Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

El Segundo, CA ranks #1,030 worldwide for total patents filed in 2020, with 150 patents from 87 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in El Segundo, CA include Navitas Semiconductor Limited, Kyocera Document Solutions, Divergent Technologies. That works out to 8.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 87 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Daniel M. Kinzer Navitas Semiconductor Limited 12
2 Dongpei Su Kyocera Document Solutions 10
3 Antonio Bernerd Martinez Divergent Technologies 8
#4 John Russell Bucknell Divergent Technologies 6
#5 Eric Pugh Kyocera Document Solutions 5
#6 David J. Mishelevich Fresenius Medical Care Holdings 4
#6 Daniel Thompson RTX (Raytheon) 4
#8 Lacy G. Cook RTX (Raytheon) 3
#8 Bishara Shamee RTX (Raytheon) 3
#8 Hartmuth C. Kolb Siemens Medical Solutions Usa 3
#8 Terence Yeoh The Aerospace 3
#8 Lisa Fadden Dynasty Footwear 3
#8 Crispian Tompkin Merchsource 3
#14 Nick Wild Recargo 2
#14 Christa Neil Kyocera Document Solutions 2
#14 Ray McVey RTX (Raytheon) 2
#14 Harsh Naik Infineon Technologies Austria Ag 2
#14 Michael M. Fitzgibbon RTX (Raytheon) 2
#14 John M. Savage, Jr. IBM 2
#14 Valter D. LONGO University Of Southern California 2
#14 Kendrick Wong Kyocera Document Solutions 2
#14 Stephen Gwin Helen Of Troy Limited 2
#23 Louis Ziskin 1
#23 Tzuyi Shimizu Seville Classics 1
#23 Jacquelynn Rae Stanley 1
#23 Cory O'Daniel Shoutpoint 1
#23 Brian Powell Metal Masters Foodservice Equipment Co. 1
#23 Kalin Spariosu RTX (Raytheon) 1
#23 Christopher M. Cosner RTX (Raytheon) 1
#23 James M. Helt The Aerospace 1
#23 Tom Gahan Satco 1
#23 Michael Jacob Rocha 1
#23 Luke David Springer Polycom 1
#23 Charles Ono 1
#23 Florian P. Lukowski, Jr. RTX (Raytheon) 1
#23 Michael David Bednar Resmed Motor Technologies 1
#23 Paul Brett Wegner 1
#23 Carla Cortez Core Scientific 1
#23 Pepper Chiavacci 1
#23 Kyle A. Woolrich The Boeing 1
#23 Gregory Anthony Black Zynga 1
#23 Stason Strong 1
#23 Kyle M. Rahrig 1
#23 F. Michael Lewis Anaergia 1
#23 Zhi He International Rectifier 1
#23 Daniel Ursitti 1
#23 Andrew Sherrill Capsa Solutions Limited 1
#23 Vince Voong Satco 1
#23 Charles H. M. Andureu Smurfit Kappa North America 1
#23 Kohar Scott Unknown 1

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