Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Manhattan Beach, CA ranks #835 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 176 patents from 87 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Manhattan Beach, CA include Radian Memory Systems, Illc, Soraa Laser Diode, Watkins Manufacturing. That works out to 5.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 87 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mike Jadon Radian Memory Systems, Illc 14
2 Paul Rudy Soraa Laser Diode 13
3 Nadya Arnaout Watkins Manufacturing 8
#4 Thomas Grimm Covestro Deutschland Ag 6
#5 Bruce McCorkendale Broadcom 5
#5 Sarah Akin Zon 5
#7 Harry B. Marr RTX (Raytheon) 4
#7 Brett G. Morham 4
#7 David Meisenholder Snap 4
#7 David Wolbert Simplehuman 4
#7 Jaleh Factor Biothread 4
#7 John Roland Clem Stamps.Com 4
#7 James P. Scott The Boeing 4
#14 Joe H. Chen Ca 3
#14 Peter Lee Trw Limited 3
#14 William R. Rochowicz Apple 3
#14 Adam Callinan Camcal Enterprises 3
#18 Christopher R. Koontz RTX (Raytheon) 2
#18 Eric Treski Apple 2
#18 Paul Laurence Sinclair Ncr 2
#18 Min Fang Microsoft 2
#18 Carey Nachenberg Broadcom 2
#18 Stephen Jeffrey Hershkowitz Electromagnetic Systems 2
#18 Jeng-Hong Chen Issc Technologies 2
#18 Jon S. McElvain Xerox 2
#18 Eric Ladizinsky D-Wave Systems 2
#18 Brian Lamb Scripps Research 2
#18 Ulrich Neumann GE 2
#18 Sanjeev M. Rao Sabic Global Technologies B.V. 2
#18 Grant Hafer AT&T 2
#18 Maryam Bakhtiyari 2
#18 Benjamin C. Stewart Share Edge 2
#33 Anthony Dorian Challoner The Boeing 1
#33 Thomas E. Larkin, III Share Edge 1
#33 Harry B. Wykes Unknown 1
#33 James D. Franklin The Boeing 1
#33 Orr Limpisvasti Arthrex 1
#33 Jan D. Lienhard 1
#33 Robert Evans Wetmore Fox Digital Enterprises 1
#33 Sanjai Kohli Sirf Technology 1
#33 Chengi Jimmy Kuo Broadcom 1
#33 Kevin Kyungshik Noh 1
#33 Curt Toppel 1
#33 Stanley Jordan Cedars Sinai Medical Center 1
#33 Daniel Lawrence Clark Rolls-Royce Plc 1
#33 Pall Ivarsson 1
#33 Ujjual Nath Kaarya 1
#33 Kameron Miller 1
#33 Geoffrey Miller 1
#33 Dennis M. Hall 1

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