Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Salinas, CA ranks #2,070 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 58 patents from 39 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Salinas, CA include Driscoll Strawberry Associates, US Air Force, Franmara. That works out to 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–39 of 39 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Brian K. Caster Driscoll Strawberry Associates 5
2 Raymond M. Gamache US Air Force 4
3 Frank O. Chiorazzi Franmara 3
3 Randy Holbert Sakata Seed 3
3 Frank P. Chiorazzi Franmara 3
3 John Carl Heintzberger Vanguard Seed 3
3 Victor Carl Heintzberger Vanguard Seed 3
#8 Yaojin Peng Syngenta Participations Ag 2
#8 Juergen Heidmann Infinitum Solutions 2
#10 Erick Arthur Davidson Heinzen 1
#10 Mark Elston Advantest 1
#10 Carlos Uribe Meza Dole Fresh Vegetables 1
#10 Justin Paul Rohrer US Air Force 1
#10 Serafin Albarran Dole Fresh Vegetables 1
#10 Tara E. Peguero 1
#10 Terry D. Norbraten US Air Force 1
#10 Theodore M. Behrmann F.D.S. Manufacturing 1
#10 Mario Aguas-Alvarado University Of Arkansas 1
#10 Matthew J. Chabalko Apple 1
#10 Scott Swanson Language Line Services 1
#10 Alejandro Chavez Bushnell 1
#10 Michael Sigmund Klein Lap Iq 1
#10 Addison I. Harewood Unknown 1
#10 Ignacio Barajas Dole Fresh Vegetables 1
#10 Selena M. Salazar Qualcomm 1
#10 Ann Louise Yant Unknown 1
#10 Andreas Goroch 1
#10 Gregory T. Baxter Cornell Research Foundation 1
#10 Stephen M. Ackerman Plant Sciences 1
#10 Abhilash J. Mayur Applied Materials 1
#10 David J. Brundage Westrock Shared Services 1
#10 Michael Keith Fuller Optopo 1
#10 Darren M. Goetz Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 1
#10 Stuart D. Edwards Vidamed 1
#10 Lloyd Courtney Unknown 1
#10 Dennis Johnny Castillo Dole Fresh Vegetables 1
#10 Jose De Jesus Valdez Dole Fresh Vegetables 1
#10 Manuel Maldonado Magana Dole Fresh Vegetables 1
#10 Isaac Lund BMW 1

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