Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

El Cerrito, CA ranks #3,158 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 955 patents from 98 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in El Cerrito, CA include Chevron, IBM, Corning Research & Development. That works out to 188.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 98 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Dan Xie Chevron 101
2 Christopher Guild Keller IBM 68
3 Dayne Wilcox Corning Research & Development 67
#4 Boris Rubinsky University of California 60
#5 Michel M. Maharbiz University of California 42
#6 J. Tanner Nevill Berkeley Lights 34
#7 Tsze H. Tsang Exelixis 33
#8 Clifford C. Federspiel Vigilent 26
#8 Dominique Meyer Guerbet S.A. 26
#10 Adam Hunt Riskiq 24
#11 Thomas Friel Allen Open Space Labs 20
#12 Alexandros A. Pantelopoulos Google 19
#13 Peter Varadi Elliptec Resonant Actuator Ag 18
#14 Shaurjo BISWAS Feasible 16
#14 Ronald Yang Salesforce 16
#14 Jason M. McEwen Berkeley Lights 16
#14 Barry James Van Tassell Feasible 16
#18 Mehrnoosh Vahidpour Rigetti & Co 15
#19 Anastasios Melis University of California 14
#20 Heather Koshinsky Investigen 13
#21 Ryan Neely Iota Biosciences 11
#21 Benjamin OAKES Scribe Therapeutics 11
#21 Michael J. Doung Align Technology 11
#24 Stephen Woodward Lind Lookout 10
#24 James A Hodson Cognism Limited 10
#24 Richa Varma Goodrich 10
#24 Yvette Hatton Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 10
#28 Liel Rubinsky Rm2 Technology 9
#28 Xiaoxi Wei X-Therma 9
#28 Michael Griffin 9
#28 Ching Ming Wang Zendar 9
#28 Nathaniel David HOUGHTON Qualcomm 9
#28 Raquel OROZCO BOE 9
#34 Scott Janis Hollister Incorporated 7
#34 Katrin M. Rawks Meyer Sound Laboratories, Incorporated 7
#34 Mark Patrick Cyffka Airmyne 7
#34 Arun Persaud University of California 7
#34 Rafal M. Pielak L'Oreal 7
#39 Andreas Kathol Sri International 6
#39 Chen-Wei Liang Lam Research 6
#39 Shixiong Zhu Databricks 6
#39 Susan R. Watson Xoma (Us) 6
#43 James G. Thomson USDA 5
#43 Jordan Edward Crivelli-Decker Sb Technology 5
#43 Arnold Leitner Yousolar 5
#43 Maxime Boulet-Audet Bolt Threads 5
#43 Max Freilich Tanium 5
#43 Blake Robert Johnson Rigetti & Co 5
#49 Clayton J. Radke Rohm And Haas 4
#49 Casey Lawler Uber Technologies 4

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