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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Poway, CA ranks #298 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 434 patents from 189 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Poway, CA include Empire Technology Development, Sony, Ncstar. That works out to 8.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 189 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Ezekiel Kruglick Empire Technology Development 21
2 Brant Candelore Sony 13
2 Carson Cheng Ncstar 13
#4 Sony Akkarakaran 12
#5 Irina Ivanova Callaway Golf 11
#5 Frederick J. Zustak Sony 11
#7 David G. Schmidt Medical Energetics Limited 10
#8 Richard Thomas Ncstar 9
#8 Paul Atkinson Chromera 9
#8 Jason Michael Cheng Ncstar 9
#11 Jerry Huang Ecolink Intelligent Technology 6
#12 Christopher N. Brindle Psemi 5
#12 David E. Newman Ultralogic 6G 5
#12 Manjinder Singh Sandhu Qualcomm 5
#12 Samir S. Soliman Qualcomm 5
#12 Richard Obert Microport Orthopedics Holdings 5
#12 Changan Tian Ncstar 5
#12 Lyle J. Arnold, Jr. Gen-Probe Incorporated 5
#19 Jeffrey M. Linnen Gen-Probe Incorporated 4
#19 Jacky Chen Daikin Manufacturing Company 4
#19 Miles James Weida Daylight Solutions 4
#19 Damon K. Getman Gen-Probe Incorporated 4
#19 Tsu-Ju Fu Sirigen 4
#19 Stephen A. Sprigg Qualcomm 4
#19 Aidan N. Zimmerman Apple 4
#19 Patrick Dawson Topgolf Callaway Brands 4
#19 Kelly R. Johnson Wheel Group Holdings 4
#19 Kelly Gravelle Amtech Systems 4
#19 Chih-Chieh Cheng Macronix International Co. 4
#19 Mitsue Miyazaki Toshiba Medical Systems 4
#19 Elwood G. Norris Turtle Beach 4
#19 Xin Mathers Thermo Fisher 4
#33 David Henry Pearce Gracenote 3
#33 Curt A. Dvorak Johnson & Johnson 3
#33 Timothy W. Vanderveen 3
#33 John A. Gaudette Nitto Denko 3
#33 Ernest T. Ozaki Qualcomm 3
#33 Zhuo Wen Luo South China University Of Technology 3
#33 Gordon Kent Walker Qualcomm 3
#33 Brock T. Shireman Johnson & Johnson 3
#33 Marie Van Deusen Lytx 3
#33 Jacqueline J. Lockhart Iheart Media Management Services 3
#33 Steven M. Ehlers Callaway Golf 3
#33 Andres Gabriel Hofmann Oracle 3
#33 Alan K. Uke Underwater Kinetics 3
#33 John Morin Acushnet 3
#33 Kaushik A. Patel Obalon Therapeutics 3
#33 Raj K. Raheja Signal Pharmaceuticals 3
#33 Justin James Headwater Research 3
#33 Jon E. Simmons Deepsea Power & Light 3

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