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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hearst, CA ranks #8,479 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 254 patents from 97 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hearst, CA include 4Iiii Innovations, Garmin Switzerland Gmbh, Cdx Gas.

Showing 1–50 of 97 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kipling William Fyfe 4Iiii Innovations 15
2 James K. Rooney Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 13
3 Christopher A. Pratt Cdx Gas 10
#4 Steven Winkler Sap Ag 9
#5 David McLeod Flexpipe Systems 8
#5 Maurice A Bujold Athabasca Oil 8
#5 Chad Allen Randal Amperage Energy 8
#5 Simon Lefrançois Robotis Co. 8
#9 Erik Benner Smart Technologies Ulc 7
#9 Alan Watt Harris 7
#9 Ross G. Stirling Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 7
#12 Terry D. MUNDLE Ru Grounded Energy 6
#12 Paul Kubes Uti 6
#12 Wendell Palmer Recover Energy Services 6
#15 Willem Hendrik Du Toit GE 5
#16 Jeffrey John Sharp Dynetek Industries 4
#16 Robert Clare Nova Chemicals (International) S.A. 4
#16 Frank G. Bercha Dome Petroleum Limited 4
#16 Bruno Larocque Bombardier Recreational Products 4
#20 Alan Ronald Bays IBM 3
#20 Andrew J. Skarsgard Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 3
#20 Bernie Cabot 3
#20 Brian Kenneth Stainthorpe 3
#20 Willy Rieberer 3
#20 Zachary Linc Alexander Linkewich Harris 3
#20 Brian Bonner Lawrence Livermore National Security 3
#27 Scott Blair Godlien Unknown 2
#27 John Farrar Hedges Halliburton Energy Services 2
#27 Daniel Joseph Jalbert 2
#27 Terry Moffatt 2
#27 Shaun Arthur Wold Evolution Oil Tools 2
#27 Timothy Karl Wuthrich 2
#27 Michael Erskine Heier Alter Nrg 2
#27 Terrence George Moffatt Alterra Energy 2
#27 John Cochrane Mowbray 2
#27 Willem Hendrik du Toit 2
#27 Colum M. Keith ExxonMobil 2
#27 W. Don Sutherland 2
#27 Richard Plouffe Unknown 2
#27 Sarah Margaret Neal Unknown 2
#27 Patrick Wilson 2
#27 Mark Schumlick 2
#27 Rick H. Hemmingson 2
#27 Graham Purves Novatel 2
#27 Martin Thieme Canrig Drilling Technology 2
#27 Kerry James Stinson 2
#27 Russell Gary Kossowan Unknown 2
#27 Reynald Brisson 2
#27 Joseph A. Brasic Harris 2
#50 Zachary L. A. Linkewich 1