Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Brentwood, CA ranks #2,856 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,069 patents from 230 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Brentwood, CA include Callaway Golf, Johnson & Johnson, Aehr Test Systems. That works out to 16.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 230 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Roger Cleveland Callaway Golf 116
2 Michael A. Murray Johnson & Johnson 74
3 Scott E. Lindsey Aehr Test Systems 54
#4 Larry Randall Daudet Simpson Strong-Tie Company 36
#5 Alexander E. Gash Lawrence Livermore National Security 29
#6 Eric Penrod Gopro 23
#7 Daniel Arthur Brown Lam Research 20
#7 Scott A. Hendrickson Applied Materials 20
#9 Salman Khan Convida Wireless 18
#9 Ashish Gandhi Cellco Partnership 18
#11 Chih-Ming Ho University of California 17
#12 François Léonard Hydro-Québec 15
#13 Christopher Formato Seagate Technology 14
#14 Brent Eikanas Amo Development 13
#14 Ryan Pakulski Mattson Technology 13
#16 Brendan Whelan Linear Technology Holding 11
#16 Patricio Barletta Oracle 11
#18 David Adam Pioneer Square Brands 10
#18 Danny Brown Lam Research 10
#18 Scott E. Groves University of California 10
#18 Raymond R. McGuire Department Of Energy 10
#22 Stan V. Lyons Mitec Incorporated 9
#22 Larry P. Hobbs Bei Technologies 9
#22 John W. Cooksey Silicon Storage Technology 9
#22 Xinyu Du Henkel Ip & Holding Gmbh 9
#22 Karl A. Fisher Lawrence Livermore National Security 9
#27 Patrick William Little Wintersmiths 8
#27 Jesse Thompson Tessera 8
#27 James Loo Oracle 8
#27 Douglas M. Weidenheimer L-3 Communications Titan 8
#31 Paolo Giusto General Motors 7
#31 John C. Hanners Credence Systems 7
#31 Richard Giljum Applied Materials 7
#31 Wendell W. Anthony Citicorp Development Center 7
#31 Kenneth R. Manes Lawrence Livermore National Security 7
#31 Mary L. Spaeth Lawrence Livermore National Security 7
#37 Steve Aspell AT&T 6
#37 Paul Harden Psioxus Therapeutics Limited 6
#37 Joshua Scott Evenson Meta 6
#37 Richard J. Donald Palm Firm 6
#37 Ella Lindenbaum Life Medical Sciences 6
#37 James Middleton Ulvac 6
#43 Joanna Negrete Mcafee 5
#43 Scot Satre Incline Therapeutics 5
#43 Rick Rodriguez Roos Instruments 5
#43 Ifeoma M. Metu Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 5
#43 Renee Koch Applied Materials 5
#43 Ben Gamulo Tc1 5
#43 Jason John Polimeno Finding Rover 5
#43 David A. Goerz University of California 5

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