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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Cayucos, CA ranks #24,103 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 48 patents from 18 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cayucos, CA include Successful Cultures, Branhaven, Unknown. That works out to 19.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–18 of 18 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael Gayaldo Successful Cultures 9
1 Dennis Fantin Branhaven 9
3 Benjamin Zvi Korman 4
#4 Will Knapp 3
#4 Douglas Weissmann Unknown 3
#6 John W. Kleinhammer 2
#6 James Glinn 2
#6 Jeff Good Advanced Engineering Group 2
#6 Bret A. Tolles Brunswick 2
#6 Leo J. Carano One More Time 2
#6 Richard Kazuhiro Sanpei Unknown 2
#6 John Howard Applied Biotechnology Institute 2
#13 Raymond L. Gunderson 1
#13 Kelly N. Dornbush 1
#13 James M. Degen Igloo Products 1
#13 Fantin Dennis Cal Poly 1
#13 Thomas A. DeBarber Westinghouse Electric 1
#13 Joey Heaslet 1

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