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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Coachella, CA ranks #41,701 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 17 patents from 10 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Coachella, CA include NVIDIA, Chiron, Penn State. That works out to 0.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–10 of 10 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 James M. Krushat NVIDIA 3
1 Paul D. Heidenreich NVIDIA 3
3 Steven M. Herrmann Chiron 2
3 Alan Marlowe Penn State 2
3 Bogdan I. Vladescu NVIDIA 2
#6 Robert B. Pepper deceased 1
#6 Daniel Reynoso 1
#6 Armando C. Castaneda Syntex (U.S.A.) 1
#6 Ron Balchan 1
#6 John Polivka 1

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