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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Poway, CA ranks #266 worldwide for total patents filed in 2022, with 509 patents from 164 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Poway, CA include Ultralogic 6G, Sony, Topgolf Callaway Brands. That works out to 10.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 164 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Sony Akkarakaran 157
2 David E. Newman Ultralogic 6G 48
3 Brant Candelore Sony 11
3 Patrick Dawson Topgolf Callaway Brands 11
#5 Paul Atkinson Chromera 8
#6 Mitsue Miyazaki Toshiba Medical Systems 6
#6 Irina Ivanova Callaway Golf 6
#8 William R. Light Biopure 5
#8 Kelly R. Johnson Wheel Group Holdings 5
#8 Brendan Burgess Carefusion 303 5
#8 Kelly Gravelle Amtech Systems 5
#8 Aidan N. Zimmerman Apple 5
#8 Xin Mathers Thermo Fisher 5
#8 Joshua Portinga Troy-Csl Lighting 5
#15 Curt A. Dvorak Johnson & Johnson 4
#15 Elwood G. Norris Turtle Beach 4
#15 Richard Obert Microport Orthopedics Holdings 4
#15 Kenneth A. Regas Bioness 4
#15 Jeffrey M. Linnen Gen-Probe Incorporated 4
#15 Jeff Jackson Dexcom 4
#15 Raj K. Raheja Signal Pharmaceuticals 4
#22 Bradley Kent Drews Illumina 3
#22 Virgil O'Neil 3
#22 Jason Mitchell Dexcom 3
#22 Chih-Chieh Cheng Macronix International Co. 3
#22 Christopher N. Brindle Psemi 3
#22 Paul Hsieh Paradigm Health And Wellness 3
#22 Scott R. Gant HP 3
#22 Damon K. Getman Gen-Probe Incorporated 3
#22 Suhail Jalil Qualcomm 3
#22 Parastoo Kheirkhah Qualcomm 3
#22 Sam Lin Guangzhou Roiskin Electrical Technology Co. 3
#33 George Kenneth Lloyd Beyondspring Phamaceuticals 2
#33 John Edward Wurst Aneira Pharma 2
#33 David Henry Pearce Gracenote 2
#33 Erich Coiner 2
#33 Paul Hearty Sony 2
#33 Jess Lee Freeman Solar Turbines Incorporated 2
#33 Roger Davis Hotbodies Racing 2
#33 Rolf Laido Intel 2
#33 Zhuo Wen Luo South China University Of Technology 2
#33 Kathryn M. Stephens Illumina 2
#33 Timothy W. Vanderveen Carefusion 303 2
#33 Jared Davis Arcturus Therapeutics 2
#33 Venkata Kiran Kumar Koya Servicenow 2
#33 Betsy Cherian Servicenow 2
#33 John A. Gaudette Nitto Denko 2
#33 John Bailey Wrap Technologies 2
#33 David Zepp Voyetra Turtle Beach 2
#33 Justin James Headwater Research 2

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