Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lompoc, CA ranks #244 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 501 patents from 310 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lompoc, CA include Aurrion, Flir Systems, Sixpoint Materials. That works out to 11.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 310 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Gregory Alan Fish Aurrion 13
2 Barbara Sharp Flir Systems 11
3 Tadao Hashimoto Sixpoint Materials 10
#4 Michael Jason Grundmann X Development 8
#5 Tetsuro Oishi Sonos 7
#6 Richard Warren Little Sonos 6
#6 Erik Johan Norberg Aurrion 6
#6 Marc R. Amling Karl Storz Imaging 6
#6 Pat Richardson Gold Crest 6
#10 Guillermo C. Bazan University of California 5
#10 Justin J. Schwab AbbVie 5
#10 Jared Bauters Juniper Networks 5
#10 Jeffrey Lynn Heath Linear Technology Holding 5
#10 Alexander Sztein Soraa Laser Diode 5
#10 David Dwelley Linear Technology Holding 5
#16 Christopher S. Gudeman Innovative Micro Technology 4
#16 John S. Foster Innovative Micro Technology 4
#16 Carolyn Chase Gold Crest 4
#16 John H. Distelzweig Flir Systems 4
#16 Anthony Sperduti Sonos 4
#16 Eric McFarland Symyx Technologies 4
#22 Diane Roberts Sonos 3
#22 Chris Zimmer Karl Storz Imaging 3
#22 Carlo van Niekerk Sonos 3
#22 Matthew Bio Amgen 3
#22 Andreas Engberg Seek Thermal 3
#22 Timothy W. James Superconductor Technologies 3
#22 Theodore Lowes Cree 3
#22 Tim LeBeau Seek Thermal 3
#22 Thomas Mahieu Cnh Industrial America 3
#22 Kathryn M. Kelchner Lam Research 3
#22 Steve F. Holmgren Sonos 3
#22 Richard E. Bornfreund Flir Systems 3
#22 Jenifer R. Moore Pura Stainless 3
#22 Jwala Karnik Myoscience 3
#22 Philip A. Lisiecki Akamai Technologies 3
#22 Brett Harman Restaurant Revolution Technologies 3
#22 Edward P. Smith RTX (Raytheon) 3
#22 Amber Brown Sonos 3
#22 Roger Edgar Gold Crest 3
#41 James S. Speck University of California 2
#41 David S. Trandal Callwave Communications 2
#41 Philip Totaro Unknown 2
#41 Howard Bailey Advanced Scientific Concepts 2
#41 Eric M. Prophet Hrl Laboratories 2
#41 Christian Boemler RTX (Raytheon) 2
#41 Paul J. Rubel Innovative Micro Technology 2
#41 Gregory C. Welch University of California 2
#41 Geoffrey W. Marks 2
#41 Roger Proksch Asylum Research 2

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