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Bellevue, WA, United States of America

Valve Corporation


USPTO Granted Patents = 238


Trademarks = 141

Forward Citations = 1,706

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130 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

goldMedal Joshua Mark Hudman (43 out of 66 patents)

silverMedal Eric James Hope (28 out of 48 patents)

bronzeMedal Claire Michelle Gottschalk (26 out of 31 patents)

4.  Jeremy Adam Selan (26 out of 26 patents)

5.  Jeffrey Peter Bellinghausen (22 out of 23 patents)

6.  Scott Douglas Nietfeld (22 out of 22 patents)

7.  Jeffrey George Leinbaugh (18 out of 18 patents)

8.  Jeremy Slocum (17 out of 17 patents)

9.  Jeffrey Scott Keyzer (16 out of 17 patents)

10.  Scott Dalton (16 out of 16 patents)

11.  Jeffrey Walter Mucha (16 out of 16 patents)

12.  Carl Samuel Conlee, Iv (16 out of 16 patents)

13.  Christopher Richard Newcombe (12 out of 38 patents)

14.  Philip Bryan (12 out of 15 patents)

15.  Gordon Wayne Stoll (11 out of 11 patents)


Core Competencies:
Eye Tracking
Head-Mounted Display
Position Tracking Systems
Game Controller
Optical Tracking
Virtual Reality
File Delivery Techniques
Player Biofeedback
Polarization Optics
Gesture Recognition
Fan Noise Reduction
Content Recommendations

238 patents:

1. 12494115 - Broadband haptic system (2025-12-09),
2. 12474772 - Eye tracking (2025-11-18),
3. 12443570 - Efficient file-delivery techniques (2025-10-14),
4. 12437315 - Systems and methods for dynamically determining event content items (2025-10-07),
5. 12422675 - Head-mounted display with narrow angle backlight (2025-09-23),
6. 12357908 - Tracking file system read operations for instant play of video games, and for client-side discarding and prefetching of game data (2025-07-15),
7. 12321514 - Optical tracking including imaging-based angle sensitive detectors (2025-06-03),
8. 12315484 - Active reduction of fan noise in a head-mounted display (2025-05-27),
9. 12292592 - Head-mounted display devices with non-rectangular backlight (2025-05-06),
10. 12259547 - Position tracking systems and methods for head-mounted display systems (2025-03-25),
11. 12239903 - Controller with sensor-rich controls (2025-03-04),
12. 12235456 - Folded optics for a head mounted display (2025-02-25),
13. 12197074 - Display backlight with light expander structures (2025-01-14),
14. 12135834 - Position tracking system for head-mounted display systems (2024-11-05),
15. 12064684 - Dynamically enabling or disabling controls of a controller (2024-08-20),
Valve Corporation, commonly known as Valve, is a software development and digital distribution company based in Bellevue, Washington. It is known for developing critically acclaimed video games, such as the Half-Life series, Portal series, and Dota 2. They also operate Steam, a popular digital distribution platform for PC gaming. Valve is known for its innovative approach to game development and its commitment to improving player experiences.
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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Dec 9 2025

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238 Patents

#5 in Bellevue, WA

#23 in Washington

#1,694 in US

#3,485 in the World

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Bellevue, WA, United States of America

Valve Corporation

Forward Citations = 1,706

130 inventors:

goldMedal Joshua Mark Hudman (43 out of 66 patents)

silverMedal Eric James Hope (28 out of 48 patents)

bronzeMedal Claire Michelle Gottschalk (26 out of 31 patents)

4.  Jeremy Adam Selan (26 out of 26 patents)

5.  Jeffrey Peter Bellinghausen (22 out of 23 patents)

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