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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Isla Vista, CA ranks #20,019 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 66 patents from 18 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Isla Vista, CA include Transphorm, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Zur Föderung Der Wissenschaften E.V., Aquatech Co.. That works out to 4.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–18 of 18 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Rakesh K. Lal Transphorm 26
2 Christian Wurm Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Zur Föderung Der Wissenschaften E.V. 10
3 Miroslav Colic Aquatech Co. 4
3 Anil Gannepalli Oxford Instruments Asylum Research 4
#5 Glenn Y. Kozuma Venturedyne 3
#5 Dongyuan Zhao University of California 3
#5 Larry Lambert Usm Holding Ag 3
#8 Gilbert L. Peyton, Jr. 2
#8 Roger Serad 2
#10 Lindsey A. Goodman 1
#10 Justin Ringhofer 1
#10 Ann Sanders General Research 1
#10 Cheng-Heui Lin US Government 1
#10 John Kimes Computerized Security Systems 1
#10 Iwao Kanda 1
#10 Wallace N. Frisbey 1
#10 Steven Munn Hrl Laboratories 1
#10 Nancy L. Gin Dupont Displays 1

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