Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Encinitas, CA ranks #324 worldwide for total patents filed in 2023, with 425 patents from 212 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Encinitas, CA include Gopro, Prognosys Biosciences, Illumina. That works out to 6.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 212 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Daryl Stimm Gopro 14
1 Mark S. Chee Prognosys Biosciences 14
3 Kevin L. Gunderson Illumina 12
#4 Charles E. Golden Acushnet 10
#5 Nicholas Shayne Brookins Smartdrive Systems 9
#6 Mark C. Brister Dexcom 8
#6 Ryan L. Roach Cobra Golf Incorporated 8
#8 Eric E. Swayze Isis Pharmaceuticals 7
#8 Rob Burke Avidity Biosciences 7
#10 Jonathan Kies Qualcomm 6
#10 Cory McCluskey Ca Casyso Gmbh 6
#12 Maria Candelaria Rogert Bacigalupo Illumina 5
#12 Alok Gupta Qualcomm 5
#14 Kameron Gad Apple 4
#14 Tanweer A. Khan Merck 4
#14 Carl HARDIN Qualcomm 4
#14 Jason Blain Spinal Elements 4
#14 Michael DiTullo Sound United 4
#14 Maha Achour Metawave 4
#14 Robert B. Perni Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 4
#14 David J. King Anaptysbio 4
#14 Glenn SHORT Atai Therapeutics 4
#23 Walter John Bochenko Crisi Medical Systems 3
#23 Roy Hultenius General Atomics Aeronautical Systems 3
#23 David Baranson Singular Genomics Systems 3
#23 Raju Mohan Berlex Laboratories 3
#23 Sean Vincent Maschue Qualcomm 3
#23 Andrew Schafer Nuvasive 3
#23 Eric Stubben Topgolf Callaway Brands 3
#23 Eldad M. Zeira Interdigital Technology 3
#23 Devin H. Redmond Theta Lake 3
#23 Michael Rahilly 3
#23 Marshall L. Sherman Medtronic 3
#23 John M. Nuss Exelixis 3
#23 Paul S. Zorner Mycogen 3
#23 Peter Hergesheimer Calamp 3
#23 Shendong Yuan Schering 3
#23 Jacob A. Moebius Ts Medical 3
#23 Emmanuel E. Baetge Viacyte 3
#23 Susan Meeks Pede Tosense 3
#23 Markus Metz Genzyme 3
#23 Arvin Grande Abadilla Liteboxer Technologies 3
#23 Jason HARRIS Global Blood Therapeutics 3
#23 David R. Handy Topgolf Callaway Brands 3
#23 Scott Robinson Alphatec Spine 3
#23 Richard Scott Weston Bluesky Medical Group Incorporated 3
#47 Stephen J. Van Dien Genomatica 2
#47 Jerry MOZORUK Cibus Europe B.V. 2
#47 Joseph Anthony Mariglio, III Boomcloud 360 2
#47 Charles David Paynter Qualcomm 2

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