Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Chico, CA ranks #2,601 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 49 patents from 29 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Chico, CA include California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation, Herbalscience Group, United States Thermoelectric Consortium. That works out to 0.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–29 of 29 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Virgilio Cedro Andaya California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation 4
1 Walter Kusumoto 4
3 Brian Pierce Herbalscience Group 3
3 Cynthia Bato Andaya California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation 3
3 Teresa Bermejo De Leon California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation 3
#6 Eric Vollmer 2
#6 James R. Shary United States Thermoelectric Consortium 2
#6 Brandon Michael Smith Amazon 2
#6 Theodore Ketai Revelle Aesthetics 2
#6 Ryan B. Kerner United States Thermoelectric Consortium 2
#6 Orion Davies Rockwell Collins 2
#6 Joshua James Birkle Klean Kanteen 2
#6 Aden P. Wright Vista Outdoor Operations 2
#14 Tony Pirc Analog Devices 1
#14 Nathan Aronson Pneumrx 1
#14 David A. Blau Hubbell Incorporated 1
#14 James Osgood Klean Kanteen 1
#14 Gregory Hamilton Tasc 1
#14 Stanley Omar P. B. Samonte California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation 1
#14 Scott E. McPherren Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 1
#14 Robert L. Seals Fiskars 1
#14 Thomas Devol Rain Bird 1
#14 Farman Jodari California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation 1
#14 Kimberly Long Scholar Rock 1
#14 Thomas Black Unknown 1
#14 Scott Richman N2 Imaging Systems 1
#14 Scott Laine Nanotech Energy 1
#14 Patricia M. Thatcher AT&T 1
#14 James A. Higgins Google 1

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