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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Salinas, CA ranks #2,369 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 52 patents from 33 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Salinas, CA include Vanguard Seed, Buckeye Brine, US Air Force. That works out to 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–33 of 33 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Victor Carl Heintzberger Vanguard Seed 5
1 John Carl Heintzberger Vanguard Seed 5
3 Scott Harlan Buckeye Brine 4
3 Raymond M. Gamache US Air Force 4
#5 Mark Karpenko US Air Force 3
#6 Abhilash J. Mayur Applied Materials 2
#6 Alejandro Chavez Bushnell 2
#6 Scott Swanson Language Line Services 2
#9 Mario Aguas-Alvarado University Of Arkansas 1
#9 Kent Charles Curley 1
#9 Frank Frederick Weckerle Qualcomm 1
#9 Andres Larraza US Air Force 1
#9 George Stephen de Lorimier D'Arrigo Bros Co. Of California 1
#9 Timothy James Rossi 1
#9 Brian K. Caster Driscoll Strawberry Associates 1
#9 Andreas Goroch 1
#9 Laura Vazquez-Contreras 1
#9 ABEL GONZALEZ 1
#9 Yongbiao Liu University Of Kentucky 1
#9 Michael J. Azzopardi 1
#9 Juergen Heidmann Infinitum Solutions 1
#9 Serafin Albarran Dole Fresh Vegetables 1
#9 Mark Elston Advantest 1
#9 David J. Brundage Westrock Shared Services 1
#9 Ronald A. Bunch D'Arrigo Bros Co. Of California 1
#9 Kashif Suleman Oracle 1
#9 Dennis Johnny Castillo Dole Fresh Vegetables 1
#9 Vikram Duvvoori Iconix 1
#9 Alvaro Gonzalez J. Choo Limited 1
#9 John Michael Pessagno Direct Pack 1
#9 Michael Keith Fuller Optopo 1
#9 Roberto J. Perez Hamilton Sundstrand 1
#9 Darren M. Goetz Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 1

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