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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Ridgecrest, CA ranks #2,093 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 63 patents from 28 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ridgecrest, CA include US Air Force, Unknown, Basf Se. That works out to 2.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–28 of 28 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Benjamin G. Harvey US Air Force 8
1 Benjamin M. Blazek US Air Force 8
1 Lee R. Hardt US Air Force 8
#4 Nicholas H. Albrecht US Air Force 4
#4 Carl A. Weinstein US Air Force 4
#6 Richard H. Vollmerhausen Unknown 3
#7 James Newhouse Basf Se 2
#7 Andrew P. Chafin US Air Force 2
#7 Wei Ting Kuo PayPal 2
#7 James Porteus Oxford Performance Materials 2
#7 Michael E. Wright US Air Force 2
#7 Stephen Tomlinson Musc Foundation For Research Development 2
#13 Egle Puodziukynaite Ppg Industries Ohio 1
#13 Derek A. Hamel US Air Force 1
#13 Vincent R. Schuetz US Air Force 1
#13 Anthony R. Kunkel US Air Force 1
#13 Nicholas McGaha US Air Force 1
#13 Kyle E. Rosenkoetter US Air Force 1
#13 Alvin L. Quintana US Air Force 1
#13 Karl James Ettling The Boeing 1
#13 Chase A. York US Air Force 1
#13 Pavel K. Rybakov US Air Force 1
#13 Scott D. Slaughter US Air Force 1
#13 Heather A. Meylemans US Air Force 1
#13 Michael Neel US Air Force 1
#13 Mark Miliano US Air Force 1
#13 Jonathan L. Surmi US Air Force 1
#13 Stacey N. Young Wideorbit 1

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