Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Fairfield, CA ranks #3,203 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 942 patents from 240 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Fairfield, CA include Chevron, Ford, General Motors. That works out to 7.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 240 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Saleh Elomari Chevron 130
2 Venkatapathi Raju Nallapa Ford 42
3 Timothy Jon Meador General Motors 32
#4 Eric Kuhrts Hauser-Kuhrts 30
#5 Mark A. Anderson Agilent Technologies 28
#6 Mamun Ur Rashid Intel 23
#7 Ramon Alfredo Carvalho Siochi Siemens Medical Solutions Usa 22
#8 Michael Sagan Koss 21
#9 Maria Tang Novozymes 20
#10 Mark E. Scott Merck 19
#11 David McKinley Savant Systems 17
#12 Eleni Bachlava Seminis Vegetable Seeds 15
#13 Qigen Ji Apple 14
#13 Daniel Flores Tapia General Motors 14
#15 Tim Monroe Cordelia Lighting 13
#16 Sharon Shoemaker Genencor International 12
#17 Gary Sandhu Abbott 11
#18 Eli A. Hefner Bio-Rad Laboratories 10
#18 Eugene E. Spala Chevron 10
#20 Meenatchi Jagasivamani Intel 9
#20 Scott Takayuki Koizumi Illinois Tool Works 9
#22 Marek Michalak New York University 8
#22 Kevin J. Knob ExxonMobil 8
#22 Susan McGarry Nortel Networks Limited 8
#25 Doreen Bohan Novozymes 7
#25 Karl G. Reimer Goodrich 7
#25 David Harrington Goodrich 7
#25 Shil Kothari Gateway Health Alliances 7
#29 Pradeep Dass 6
#29 Dana Myers Sprint Spectrum 6
#29 Shane Petersen Bio-Rad Laboratories 6
#29 Alan J. Janis Illinois Tool Works 6
#29 Marlen L. Foster U.S. Bank National Association 6
#34 Gary Troxel Gateway Health Alliances 5
#34 Alfred E. Williams Scimed Life Systems 5
#34 Steven McDonald Goodrich 5
#34 Jeffry M. Ceremony Bio-Rad Laboratories 5
#34 David A. Velasquez Valence Technology 5
#34 Christopher Guerrera 5
#34 Jeffrey S. Greger Cardiothrive 5
#34 Maria R. Lau Cognis 5
#34 DodgieReigh M. Calpito AMD 5
#34 Christopher Robin Drake Illinois Tool Works 5
#34 Isaac Y. Tam 5
#34 Bruce H. Ostermeier Calcomp 5
#34 Donald A. Fulton Membrane Technology And Research 5
#34 Julia Bujtas Glenn 5
#48 Jeff Ceremony Bio-Rad Laboratories 4
#48 Michael Bischoff Catalyst Technology 4
#48 Nikolas Chmiel Bio-Rad Laboratories 4

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