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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Petaluma, CA ranks #694 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 182 patents from 73 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Petaluma, CA include Digilock Asia, Enphase Energy, Broadcom. That works out to 3.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 73 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Asil T. Gokcebay Digilock Asia 16
2 Martin Fornage Enphase Energy 15
3 Edward W. Boyd Broadcom 11
#4 Marcos C. Tzannes Tq Delta 10
#5 Jeffery Argentine Medtronic 9
#6 Glen Kramer Broadcom 8
#7 Tyrus Hudson Tesla 7
#8 Dennis J. O'Rear Chevron 6
#9 Michael J. Harrison Enphase Energy 5
#10 Christopher Charles Blain Camelbak Products 4
#10 William F. Gordon S. C. Johnson & Son 4
#12 Lawrence Drew Davis Broadcom 3
#12 Robert F. Kelley Genentech 3
#12 Anthony Mark Jones Discovision Associates 3
#12 Alan Weiss Igt 3
#16 Andrew K. Story Fair Isaac 2
#16 Ocie Ward Digitaloptics 2
#16 Brower Dimond Calix 2
#16 Stelios Tzannis Acelrx Pharmaceuticals 2
#16 Brent Harris Unknown 2
#16 Stephen J. West Ciena 2
#16 Mudhafar Hassan-Ali Enphase Energy 2
#16 Tyler Brown Wastequip 2
#16 Tamir E. Moran National Instruments 2
#16 Peter M. Rothenberg Bard Access Systems 2
#16 Derek Campbell Nike 2
#16 Jeff GRUBB Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical 2
#16 Ashik A. Mohan Datascope 2
#16 Adam Schnitzer Disney 2
#16 John Bisges Dynacraft Bsc 2
#16 Dustin Bouch Novartis Ag 2
#16 Bill Talios Dynacraft Bsc 2
#33 George Henry Hines Realwear 1
#33 James J. Schutz Meta 1
#33 Simon Ray Lee Broadcom 1
#33 Johann Karkheck Ojjo 1
#33 Gigi Sproul 1
#33 Allan Lee Cecil Ciena 1
#33 Kelly Beffrey 1
#33 Robert G. Whirley Trivascular 1
#33 Daniel B. Lyke Speedgauge 1
#33 Matthew Douglas Rogge Georgia Tech Research 1
#33 Mark S. Petrovic PayPal 1
#33 Zane Texiera Schafer Apptio 1
#33 Gregory M. Cote 1
#33 Gareth Winckle Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences 1
#33 Steven Washington 1
#33 Paul R. Donavan 1
#33 Todd Daggert Sonic Solutions 1
#33 Noah S. Hill 1

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