Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Glendale, CA ranks #494 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 264 patents from 122 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Glendale, CA include Modne, University Of Southern California, Samsung. That works out to 1.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 122 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kidong Kwon Modne 17
2 Mark Humayun University Of Southern California 15
3 Kerry Bradley 10
#4 Sheldon Phillips Samsung 9
#4 William Gibbens Redmann Thomson Licensing 9
#6 Hyen-O Oh LG 7
#6 Daniel Aghassian 7
#6 Kyusik Uhm Oakley 7
#9 Armen Sevada Gharabegian Shadecraft 5
#9 Paul M. Meadows 5
#9 Matthew Lee McDonald 5
#9 Peter McNerney Dreamworks Animation 5
#9 Dikran Babikian Bobrick Washroom Equipment 5
#14 Raymond Weitekamp Caltech 4
#14 Kenneth J. Mitchell Disney 4
#14 Jonathan Ackley Disney 4
#14 Mark Paulik Gamblit Gaming 4
#14 Ki Dong Kwon Modne 4
#19 Karapet Ablabutyan Maxon Industries 3
#19 Eunkyung Kim KAIST 3
#19 Edward Pakhchyan Unknown 3
#19 Paolo Pirjanian Evolution Robotics 3
#23 Alexander W. Hsing Disney 2
#23 Narek Pezeshkian US Air Force 2
#23 Louis Barber British American Tobacco 2
#23 Shinichi Iijima Mitsubishi Chemical 2
#23 Samir M. Ahmed Thomson Licensing 2
#23 Ken B. Cooper Caltech 2
#23 Andrew Robert Rolfe Early Warning Services 2
#23 David Houston Halliburton Energy Services 2
#23 Ryan Hoitink Biosense Webster (Israel) 2
#23 Ulrik Pilegaard Esolar 2
#23 Mark A. Reichow Disney 2
#23 Felipe Jose Garza Spin Master 2
#23 Julian Scott Troll Systems 2
#23 Brian Whited Disney 2
#23 Kevin C. Baxter Litepanels 2
#23 William Lark, Jr. Racepoint Energy 2
#23 Dean Dal Ponte Hubbell Incorporated 2
#23 Sam Bagwell Forza Silicon 2
#23 Lee Del Rosario 2
#23 Joseph Jay Fitzpatrick Emisense Technologies 2
#23 Joanna A. Kolodziejska Hrl Laboratories 2
#23 Armen Mkrtchyan Disney 2
#23 Leonard J. Mazzocco Disney 2
#23 Armen Avoyan Lam Research 2
#23 Jared McPhillen Disney 2
#23 Henry Ambrose Revolution Display 2
#49 Shane Nazari Mag Aerospace Industries 1
#49 Mikhail Korkin Arecont Vision 1

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