Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Pasadena, CA ranks #153 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 876 patents from 491 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Pasadena, CA include Rockley Photonics Limited, GE, Mediatek Singapore Pte.. That works out to 6.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 491 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Aaron John Zilkie Rockley Photonics Limited 16
2 Huan Tan GE 14
3 James June-Ming Wang Mediatek Singapore Pte. 12
#4 Douglas C. Hofmann Caltech 11
#4 Eric Meyerhofer Gamblit Gaming 11
#6 John Desjarlais Xencor 10
#7 Damiana Lerose Rockley Photonics Limited 9
#7 Andre H. De Salis Alakai Technologies 9
#9 Amir Arbabi Caltech 8
#9 Tracey Ho Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016 8
#9 Chengkun Zhang Ubtech Robotics Corp 8
#12 Mark E. Davis Caltech 7
#12 Wen-Yo Lu Amazon 7
#12 Tyler Do Jjc Imports 7
#15 Frank Cire Gamblit Gaming 6
#15 Florian Bohn Caltech 6
#15 Dong Yoon Oh Rockley Photonics Limited 6
#15 Andrea Trita Rockley Photonics Limited 6
#15 Yu-Chong Tai Caltech 6
#15 Taison Tan 24M Technologies 6
#15 Shixun Chen Ubtech Robotics Corp 6
#15 Francisco Jose Hernandez Ubtech Robotics Corp 6
#23 Hongjin Tan Phillips 66 5
#23 Quinn Y. Smithwick Disney 5
#23 James R. Heath Caltech 5
#23 Derek Adams Zoox 5
#23 Dongyang Kang Invensense 5
#23 Changhuei Yang Caltech 5
#23 Cesar Fuentes-Ortega Biosense Webster (Israel) 5
#23 Alex H. Pai Apple 5
#31 Muhammad Musab Jilani Caltech 4
#31 Farshid ROUMI Caltech 4
#31 Steven A. Sunshine Smiths Detection 4
#31 Michael Bailey Ecolink Intelligent Technology 4
#31 Scott N. Roberts Caltech 4
#31 Sarthak Sahu Virtualitics 4
#31 Gunter D. Niemeyer Intuitive Surgical 4
#31 Ragip Pala Caltech 4
#31 Stephan Cunningham Mythical 4
#31 Michelle Effros Caltech 4
#31 Haowen Ruan Hi 4
#31 Michael Arya Tixtrack 4
#31 Richard Holbrook Thermador 4
#31 Thomas Pierre Schrans Rockley Photonics Limited 4
#31 Sergio Pellegrino Caltech 4
#31 Charles Plott Cfph 4
#31 Guochuan Emil Tsai Syneurx International (Taiwan) 4
#31 Prathika Appaiah Hubbell Incorporated 4
#49 Ghazaleh Kafaie Shirmanesh 3
#49 Ruzan Sokhoyan Caltech 3

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