Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Laguna Beach, CA ranks #928 worldwide for total patents filed in 2022, with 149 patents from 79 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Laguna Beach, CA include Apple, Wormhole Labs, Nevermind Capital. That works out to 6.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 79 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Alan McKay Moss Apple 14
2 Curtis Hutten Wormhole Labs 11
3 Hector M. Medina Nevermind Capital 8
#4 Pieter Vorenkamp Broadcom 6
#5 Robert Edward Grant Strathspey Crown 5
#6 Andrew J. Lazur 4
#6 Lawrence S. Ring Amgen 4
#6 Bruce Y. Moore Hurley International 4
#6 Jay C. Blahnik Apple 4
#6 James R. Selevan 4
#11 James J. Dowle Apple 3
#11 Daniel Joseph Selevan 3
#11 Dustin Pettit Bi Incorporated 3
#11 Tyler Nikitas Irobot 3
#11 Michael M. Chegini E-Plan 3
#16 Christopher Lopez Icu Medical 2
#16 George A. Lopez Icu Medical 2
#16 Mehrzad Khakpour Sonendo 2
#16 Adam Jordan Selevan 2
#16 Raed Ali Raed M. Ali, M.D. 2
#16 Aaron Robert Wepler 2
#22 Brandt Thompson Comcast 1
#22 Benjamin Tigner Karem Aircraft 1
#22 John Christopher Theron Rockwell Automation 1
#22 Howard Jelinek Telogis 1
#22 Philip Anthony Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co. 1
#22 Yuri Garbuzov Ihip Surgical 1
#22 Brett Gregor 1
#22 Matthew Tremblay Red.Com 1
#22 Tom Hillman Yasa Limited 1
#22 Justin Rodenburg Rivian Ip Holdings 1
#22 Thomas Benson Ciari Guitars 1
#22 Jeremy Gordon Blossom 1
#22 Jerry Rodgers Costar Realty Information 1
#22 Sabrina Tai-Chen Yeh Sony 1
#22 Matt Schlicht 1
#22 Horst Leitner 89908 1
#22 Mark W. Kelly Milwaukee Electric Tool 1
#22 Bryan Maxwell Rosenkrantz 1
#22 John Rudolph Ford 1
#22 Sook Kenna Kim The Boeing 1
#22 Roger Neiley Flow Sports 1
#22 Michael Khoyilar 1
#22 Rob Raney Johnson & Johnson 1
#22 David Neil Dyrnaes The Paradigm Alliance 1
#22 Robert Shortt Targus International 1
#22 G. Gregory Carpenter 1
#22 Rigel Zeda Stone Verizon 1
#22 Shienlin Saber 1
#22 Benjamin Anderschou Holbech Jensen University Of Copenhagen 1

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