Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Poway, CA ranks #302 worldwide for total patents filed in 2020, with 483 patents from 185 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Poway, CA include Ultralogic 6G, Psemi, Dexcom. That works out to 9.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 185 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Sony Akkarakaran 79
2 David E. Newman Ultralogic 6G 17
3 Christopher N. Brindle Psemi 13
#4 John Nolting Dexcom 12
#5 Jacky Chen Daikin Manufacturing Company 11
#6 Brant Candelore Sony 8
#6 Carson Cheng Ncstar 8
#8 Xin Mathers Thermo Fisher 7
#9 Aidan N. Zimmerman Apple 6
#9 Bradley Kent Drews Illumina 6
#9 Patrick Dawson Topgolf Callaway Brands 6
#9 Changan Tian Ncstar 6
#13 Adam E. Newham Qualcomm 5
#13 Gordon Kent Walker Qualcomm 5
#13 Kelleigh Ash Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot 5
#13 Melinda Montes Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot 5
#13 Richard Thomas Ncstar 5
#13 Mitsue Miyazaki Toshiba Medical Systems 5
#13 Ioan Dorin Ilea Magna Closures 5
#13 Jerry Huang Ecolink Intelligent Technology 5
#13 Michael Cheng Harrison Sports 5
#13 Paul Atkinson Chromera 5
#23 Damon K. Getman Gen-Probe Incorporated 4
#23 Jeffrey M. Linnen Gen-Probe Incorporated 4
#23 Justin James Headwater Research 4
#23 David Zepp Voyetra Turtle Beach 4
#23 Kelly Gravelle Amtech Systems 4
#23 Kelly R. Johnson Wheel Group Holdings 4
#23 Mohammed Khan 4
#23 Dannette Holt Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot 4
#31 Frederick J. Zustak Sony 3
#31 Paul Hearty Sony 3
#31 Elwood G. Norris Turtle Beach 3
#31 Gregory S. Feller Lockheed Martin 3
#31 Jillian R. Brown Biomarin Pharmaceutical 3
#31 Venkata Kiran Kumar Koya Servicenow 3
#31 Timothy Day Daylight Solutions 3
#31 Peter B. Houser 3
#31 Chieh-Kai Yang Psemi 3
#31 Chih-Chieh Cheng Macronix International Co. 3
#31 Raj K. Raheja Signal Pharmaceuticals 3
#31 Brett E. Crawford Biomarin Pharmaceutical 3
#31 Brendan Burgess Carefusion 303 3
#31 Miles James Weida Daylight Solutions 3
#31 Lyle J. Arnold, Jr. Gen-Probe Incorporated 3
#31 Rahim Bagheri Wilinx 3
#31 Darius Koohmarey Servicenow 3
#48 Dawn Ressel Intuit 2
#48 Chinchuan Andrew Chiu Qualcomm 2
#48 Irina Ivanova Callaway Golf 2

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