Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Vista, CA ranks #650 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 194 patents from 90 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Vista, CA include Broadcom, Watkins Manufacturing, Isis Pharmaceuticals. That works out to 2.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 90 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mark Kent Broadcom 10
2 Christopher Carl Larsen Watkins Manufacturing 9
3 Richard H. Griffey Isis Pharmaceuticals 7
#4 Philip G. Foster Callaway Golf 6
#4 Joseph Reeve Nielson Taylor Made Golf Company 6
#4 Nigel J. Clarke Quest Diagnostics Investments 6
#7 Hongbo Yan Qualcomm 5
#7 Dirk G. Soenksen Danaher 5
#7 Joshua G. Breier Cobra Golf Incorporated 5
#10 Edward R. McCoy Covidien Lp 4
#10 Jason Christopher Kardas Hobie Cat 4
#10 Joe Patterson Thirty Three Threads 4
#10 Peter Doyle Covidien Lp 4
#10 Steven A. Hofstadler Ibis Biosciences 4
#10 Ariel Garcia Biosense Webster 4
#16 Cameron J. Day Cobra Golf Incorporated 3
#16 John Arthur Auspex Pharmaceuticals 3
#16 Bhima R. Vijayendran Battelle Memorial Institute 3
#16 Matthew Greensmith Taylor Made Golf Company 3
#16 John Carter Auspex Pharmaceuticals 3
#16 Denis Turner Novartis Ag 3
#16 Stephen James Foster Sabia 3
#16 Margaret Bradbury Auspex Pharmaceuticals 3
#16 Mark Vincent Greaney Taylor Made Golf Company 3
#16 Kevin J. Chun Acushnet 3
#26 Victor Casas Mikroscan Technologies 2
#26 Waymen J. Askey Napo Enterprises 2
#26 Curtis Crump Covidien Lp 2
#26 Kenneth Robert Hunt Baxter Healthcare Sa 2
#26 Gioacchino Glorioso Callaway Golf 2
#26 Mark J. Miller Viasat 2
#26 Jeffrey Bassett Zimmer Dental 2
#26 Scott Shimmin Gamblit Gaming 2
#26 Qianxi Lai Nitto Denko 2
#26 Arun S. Veeramani Microfabrica 2
#26 Shariq Hussain Meps Real-Time 2
#26 Gregory Crandall Danaher 2
#26 Jose Adrian Munguia 2
#26 Jan Zielinski Nutrition21 2
#26 Robert Nunez Taylor Made Golf Company 2
#26 Wade L. Heimbigner Qualcomm 2
#42 Bruce S. Beattie 1
#42 Christopher Adam Lee Danaher 1
#42 Robb Milley Fluidmaster 1
#42 Rolando O. Juliano Watlow Electric Manufacturing 1
#42 James Friedhof Deutsch Engineered Connecting Devices 1
#42 Daniel E. Hunter Hunter Industries 1
#42 Joseph E. Donner Hughes Aircraft 1
#42 James Russell Gen-Probe Incorporated 1
#42 Aaron Stearrett Danaher 1

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