Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Cotati, CA ranks #5,383 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 19 patents from 16 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cotati, CA include Schaeffler, 3M, Chevron. That works out to 2.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–16 of 16 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jonathan M. Stang 3
2 Inhwa Chung Schaeffler 2
3 Martin Cwikla 1
3 Dale L. Ehnes 3M 1
3 Richard E. Cherpeck Chevron 1
3 Jack Conte Patreon 1
3 Ya Guo Medtronic 1
3 Daniel D. REYNAUD 1
3 Barley A. Forsman Camelbak Products 1
3 Reva Morehous Trivascular 1
3 Jan C. Hobbel Cisco 1
3 Asa Hammond Autofuss 1
3 Danica T. H. Reynaud 1
3 Martin Smets Ford 1
3 James Clay Cq Innovations 1
3 Evan Michael Wray Gaf Energy 1

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