Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Encinitas, CA ranks #286 worldwide for total patents filed in 2020, with 508 patents from 229 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Encinitas, CA include Dexcom, Juniper Networks, Qualcomm. That works out to 8.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 229 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mark C. Brister Dexcom 24
2 Travis Gregory Newhouse Juniper Networks 17
3 Gwendolyn Denise Barriac Qualcomm 12
3 Kevin L. Gunderson Illumina 12
#5 Eric E. Swayze Isis Pharmaceuticals 10
#6 Joseph Balardeta Callaway Golf 9
#7 Steve Masterson Dexcom 7
#7 Mark S. Chee Prognosys Biosciences 7
#7 Sean Zimmerman Thermo Fisher 7
#7 Alok Gupta Qualcomm 7
#11 Jay JieBing Yu Intuit 6
#11 Jason Blain Spinal Elements 6
#11 Cory McCluskey Ca Casyso Gmbh 6
#11 Peter Vander Horn Thermo Fisher 6
#11 Jeffry D. Watkins Atyr Pharma 6
#11 David J. King Anaptysbio 6
#11 John R. Stuelpnagel Illumina 6
#18 Eldad M. Zeira Interdigital Technology 5
#18 John D. Mendlein Atyr Pharma 5
#18 Michael DiTullo Sound United 5
#18 Nicholas Shayne Brookins Smartdrive Systems 5
#18 Rob Burke Avidity Biosciences 5
#18 Joseph Anderberg Astute Medical 5
#18 Nicholas M. Cordaro Biomet Manufacturing 5
#18 Charles E. Golden Acushnet 5
#18 Anna Leese de Escobar US Air Force 5
#27 Stephen J. Van Dien Genomatica 4
#27 Richard Scott Weston Bluesky Medical Group Incorporated 4
#27 Andreas P. Termin Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 4
#27 Susan Meeks Pede Tosense 4
#27 Kevin Nakamura Astute Medical 4
#27 Paul McPherson Astute Medical 4
#27 Aaron Weinfield Denso 4
#34 Russell A. Baldocchi Sirigen Ii Limited 3
#34 Haig P. Bozigian Neurocrine Biosciences 3
#34 Steven Earl Rinehart 3
#34 Jonathan Kies Qualcomm 3
#34 Steven Shaun McIntyre Cisco 3
#34 Michael Rahilly Carefusion 303 3
#34 Benoit Vincent Taylor Made Golf Company 3
#34 John B. Slate Avant Medical 3
#34 Timothy J. Grace Pointpredictive 3
#34 Peter Clarke Newman Cymer 3
#34 Ryan L. Roach Cobra Golf Incorporated 3
#34 David R. Handy Topgolf Callaway Brands 3
#34 Jason HARRIS Global Blood Therapeutics 3
#34 Daryl Stimm Gopro 3
#34 Robert Jay Rafac Asml Netherlands B.V. 3
#34 Kristin W. Livezey Gen-Probe Incorporated 3
#34 Barbara A. Swanson Sorrento Therapeutics 3

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