Fitzpatrick Bevocal 5
#30 Walter G. Gellerson 5
#41 Mark Bossert John I. Haas 4
#41 John Kramer 4
#41 Clark Kramer 4
#41 Sharon D. Kramer 4
#41 Monica Marie Plath Littlebird Connected Care 4
#41 Larry V. Connell Motorola 4
#41 Chris Roose Golden West Communications 4
#41 Gary Apel National Starch And Chemical Investment Holding Copporation 4
#49 Robert Chase Absolute Software 3
#49 C. Donald Williams 3

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