Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Vista, CA ranks #568 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 244 patents from 116 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Vista, CA include Taylor Made Golf Company, Magic Leap, Viasat. That works out to 2.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 116 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Sean Toulon Taylor Made Golf Company 14
2 Cole Parker Heiner Magic Leap 12
3 Mark Vincent Greaney Taylor Made Golf Company 11
#4 Mark J. Miller Viasat 8
#4 Matthew Greensmith Taylor Made Golf Company 8
#6 Joseph Reeve Nielson Taylor Made Golf Company 7
#7 Nicholas Newberg Danaher 6
#7 Nigel J. Clarke Quest Diagnostics Investments 6
#7 Joseph Toulon Topgolf Callaway Brands 6
#10 Christopher Carl Larsen Watkins Manufacturing 5
#10 Mark Douglas Kempkey Dexcom 5
#10 Robert Sullivan Biotheryx 5
#10 Foad Towfiq Promptlink Communications 5
#14 Kenneth Robert Hunt Baxter Healthcare Sa 4
#14 Kevin J. Chun Acushnet 4
#16 Xiaoli Fu Nitto Denko 3
#16 Hwa Heng Zodiac Pool Systems 3
#16 E. Keith McQueen Zodiac Pool Systems 3
#16 Peyman Najmabadi Danaher 3
#16 John Carter Auspex Pharmaceuticals 3
#16 Nick Frame Acushnet 3
#16 Hongbo Yan Qualcomm 3
#23 Shariq Hussain Meps Real-Time 2
#23 Christopher Linden Medical Components 2
#23 Scott Shimmin Gamblit Gaming 2
#23 John Arthur Auspex Pharmaceuticals 2
#23 Dirk G. Soenksen Danaher 2
#23 Christopher Fleming Syngenta Participations Ag 2
#23 Thomas Diller Thermo Fisher 2
#23 Clifford K. Burdick Viasat 2
#23 Prentash Djelosevic Danaher 2
#23 James Brink Trane International 2
#23 Sihong Chen Thermo Fisher 2
#23 D. Clayton Evans Callaway Golf 2
#23 Jennifer L. TIDD Gen-Probe Incorporated 2
#23 Margaret Bradbury Auspex Pharmaceuticals 2
#23 Sandra Skendzic Ultra Communications 2
#23 Philip G. Foster Callaway Golf 2
#23 Richard Banister 2
#23 Gerald J. Block Sandel Avionics 2
#23 Rolando O. Juliano Watlow Electric Manufacturing 2
#23 Brian Hoffarth Sps Technologies 2
#23 Nicholas C. Wade Acushnet 2
#23 Christen Mitchell Servicenow 2
#23 Douglas Rose Sunpower 2
#46 Vahid Nazer Ultra Communications 1
#46 Gerald Gerent Hexagon Metrology 1
#46 Newton M. Tarleton Signet Armorlite 1
#46 Norman L. Frederick, JR. Qualcomm 1
#46 Dominick Consalvi Lockheed Martin 1

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