Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Encinitas, CA ranks #258 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 478 patents from 232 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Encinitas, CA include Qualcomm, Isis Pharmaceuticals, Snacktops. That works out to 7.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 232 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Gwendolyn Denise Barriac Qualcomm 31
2 Eric E. Swayze Isis Pharmaceuticals 13
3 Ronald Mark Buck Snacktops 12
#4 Susan Meeks Pede Tosense 10
#5 Jason Blain Spinal Elements 9
#6 Tyson White Nixon 8
#6 Charles E. Golden Acushnet 8
#6 Eldad M. Zeira Interdigital Technology 8
#9 Mark D. Dankberg Viasat 7
#9 Joe Babcock Nixon 7
#11 John D. Mendlein Atyr Pharma 6
#11 Alok Gupta Qualcomm 6
#11 Mark C. Brister Dexcom 6
#11 Jeffry D. Watkins Atyr Pharma 6
#11 Stephen Michael Verrall Qualcomm 6
#16 Stephen J. Van Dien Genomatica 5
#16 Mark S. Chee Prognosys Biosciences 5
#18 Cory McCluskey Ca Casyso Gmbh 4
#18 Sean Zimmerman Thermo Fisher 4
#18 Richard Scott Weston Bluesky Medical Group Incorporated 4
#18 John R. Stuelpnagel Illumina 4
#18 Nicholas M. Cordaro Biomet Manufacturing 4
#18 Barbara A. Swanson Sorrento Therapeutics 4
#18 Benoit Vincent Taylor Made Golf Company 4
#25 Jose R. Menendez Qualcomm 3
#25 Jay JieBing Yu Intuit 3
#25 Russell A. Baldocchi Sirigen Ii Limited 3
#25 Jonathan Kies Qualcomm 3
#25 Paul L. Edwards Caire 3
#25 Lawrence C. Gunn, III Luxtera 3
#25 Joanne M. Yeakley Biospyder Technologies 3
#25 Zaw Soe Tensorcom 3
#25 David Enrique Aguilo Unknown 3
#25 Franck Juvin Nixon 3
#25 Walter John Bochenko Crisi Medical Systems 3
#25 Barry D. Quart Ardea Biosciences 3
#25 Curtis B. Thompson Halozyme 3
#25 Araz Yacoubian Cummins-Allison 3
#25 Joseph Balardeta Callaway Golf 3
#25 Jeff Engel Snacktops 3
#25 Jason HARRIS Global Blood Therapeutics 3
#25 Susan K. Yamagata Gen-Probe Incorporated 3
#25 Daryl Stimm Gopro 3
#25 David J. King Anaptysbio 3
#45 Charles Curbbun General Instrument 2
#45 Yixing Shen Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 2
#45 Nicholas Simon Stock Amira Pharmaceuticals 2
#45 Bruce Ehlers Vivint 2
#45 Emmanuel E. Baetge Viacyte 2
#45 Peter Hergesheimer Calamp 2

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