Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

El Segundo, CA ranks #763 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 177 patents from 91 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in El Segundo, CA include Navitas Semiconductor Limited, Google, Broadcom. That works out to 10.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 91 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Daniel M. Kinzer Navitas Semiconductor Limited 11
2 Aastha Gaur Google 9
3 Shaun Cooley Broadcom 7
#4 Sheng Li Kyocera Document Solutions 6
#4 Hideo Nakahara Kyocera Document Solutions 6
#6 Chiu Ng International Rectifier 5
#6 Crispian Tompkin Merchsource 5
#6 Gordana Gehlhausen Sexy Back Bra 5
#6 Dongpei Su Kyocera Document Solutions 5
#6 Martin S. McCormick Space Exploration Technologies 5
#11 Kendrick Wong Kyocera Document Solutions 4
#12 Stacy Lynn O'Connor Mattel 3
#12 John Russell Bucknell Divergent Technologies 3
#12 Daniel Thompson RTX (Raytheon) 3
#12 Spencer Smith Broadcom 3
#12 Niraj Ranjan International Rectifier 3
#12 Stephen L. Schafer Kyocera Document Solutions 3
#18 Nathalie Scholler University of Pennsylvania 2
#18 Thien-Phuc Nguyen Do Kyocera Document Solutions 2
#18 John S. Stupakis Jss Scientific 2
#18 Christopher Brunner Qualcomm 2
#18 Thomas F. Rust Nanochips 2
#18 Larry Lubman Kyocera Document Solutions 2
#18 Alfred Abkarian Kyocera Document Solutions 2
#18 Brian Powell Metal Masters Foodservice Equipment Co. 2
#18 Jeffrey Bentzler I4C Innovations 2
#18 Hartmuth C. Kolb Siemens Medical Solutions Usa 2
#18 Eric Pugh Kyocera Document Solutions 2
#18 Bishara Shamee RTX (Raytheon) 2
#18 Harold A. Rosen Hughes Aircraft 2
#18 Helen Durden Hyperloop Technologies 2
#18 Harsh Naik Infineon Technologies Austria Ag 2
#18 Jonathan Humpherys Emn8 2
#18 Nadine Yiang Hct Group Holdings Limited 2
#35 Brian E. Kirkpatrick The Aerospace 1
#35 Jun Honda International Rectifier 1
#35 Kyle A. Woolrich The Boeing 1
#35 Kyle M. Rahrig 1
#35 Ray McVey RTX (Raytheon) 1
#35 Duane D. Smith RTX (Raytheon) 1
#35 Zhi He International Rectifier 1
#35 Franklin Tai Katasi 1
#35 David J. Mishelevich Fresenius Medical Care Holdings 1
#35 Nick Wild Recargo 1
#35 Daniel Ursitti 1
#35 Steve J. Stupakis 1
#35 Steve Moran Mattel 1
#35 David S. Douglas RTX (Raytheon) 1
#35 Brittney N. Lipp The United States Of America As Represented By The Adminstrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration 1
#35 Stacy Marsella University Of Southern California 1

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