Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Downey, CA ranks #3,186 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 948 patents from 314 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Downey, CA include Snap, Contentguard Holdings, Cedarapids. That works out to 8.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 314 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons Snap 44
2 Michael Raley Contentguard Holdings 41
3 James Mitchell Cedarapids 26
#4 John McCoy 24
#5 Roberto Aguayo Dunlop Sports Co. 22
#6 Abimael Cordova Mattel 19
#7 John L. Taylor HP 17
#8 Joven De La Vega Pelican Products 16
#9 Ryan Alan Revilla Fluxergy 15
#9 David Paul Chandler Henredon Furniture Industries 15
#11 Yong Wu 14
#12 Steven R. Kent Kent Research 13
#13 Richard B. Johnson Draw-Tite 12
#13 John Vargas Infinite Peripherals 12
#15 James F. Ryley, III Cbn Nano Technologies 11
#15 Bradford E. Hanscom T.A.D. Avanti 11
#17 Everett L. Coe, Jr. Wahlco 10
#18 Oscar A. Puluc R.A. Phillips Industries 8
#18 Eric Emerson S. Bravo Systems 8
#18 R. Pat Grogan Calmar Holdings 8
#21 Ramona G. Pond Hughes Aircraft 7
#21 Barry E. Williams The Procter & Gamble 7
#21 Mark Ventura Apple 7
#21 Xinzhi Peng Dmf 7
#21 Alvin H. Smith 7
#21 John P. Grant Datatape Incorporated 7
#21 Steven R. Kent The Boeing 7
#28 Richard P. Grogan Calmar Holdings 6
#28 John McMahon Bp Chemicals Limited 6
#28 Andrea Furia 6
#28 Michael A. Holmes Agere Systems 6
#28 Juan Carlos Lopez Valencia Seachrome 6
#28 Mukeshkumar G. Patel Consumerinfo.Com 6
#28 Tariq Latif Barksdale 6
#28 Manuel Ham Contentguard Holdings 6
#36 Lance Shetler Medtronic 5
#36 Douglas W. Carson Thomas Industries 5
#36 Jaime D. Gonzalez Unknown 5
#36 Fernando Fischbach 5
#36 Charles C. Kim Motorola 5
#36 Alyicia Marie Rios Sakura Finetek U.S.A. 5
#36 Franjo Baltorinic Del Monte 5
#36 Donald J. Klein Lasco Fittings 5
#36 Kevin J. Kim Auransa 5
#36 Eric L. Hendrickson Intel 5
#36 Gregg Martell Mars, Incorporated 5
#36 David Phillips PayPal 5
#36 Richard Sanchez 5
#36 Michael Swensen Texas Instruments 5
#36 Isadore Rosenberg Figgie Inernational 5

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