Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Indio, CA ranks #8,924 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 236 patents from 64 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Indio, CA include National Presto Industries, Ballard Power Systems, Unknown. That works out to 2.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 64 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Nikola Lakic 26
2 Roger L. Kelly National Presto Industries 24
3 Fred Flett Ballard Power Systems 21
#4 David Ruiz Unknown 15
#5 Max Ahrens Steel Casting Engineering 9
#5 William Oldham Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 9
#7 Kevin D. Smith Johnson & Johnson 7
#7 Randy Nelson Angeion 7
#7 Frederick Flett Rhombus Energy Solutions 7
#10 Chris Psiaki Topia Interactive 6
#10 Daniel Liebeskind Topia Interactive 6
#12 Gabriel M. Giannini 5
#12 Rachel Hendrika Newell NVIDIA 5
#12 Gregory A. Gritters Union Oil Company Of California 5
#12 Jonathan M. Hummel Netgear 5
#16 Janak Bhalodia Symbol Technologies 4
#16 Richard P. Steinke, II 4
#16 William G. Thompson US Dept of Homeland Security 4
#16 Sean Lyden Excalibur Ip 4
#20 Ed Keenan Hydrozonix 3
#20 Rodney J. Chamberlain 3
#20 Mike Stednitz Alphatec Manufacturing 3
#20 Gregory Holden Forrest 3
#20 Chadwick Wasilenkoff Helicoid Industries 3
#25 Darl E. Young 2
#25 Todd B. Cantrell 2
#25 Harry Michael Lambert Iridex 2
#25 Patricia Zullo Charter Communications Operating 2
#25 Jack C. Swann 2
#25 Chad Wasilenkoff Helicoid Industries 2
#25 George E. LaBarbera 2
#25 Lonnie McClung 2
#33 Guadalupe Castro 1
#33 Armando Estrada 1
#33 Edward Avila 1
#33 Frank Halcovich 1
#33 David M. Sinohuiz 1
#33 Clay W. Totten Union Oil Company Of California 1
#33 Edward L. Hansen 1
#33 Michael G. Stednitz Alphatec Manufacturing 1
#33 Vincenzo A. Nastri 1
#33 David Andrew D′Zmura 1
#33 Tom Hotton 1
#33 Morayo S. Labisi Starbucks 1
#33 Edwin Barahona 1
#33 Carroll Moore 1
#33 Marc I. Machado 1
#33 Margaret C. Lambert 1
#33 William O. Gantz 1
#33 Roy E. Kuykendall 1

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