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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Encinitas, CA ranks #311 worldwide for total patents filed in 2025, with 404 patents from 167 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Encinitas, CA include Topgolf Callaway Brands, Illumina, Cobra Golf Incorporated. That works out to 6.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 167 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Eric Stubben Topgolf Callaway Brands 41
2 Kevin L. Gunderson Illumina 17
3 Ryan L. Roach Cobra Golf Incorporated 15
#4 Jason Blain Spinal Elements 12
#5 Mark S. Chee Prognosys Biosciences 11
#6 David R. Handy Topgolf Callaway Brands 8
#6 Charles E. Golden Acushnet 8
#8 Rob Burke Avidity Biosciences 7
#8 Daryl Stimm Gopro 7
#10 Russell A. Baldocchi Sirigen Ii Limited 6
#10 Jonathan Kies Qualcomm 6
#12 Jared Rylan Tangney Biolinq Incorporated 5
#13 David J. King Anaptysbio 4
#13 Susan Meeks Pede Tosense 4
#13 Eric E. Swayze Isis Pharmaceuticals 4
#13 Markus Metz Genzyme 4
#13 Tanweer A. Khan Merck 4
#13 Jeffry D. Watkins Atyr Pharma 4
#13 Arvin Grande Abadilla Liteboxer Technologies 4
#13 Scott Robinson Alphatec Spine 4
#13 Glenn SHORT Atai Therapeutics 4
#13 Walter John Bochenko Crisi Medical Systems 4
#13 Eldad M. Zeira Interdigital Technology 4
#24 Amin Ebrahimi Afrouzi Bobsweep 3
#24 Devin H. Redmond Theta Lake 3
#24 Charles Curbbun General Instrument 3
#24 Marcelo Kertesz Manscaped 3
#24 Tomás R Pineda Newberry 3
#24 Robert B. Perni Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 3
#24 Sean Zimmerman Thermo Fisher 3
#24 Peter Vander Horn Thermo Fisher 3
#24 Phillip Earl Kelly 3
#24 Stephen J. Van Dien Genomatica 3
#24 Mark D. Dankberg Viasat 3
#24 Joseph Anthony Mariglio, III Boomcloud 360 3
#24 Maha Achour Metawave 3
#24 Mark C. Brister Dexcom 3
#24 Paul S. Zorner Mycogen 3
#24 Travis Gregory Newhouse Juniper Networks 3
#24 Nicholas Shayne Brookins Smartdrive Systems 3
#24 Donald J. Novkov Covidien Lp 3
#24 Jay L. Kelley Medtronic 3
#24 Kameron Gad Apple 3
#24 Tod Boretto Aldila Golf 3
#45 Maris Alexandra Jameson Oura Health Oy 2
#45 John M. Nuss Exelixis 2
#45 Jonathan Hughes Dexcom 2
#45 Michael Rahilly 2
#45 Marshall E. Garcia Cobra Golf Incorporated 2
#45 Brendan A. McCarthy Apple 2

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