Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Fairfax, CA ranks #3,244 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 932 patents from 140 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Fairfax, CA include Cardica, Google, Viavi Solutions. That works out to 122.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 140 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Brendan M. Donohoe Cardica 72
2 Matthew Wyatt Martin Google 70
3 Cornelis Jan Delst Viavi Solutions 52
#4 Gary Allan Kemp, II Trading Technologies International 49
#5 David de Andrade Tvworks 42
#6 Noah Heller Besst 33
#7 David Powers AbbVie 31
#8 Robert H. J. Miros Sunlink 26
#9 David Thomasson Autodesk 21
#10 Richard W. Friesen Trading Technologies International 19
#11 Robert Steven Murdock Amazon 18
#12 John Hulls Altamont 17
#13 Robert Akka Reald 16
#13 Matthew Martin General Motors 16
#15 Patrick J. McDougall Chevron 15
#15 Ranjit Sahota Tvworks 15
#17 Eric C. Danziger Luminar Technologies 14
#17 Stephanie S. Hellman Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 14
#17 Erik Page University of California 14
#20 Christopher Hulls Life360 13
#20 Scott Davis Incase Designs 13
#20 John Maher Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 13
#23 Georgia Gibbs Tvworks 12
#23 Dylan Otto Boelte Apple 12
#25 Nicholaus Ian Lubinski Lyft 11
#26 Ted Yednock Elan Pharmaceuticals 10
#26 Nancy B. Zimmerman Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 10
#26 Kenneth A. Williams AT&T 10
#29 Auric Anthony Sowell-Kantz Codexis 8
#29 Nikolai Sander Autodesk 8
#29 Gary Leo Orbis Wheels 8
#29 Trajan E. Unger Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Llp 8
#33 Edward Connor Autodesk 7
#33 Merritt A. Robinson Jandy Industries 7
#33 Ted Strauss Sharper Image 7
#36 Kevin David Carabell Chevron 6
#36 Brian L. Craine Western Research Company 6
#36 Jiri Kripac Autodesk 6
#36 Louise Rasmussen Disney 6
#36 Julius M. J. Madey Talking Signs 6
#41 Shida Schubert Mercari 5
#41 Denis Solan Unknown 5
#41 Ryan Persaud Haier Us Appliance Solutions 5
#41 Christopher Graham Tewksbury Google 5
#41 Lisa Davis-David Worldwise 5
#41 Gerald J. Felling 5
#47 Caroline S. Miros 3Rd Stone Design 4
#47 Charles B. Cunningham Nec 4
#47 Ryan Woodward Ojjo 4
#47 Dennis Thompson Google 4

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