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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Encinitas, CA ranks #337 worldwide for total patents filed in 2024, with 433 patents from 201 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Encinitas, CA include Illumina, Gopro, Cobra Golf Incorporated. That works out to 7.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 201 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kevin L. Gunderson Illumina 14
2 Daryl Stimm Gopro 10
3 Ryan L. Roach Cobra Golf Incorporated 9
3 Maha Achour Metawave 9
#5 Mark S. Chee Prognosys Biosciences 8
#5 Mark C. Brister Dexcom 8
#5 Rob Burke Avidity Biosciences 8
#8 Jonathan Kies Qualcomm 7
#8 Robert B. Perni Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 7
#10 Nicholas Shayne Brookins Smartdrive Systems 6
#10 Michael DiTullo Sound United 6
#10 Travis Gregory Newhouse Juniper Networks 6
#10 Charles E. Golden Acushnet 6
#10 Sean Vincent Maschue Qualcomm 6
#15 Eric Stubben Topgolf Callaway Brands 5
#15 Sean Zimmerman Thermo Fisher 5
#15 David R. Handy Topgolf Callaway Brands 5
#15 Jared Rylan Tangney Biolinq Incorporated 5
#15 Michael Klein University of Pennsylvania 5
#15 Michael Rahilly 5
#15 Jonathan Hughes Dexcom 5
#22 Tanweer A. Khan Merck 4
#22 Russell A. Baldocchi Sirigen Ii Limited 4
#22 Donald J. Novkov Covidien Lp 4
#22 Kameron Gad Apple 4
#22 Alok Gupta Qualcomm 4
#22 Jason Blain Spinal Elements 4
#22 David Baranson Singular Genomics Systems 4
#22 Glenn SHORT Atai Therapeutics 4
#22 Eldad M. Zeira Interdigital Technology 4
#22 Brandon Modesitt Kandji 4
#22 Markus Metz Genzyme 4
#22 Eric E. Swayze Isis Pharmaceuticals 4
#22 Martin Maria Fabani Singular Genomics Systems 4
#22 Mark D. Dankberg Viasat 4
#36 Peter Clarke Newman Cymer 3
#36 Adam Blair Automation 3
#36 Philip A. Lampe Viasat 3
#36 Joseph Anthony Mariglio, III Boomcloud 360 3
#36 Tod Boretto Aldila Golf 3
#36 Joseph Anderberg Astute Medical 3
#36 Aaron Weinfield Denso 3
#36 David J. King Anaptysbio 3
#36 Susan Meeks Pede Tosense 3
#36 Kevin Nakamura Astute Medical 3
#36 Paul McPherson Astute Medical 3
#36 Federico Garibaldi 3
#36 Amin Ebrahimi Afrouzi Bobsweep 3
#36 Xavier de Mollerat du Jeu Thermo Fisher 3
#36 Richard W. Perkins Battelle Memorial Institute 3

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