Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Watsonville, CA ranks #1,967 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 68 patents from 30 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Watsonville, CA include Plant Sciences, Sweet Darling Sales, Driscoll'S. That works out to 1.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–30 of 30 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael D. Nelson Plant Sciences 8
2 John Larse Sweet Darling Sales 5
3 Luis Miguel Rodriguez Driscoll'S 4
3 James Heilig Driscoll'S 4
3 Kyle Rak Driscoll'S 4
3 Raymond L. Jacobs, III Driscoll'S 4
#7 Steven D. Nelson Plant Sciences 3
#7 Juan Alvarez Alkermes 3
#7 Scott Pozzi-Loyola Nanotronics Imaging 3
#10 Jennifer K. Izzo Driscoll'S 2
#10 Xiomara Ruiz Ruiz Driscoll'S 2
#10 Ellen Thompson Pacific Berry Breeding 2
#10 Vincent S. Hernandez Anacor Pharmaceuticals 2
#10 Enrique Ayala Vazquez 2
#10 Omar Carrillo Mendoza Driscoll'S 2
#10 John P. Herber Western Digital Technologies 2
#10 Sarah Wool Driscoll'S 2
#10 Jay Hurley Amazon 2
#19 Katsuhiro Okamura Juniper Networks 1
#19 Eduardo Herrera Lopez Robert Bosch Gmbh 1
#19 Jason Ashton 1
#19 Robert David Kaswen Fox Factory 1
#19 John Edward Wilkening Cabeau 1
#19 Daljeet Singh IBM 1
#19 Mark Rowe Medtronic 1
#19 Zachary Minden Merck 1
#19 Jose Louis Medina 1
#19 Paul Cox Fox Factory 1
#19 Maria Cruz Ayuso Hernandez Driscoll'S 1
#19 Scott W. Adams Plant Sciences 1

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