Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Oceanside, CA ranks #507 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 260 patents from 139 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Oceanside, CA include Taylor Made Golf Company, Acushnet, Becton, Dickinson And. That works out to 1.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 139 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Nathan T. Sargent Taylor Made Golf Company 13
2 Richard L. Cleghorn Acushnet 11
3 Ryan Schoonmaker Becton, Dickinson And 9
#4 Brian Bear Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 7
#5 Barry L. Wheatley Novartis Ag 6
#5 Allen Keith Holland Pro Performance Sports 6
#7 Stephen Michael Thompson Kofax 5
#7 Robert J. Sanchez, JR. Alcon Research 5
#7 Michael E. Starling IBM 5
#7 Clark Hutton Alphatec Spine 5
#7 Ronald Alton Qualcomm 5
#12 Gregory Scott Ketterman Hobie Cat 4
#12 Ronald K. Hettinger Callaway Golf 4
#12 David Morales James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics 4
#12 Nathan Lovell Nuvasive 4
#12 Robert Paul Mikulka Qualcomm 4
#17 William J. McKenna Paraccel 3
#17 Michael Markov Markov Processes International 3
#17 Hiroaki Miyagawa Ricoh Company 3
#17 Sven Tulowitzki Taylor Made Golf Company 3
#17 Turguy Goker Quantum 3
#17 Drew T. DeShiell Taylor Made Golf Company 3
#17 Ernie Rustam Taylor Made Golf Company 3
#17 Reza Jalilizeinali Qualcomm 3
#17 Steven Gerard Mayorga Air Products And Chemicals 3
#17 Steven M. Greim D.R. Systems 3
#17 Charles Glommen Tealium 3
#28 Zachary W. Zupancic Otter Products 2
#28 Philip James Dow Hobie Cat 2
#28 David Webb Nitto Denko 2
#28 Kenneth M. Curry Dose Medical 2
#28 Scott Lish Nuvasive 2
#28 Patrick Gutschow Intrinsic Lifesciences 2
#28 Gregory S. Layser Novartis Ag 2
#28 Thanh Huy Le Edwards Lifesciences 2
#28 Mani Ahmadi Nordson 2
#28 Corey M. Magers Avant Medical 2
#28 Zhishan Hua Advanced Liquid Logic 2
#28 Otto Sievert Gopro 2
#28 John Arrizza Fresenius Medical Care Holdings 2
#28 John M. Kessler Achates Power 2
#28 Jeffrey F. Dooley Abbott 2
#28 Michael Moore Djo 2
#28 Thomas A. Hall Ibis Biosciences 2
#28 Krishnaditya Arkalgud Coflex S.A. De C.V. 2
#46 Edward P Royka, Jr. American Innotek 1
#46 Scott Burke AT&T 1
#46 Donald M. Sheetz, III Hunter Industries 1
#46 Naoya Ian Nagano Nordson 1
#46 Richard Baillargeon Abbott 1

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