Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Pasadena, CA ranks #140 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 821 patents from 403 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Pasadena, CA include Gamblit Gaming, Mediatek Singapore Pte., Caltech. That works out to 5.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 403 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Eric Meyerhofer Gamblit Gaming 68
2 Frank Cire Gamblit Gaming 45
3 James June-Ming Wang Mediatek Singapore Pte. 15
#4 Yu-Chong Tai Caltech 12
#5 Mark E. Davis Caltech 11
#6 Jong Hyun Na Glassimetal Technology 10
#7 Tracey Ho Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016 8
#7 Katherine M. Bassett Disney 8
#9 Aditya Rajagopal Caltech 7
#9 John Desjarlais Xencor 7
#9 David Baltimore Caltech 7
#9 Amir Arbabi Caltech 7
#9 Huan Tan GE 7
#9 Changhuei Yang Caltech 7
#9 Quinn Smithwick Disney 7
#16 Michael Bailey Ecolink Intelligent Technology 6
#16 Glenn Garrett Glassimetal Technology 6
#16 Maximilien Launey Glassimetal Technology 6
#16 Guochuan Emil Tsai Syneurx International (Taiwan) 6
#20 Kerry Vahala Caltech 5
#20 Carl L. Hansen Caltech 5
#20 Sean Caffey Minipumps 5
#20 Quinn Y. Smithwick Disney 5
#20 Tasso Lappas Velo3D 5
#20 Jordan Matthew Neysmith Second Sight Medical Products 5
#26 Shuhe LI Nanoprecision Products 4
#26 Peter Meinhold Caltech 4
#26 Gunter D. Niemeyer Intuitive Surgical 4
#26 Jehoshua Bruck Caltech 4
#26 Chieh-feng Chang Caltech 4
#26 Hiroshi Mizukami Exedy 4
#26 Julia A. Kornfield Caltech 4
#26 Peter Cockerell Avery Dennison Retail Information Services 4
#26 Michael Floyd Glassimetal Technology 4
#26 Douglas C. Hofmann Caltech 4
#26 F. Dean Toste University of California 4
#26 John S. Kovach Lixte Biotechnology 4
#26 Sven Etzelsberger Urban626 4
#39 Braden E. Hines Solarreserve Technology 3
#39 Sean Moriarty Live Nation Entertainment 3
#39 Michelle X. Zhou IBM 3
#39 Robert J. Calvet Digitaloptics Corporation Mems 3
#39 Fukang Jiang Minipumps 3
#39 Damien Vizcarra Sunbeam Products 3
#39 Wen-Yo Lu Amazon 3
#39 Henry Helvajian The Aerospace 3
#39 Paul Braun Pwb-Ruhlatec Industrieprodukte Gmbh 3
#39 Andre De Salis T-Mobile Usa 3
#39 Farshid ROUMI Caltech 3
#39 Xiaoze Ou Caltech 3

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