Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Bishop, CA ranks #4,503 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 611 patents from 143 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bishop, CA include Intel, Nexenta Systems, Landec. That works out to 160.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 143 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Chris Barns Intel 44
2 Alexander Aizman Nexenta Systems 26
3 Raymond Clarke Landec 23
#4 Wayne C. Haase Cardiometrics 21
#5 John E. Ohlson Stanford Telecommunications 19
#5 Atul D. Ayer Alza 19
#7 Devereaux C. Chen Juniper Networks 17
#8 Christopher J. Migdal Silicon Graphics 15
#8 Duane Cash Visa 15
#10 Saeid Seyedin Collagen 14
#11 Gerald G. Vurek Abbott 13
#11 Gerardo V. Noriega Revascular Therapeutics 13
#13 Joan C. Main Acuson 10
#13 Thiruvilwamalai V. Raman IBM 10
#15 Jason M. Hart Oracle 9
#15 Gerald Steve Rago Unknown 9
#15 Michael Dowd Osteotech 9
#18 Naixiong Jiang Pacesetter 8
#18 Stanley Peters Westinghouse Electric 8
#18 Mark DuBois Honeywell 8
#21 Joel Silverman Kawasaki Microelectronics 7
#21 Martta Seppala Nokia 7
#21 Kordian Kurowski Macrovision 7
#21 Karl Cremin Magnifi 7
#25 Maureen L. Jordan Alza 6
#25 Xiaohua Huang 6
#25 Scott McFarling Microsoft 6
#25 John Kim Northwestern University 6
#25 Matthew B. Morris Apple 6
#25 Erich Gamma Microsoft 6
#25 Stephen Muchovej Zoom Communications 6
#25 James Williams Meta 6
#25 Khashayar Shadman Kla-Tencor 6
#25 Harriette Atkins Raychem Limited 6
#25 Mounque Barazone 6
#25 Edward M. Jacobs 6
#37 Lance T. Klinger Diablo Research 5
#37 Lew Stolpner Redfern Integrated Optics 5
#37 Brooks E. Cowart Echelon Systems 5
#40 Steven Sanders Gulfstream Aerospace 4
#40 Roger Ray Intel 4
#40 Jindrich Dokonal 4
#40 Steven C. Zingheim Raychem Limited 4
#40 Ernie R. Hirt Intel 4
#40 Craig Steven Varga Linear Technology Holding 4
#40 Max T. Artusy Seagate Technology 4
#40 Sally I. Stephens Alza 4
#40 Susan T. Evans Chevron 4
#40 David E. Rinker 4
#40 John Paul Stuart Abbott 4

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