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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Modesto, CA ranks #1,006 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 136 patents from 44 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Modesto, CA include E. &J. Gallo Winery, Amsa, Usg Interiors. That works out to 0.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–44 of 44 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Gary Neil Zaiger 28
1 Grant Gene Zaiger 28
1 Leith Marie Gardner 28
#4 Patrick Coyle E. &J. Gallo Winery 5
#5 Jonathan Nicholas Peot Amsa 3
#6 Michael O'Donnell Usg Interiors 2
#6 Mark Cummings Unknown 2
#6 Jonathan N. Howarth Albemarle 2
#6 David Johnson Lift-U, Division Of Hogan Mfg. 2
#6 Michael S. Harvey Enviro Tech Chemical Services 2
#11 Raymond Brown Church & Dwight Co. 1
#11 Russell D. Jensen Parker-Hannifin 1
#11 Douglas W. Flora Exact 1
#11 Marcel Amirault 1
#11 Walter H. Stone Parker-Hannifin 1
#11 Khoi Nguyen AT&T 1
#11 Lawrence C. Dugan Lawrence Livermore National Security 1
#11 Scott Raven Telepathy Labs 1
#11 Royal Addis E. &J. Gallo Winery 1
#11 Lori A. Zepeda 1
#11 Zahra Gharraee 1
#11 Gilberto Figueroa Oracle 1
#11 Larry Foster Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag 1
#11 Thomas J. Blair Google 1
#11 Shepheard William Glass 1
#11 Robert Ruijssenaars E. &J. Gallo Winery 1
#11 Alan Donald Anderson Air Products And Chemicals 1
#11 William Allen Corn 1
#11 John J. Paoluccio 1
#11 John A. Paoluccio Unknown 1
#11 E. David Jones 1
#11 Heath Flora Exact 1
#11 Jonathan J. Flora Exact 1
#11 Michael Slater Caliper Life Sciences 1
#11 Chris Folayan 1
#11 Andrew J. Toti Unknown 1
#11 Miriam Torrison G3 Enterprises 1
#11 David Parman Nvent Services Gmbh 1
#11 Dante D. Podesto Theravance Biopharma R&D Ip 1
#11 Michael Khenansho Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#11 Norman Lee Peters 1
#11 Peter Popoff Parker-Hannifin 1
#11 Chris Ellsworth 5.11 1
#11 Benjamin J. Remington Neuropro Technologies 1

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