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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Ridgecrest, CA ranks #1,768 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 74 patents from 29 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ridgecrest, CA include US Air Force, Univation Technologies, US Navy. That works out to 2.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–29 of 29 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Benjamin G. Harvey US Air Force 20
2 Heather A. Meylemans US Air Force 6
2 Alfred J. Baca US Air Force 6
#4 William W. Lai US Air Force 5
#4 Michael E. Wright US Air Force 5
#6 Roxanne L. Quintana US Air Force 4
#7 Michael Neel US Air Force 2
#7 Tom J. Schilling US Air Force 2
#7 Michael D. Bramson US Air Force 2
#7 Abarajith S. Hari Univation Technologies 2
#7 John D. Stenger-Smith US Air Force 2
#12 Benjamin Harvey US Navy 1
#12 James Calvin Fallgatter 1
#12 Stephen Tomlinson Musc Foundation For Research Development 1
#12 Joseph W. Tsang 1
#12 Elsa J. Hennings US Air Force 1
#12 Daniel Connor Amazon 1
#12 Gregory J. Magas US Air Force 1
#12 Donald L. Burnett US Air Force 1
#12 Michael D. Haddon US Air Force 1
#12 Kang-Mi Lee Korea Railroad Research Institute 1
#12 Phillip Bayarena US Air Force 1
#12 David A. Rosenthal Adobe 1
#12 Kale Warren Harrison US Air Force 1
#12 Kelvin T. Higa US Air Force 1
#12 Daniel A. Goss US Air Force 1
#12 Aaron D. Joy US Air Force 1
#12 Mark B. Moran US Air Force 1
#12 Brandi A. Herrera US Air Force 1

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