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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Cotati, CA ranks #6,031 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 15 patents from 10 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cotati, CA include Medtronic, Dripless, Chevron. That works out to 2.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–10 of 10 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Emilie Simmons Medtronic 3
1 Larry Childs Dripless 3
3 Richard E. Cherpeck Chevron 2
#4 Inhwa Chung Schaeffler 1
#4 Ya Guo Medtronic 1
#4 Dale L. Ehnes 3M 1
#4 Barley A. Forsman Camelbak Products 1
#4 David M. Deioma Unknown 1
#4 Reva Morehous Trivascular 1
#4 Richard Allen Dodele Gcx 1

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