Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Malibu, CA ranks #718 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 198 patents from 57 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Malibu, CA include John Deere, Hrl Laboratories, Tesla. That works out to 18.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 57 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Felix Nagelin John Deere 26
2 Andrew P. Nowak Hrl Laboratories 15
3 Franz Von Holzhausen Tesla 13
#4 Christopher S. Roper Hrl Laboratories 11
#5 David T. Chang Hrl Laboratories 9
#6 Hartmut Neven Google 8
#6 Andrew John Howe Microsoft 8
#8 Roger Pennell Ceres 7
#8 Hung Nguyen Hrl Laboratories 7
#10 Logan D. Sorenson Hrl Laboratories 6
#10 Randall L. Kubena Hrl Laboratories 6
#12 Ryan G. Quarfoth Hrl Laboratories 5
#13 Alexander E. Quilici Youmail 4
#13 Carl Lebel Otonomy 4
#13 Daniel Yap Hrl Laboratories 4
#16 Eric Savitsky University of California 3
#16 Derek N. Jenkins AMD 3
#16 Thomas P. Sprafke RTX (Raytheon) 3
#16 Mark C. Estes Asante Solutions 3
#16 John Z. Shafai 3
#16 Scott M. Biesboer Hrl Laboratories 3
#16 Michael E. Kasaba Artisan Vehicle Systems 3
#23 Michael Einziger Mixhalo 2
#23 Manny Jerrold Adler Snap 2
#23 Matthew Hern Rainlight Studio 2
#23 Isabella Tappin 2
#23 Nathan Y. LI Dentsply Sirona 2
#23 Ann Marie Simpson Versicolor Technologies 2
#23 David W. Payton Hrl Laboratories 2
#23 Matthew Pelliccione Hrl Laboratories 2
#23 Richard W. Steele Cornerstone Automation Systems 2
#32 John Ottusch Hrl Laboratories 1
#32 Kangmu Lee Hrl Laboratories 1
#32 Ravi Sawhney Brio Water Technology 1
#32 Todd William Kirk Exterran Water Solutions Ulc 1
#32 Andrew Conrad Verily Life Sciences 1
#32 Amir M. Rahimi Hrl Laboratories 1
#32 Richard J. Bendetti Unknown 1
#32 Roger Wang Battlearms Ip 1
#32 Timothy J. Brockett Spl Industries Usa 1
#32 Jeremy Bregman Hrl Laboratories 1
#32 Robert W. Cumberland Hrl Laboratories 1
#32 John L. Visher Hrl Laboratories 1
#32 Brennon D. Yahata Hrl Laboratories 1
#32 Lawrence Anthony Disney 1
#32 Brian David Lakamp Sony 1
#32 Sanjay Cartic Ixia 1
#32 Mike Kasaba Artisan Vehicle Systems 1
#32 Seth Putterman University of California 1
#32 Keith William Schindler Unknown 1

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