Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Benicia, CA ranks #2,467 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,257 patents from 234 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Benicia, CA include Simbol, Intel, Chevron. That works out to 46.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 234 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Stephen Harrison Simbol 87
2 Brian K. Langendorf Intel 63
3 Thomas V. Harris Chevron 61
#4 Charles L. Kibby Chevron 51
#5 Mark Christian Salesforce 30
#6 John A. Jensvold Generon Igs 28
#7 Monica J. Kochanny Berlex Laboratories 27
#8 Peter Madams Pixion 26
#9 Sean Finn Avaya 25
#10 Declan Gerard Shanaghy Cisco 24
#11 Amy J. Weiner Chiron 23
#12 Roger Walker Bio-Rad Laboratories 21
#13 Stephen C. Schulz 3M 20
#14 Paul D. Levin Palco Labs 17
#15 Steven Ray Mimedx Group 15
#16 Le Hong Mentor Graphics 14
#16 Garrett W. Lindemann Carbon Holdings Intellectual Properties 14
#16 James J. Peterson Fresenius Medical Care Holdings 14
#19 David S. K. Lee Varian Medical Systems 13
#20 C. Bart Sullivan Tv-Tether 12
#20 Bruce W. Maskell Zodiac Pool Systems 12
#20 Stanley Kevin Miles 12
#20 Margaret M. Raible 12
#24 Stephen B. Friedman Ensys 11
#25 David L. King Bio-Rad Laboratories 10
#25 Lindsay Wray Bolt Threads 10
#25 Thomas L. Koenig 10
#25 Indresh Srivastava Novartis Vaccines And Diagnostics 10
#25 Michael W. Nootbaar Teridian Semiconductor 10
#25 Renato B. Del Rosario Bio-Rad Laboratories 10
#31 David A. Lindsay Uop 9
#31 Bruce McKendry Unknown 9
#31 Gordon D. Fong Tv-Tether 9
#31 Philippe M. Jacques Free-Flow Packaging International 9
#31 Yann Jouvenot Bio-Rad Laboratories 9
#31 Verena D. Huebner Chiron 9
#37 Ian Robert Garrard 7
#37 Carla Heise Novartis Vaccines And Diagnostics 7
#37 Harry S. Smith Interdigital Technology 7
#37 Kathelyn Steimer Novartis Vaccines And Diagnostics 7
#37 George Bezzerides Bezzerides 7
#37 Robert L. England Acushnet 7
#37 Carrie Olsen Garrard 7
#37 Wayne G. Fisher Texas Instruments 7
#45 Valeri A. Korneev University of California 6
#45 Michael N. Oda Children'S Hospital & Research Center At Oakland 6
#45 Jim Dunlop Dunlop Manufacturing 6
#45 Marvin Herville Green Cisco 6
#45 Beth Frances Ladin Cognis 6
#45 Henry J. Jeong Chemtrak 6

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