Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hermosa Beach, CA ranks #1,430 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,352 patents from 553 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hermosa Beach, CA include GE, Ford, Pollen Gear. That works out to 119.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 553 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Aaron Ezekiel Smith GE 66
2 Michael Smith Ford 60
3 Edward Kilduff Pollen Gear 53
#4 Britt C. Ashcraft HP 51
#5 Phillip John Weicker Faraday & Future 49
#6 John M. Popovich Softub 36
#7 Edward A. Nemeth Disney 35
#8 David LeMieux GE 33
#9 Kilsoo Kim Samsung 31
#10 Peter C. Hill Today'S Kids 30
#11 Shane Grant Blomberg Pollen Gear 28
#12 Stan A. Sanders Mallinckrodt 27
#13 Scott T. Latterell Integ 24
#14 Gregory S. Caso Trw Limited 20
#15 Robert V. Gruber Rehrig Pacific 18
#16 Benjamin M. Geller Toyota 17
#16 Brian M. Sullivan Juniper Networks 17
#18 David W. Schulz 16
#18 Robert W. Mead Goliath Solutions 16
#18 Kevin Murphy Valeo Engine Cooling Ab 16
#21 Christine McAdam Leo Paper Bags Manufacturing (1982) Limited 15
#21 Philip Wisseman AT&T 15
#21 Mark L. Selogie General Motors 15
#24 Richard E. Hughes Badger Limited 14
#24 Brian Witten Broadcom 14
#24 Troy Batterberry Microsoft 14
#27 Michael Bernstein Jakks Pacific 13
#27 Lane Dennis Dalan Aerovironment 13
#27 Robert Hawkins The Boeing 13
#27 Armen E. Kazanchian Rf Digital 13
#27 David Andrews AMD 13
#27 Joshua Kaplan Lakeshore Learning Materials 13
#27 Nicole M. Hastings The Boeing 13
#34 Richard Pola Richard Pola & Associates 12
#34 Ivan L. Stonich Trw Vehicle Safety Systems 12
#34 Mark S. Hauhe RTX (Raytheon) 12
#34 Jeffrey L. Sharkey Directv 12
#34 Edward F. Brooks Trw Limited 12
#34 Rastan Boroujerdi Snap 12
#40 Kyle Miller Match Group 11
#40 Jeffrey Caldwell 11
#40 David A. Ksienski The Aerospace 11
#43 Lawrence R. Meyers Magtek 10
#43 David Bowen Mattel 10
#43 Louis W. Hendrick Hughes Aircraft 10
#43 Kevin A. Stone The Boeing 10
#43 Stephen H. McGanty RTX (Raytheon) 10
#43 John Richard Burge Pandexio 10
#43 Stefan Grubic GE 10
#43 Patricia D. Quan L.A. Gear 10

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