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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Poway, CA ranks #223 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 525 patents from 179 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Poway, CA include Empire Technology Development, Qualcomm, Ncstar. That works out to 10.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 179 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Ezekiel Kruglick Empire Technology Development 64
2 Samir S. Soliman Qualcomm 22
3 Carson Cheng Ncstar 17
#4 Gordon Kent Walker Qualcomm 16
#4 Kelly R. Johnson Wheel Group Holdings 16
#6 Frederick J. Zustak Sony 14
#6 Brant Candelore Sony 14
#8 Elwood G. Norris Turtle Beach 12
#9 Jason Michael Cheng Ncstar 11
#10 Ernest T. Ozaki Qualcomm 8
#10 Patrick Dawson Topgolf Callaway Brands 8
#10 Steven M. Ehlers Callaway Golf 8
#10 David G. Schmidt Medical Energetics Limited 8
#14 Sony Akkarakaran 7
#14 Jon E. Simmons Deepsea Power & Light 7
#14 Irina Ivanova Callaway Golf 7
#17 Mitsue Miyazaki Toshiba Medical Systems 6
#18 Kelly Gravelle Amtech Systems 5
#18 Richard Thomas Ncstar 5
#18 Adam E. Newham Qualcomm 5
#18 Bhupesh Manoharlal Umatt Qualcomm 5
#18 Suhail Jalil Qualcomm 5
#23 Tony Maryfield Cubic 4
#23 Diane M. Retallack Pfenex 4
#23 Stephen A. Sprigg Qualcomm 4
#23 Raj K. Raheja Signal Pharmaceuticals 4
#23 Vito Bica Qualcomm 4
#23 Chih-Chieh Cheng Macronix International Co. 4
#23 Emily Huang Markwins Beauty Products 4
#23 Charles H. Squires Pfenex 4
#31 Scott D. Shoemaker Knapp Investment Company Limited 3
#31 Curt A. Dvorak Johnson & Johnson 3
#31 Timothy W. Vanderveen Carefusion 303 3
#31 John A. Gaudette Nitto Denko 3
#31 Joe Scheffelin 3
#31 Kevin W. Gellenbeck Access Business Group International 3
#31 Vincent LaBarbera Mytee Products 3
#31 Cody Allen Solar Turbines Incorporated 3
#31 William G. Ames Qualcomm 3
#31 Daniel E. Fish Tdg Aerospace 3
#31 Mark Drucker Qualcomm 3
#31 John LaBarbera Mytee Products 3
#31 Kien C. Tiet 3
#31 Paul N. Huntley Unknown 3
#31 Changan Tian Ncstar 3
#31 Ted R. Neher, III Intuit 3
#31 Lyle J. Arnold, Jr. Gen-Probe Incorporated 3
#48 Dan Ruskin Websense 2
#48 Scott A. Steele Motorola 2
#48 Peter DeHoff Synthetic Genomics 2

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