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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Clearlake, CA ranks #39,501 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 19 patents from 9 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Clearlake, CA include E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And, Microsoft, Cisco. That works out to 1.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–9 of 9 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mark Short E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 6
2 Shane Donald Burke 3
2 Marshall W. Curtis 3
#4 Jeff B. Widergren Microsoft 2
#5 Paul F. Golden 1
#5 Roy Edward Osterberg Cisco 1
#5 Joyce A. Wallace 1
#5 Leslie Sheridan 1
#5 Tracy Hawthorne Jeffords 1

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