Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Chico, CA ranks #3,334 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 901 patents from 288 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Chico, CA include Hubbell Incorporated, Pneumrx, Amazon. That works out to 8.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 288 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David A. Blau Hubbell Incorporated 30
2 Nathan Aronson Pneumrx 27
3 Brandon Michael Smith Amazon 22
3 Donald G. Carlson 22
3 Jeff Cresswell Klean Kanteen 22
#6 John L. Wood Netiq 20
#7 James A. Higgins Google 19
#7 Guy Kuntz HP 19
#7 Brian Pierce Herbalscience Group 19
#10 Joshua James Birkle Klean Kanteen 17
#11 Kent Collins Philips 16
#12 Joan Ziegler Privasys 13
#12 Virgilio Cedro Andaya California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation 13
#12 Scott E. McPherren Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 13
#12 James Osgood Klean Kanteen 13
#16 Ira Compton Unknown 12
#16 Chris Kalberer 12
#18 Timothy E. O'Connell Actuant 11
#18 Orion Davies Rockwell Collins 11
#20 Robert L. Seals Fiskars 10
#20 Michael Greenberg Coherent 10
#22 Aden P. Wright Vista Outdoor Operations 9
#22 Walter Kusumoto 9
#22 Ralph J. Gagnon Hughes Aircraft 9
#25 Gary M. Flint 8
#25 Fred B. Blodgett Blount 8
#25 Farman Jodari California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation 8
#25 Eric Vollmer 8
#25 Scott Laine Nanotech Energy 8
#25 Allan Olson Infineon Technologies Ag 8
#31 Jackson Corley Incrediwear Holdings 7
#31 Steven J. Masonek Unknown 7
#31 Cynthia Bato Andaya California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation 7
#31 Dan Bailey Emc 7
#31 Chris R. Peters Transfer Flow International 7
#36 Stanley Omar P. B. Samonte California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation 6
#36 Chris A. Shmatovich 3M 6
#38 Daniel Marc Veidlinger Piksel 5
#38 Gregory Hamilton Tasc 5
#38 Cody James Wackerman Analytics For Life 5
#38 John Strisower Harrah'S Operating Co. 5
#38 Philip John Notheis Klean Kanteen 5
#38 Teresa Bermejo De Leon California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation 5
#38 David Brobst Power Designers 5
#45 Joseph S. Bottom Accenture Global Services Limited 4
#45 Theodore Ketai Revelle Aesthetics 4
#45 Dave O'Farrill 4
#45 Harry William McGowan, III Ambulant 4
#45 Roy A. Gobets 3M 4
#45 Craig N. Alger 4

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