Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lodi, CA ranks #4,403 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 629 patents from 174 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lodi, CA include Cool Options, Maui Imaging, Ip-First. That works out to 9.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 174 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 James D. Miller Cool Options 69
2 David M. Smith Maui Imaging 67
3 Thomas C. McDonald Ip-First 43
#4 Olen Vanderleeden Angstrom Power Incorporated 18
#5 Richard Henry Ozminkowski, Jr. 16
#6 Daniel A. Pharo Air Packaging Technologies 15
#7 Jacob Heth Chargepoint 14
#8 Claude Brown Dow Global Technologies 12
#9 Douglas Glen Murray Harley Murray 11
#9 John Laiosa Becton, Dickinson And 11
#9 Robert Dale Beadles Unknown 11
#12 Howard B. Johnson Consolidated Ceramic Products 10
#13 Stephen M. Southwick Sms Group Gmbh 9
#14 Peter Sanguinetti 8
#14 Kenneth R. Hovatter Scientific Specialties, Incorporated 8
#16 Alex G. Innes Agi Engineering 7
#16 Darryl G. Bettencourt Blackwelders 7
#16 Eric Freeman Oldcastle Precast 7
#16 Eric C. Freeman J.S. Land Management 7
#16 James W. Caughran Gasonics International 7
#16 Albert Wall Unknown 7
#16 Jose M. Hernandez, Jr. National Instruments 7
#23 Tyler Montgomery Salesforce 6
#23 Gerald J. Vanderlans 6
#25 Richard W. Harris Utah State University 5
#25 James L. Wiederrich Fmc 5
#25 Yen Ming Chang Nunhems B.V. 5
#25 John Lindquist Comcast 5
#25 Steve Sasaki Specialized Bicycle Components 5
#30 Gerard G. Warmerdam 4
#30 Nicole Beadles 4
#30 Eric G. VanderLans Lmk Enterprises 4
#30 Thomas McKenzie 4
#30 William G. Holz 4
#30 James O'Mahony University College Dublin, National University Of Ireland, Dublin 4
#30 Wells A. Webb 4
#30 Michael J. Powaser 4
#30 Marvin L. Nies 4
#30 Bernard G. Fandrich Valley Industries, L.L.C. 4
#40 Christopher Spivey Schunk Kohlenstofftechnik Gmbh 3
#40 Jason Wayne Ries 3
#40 Larrey Carr Unknown 3
#40 Mark L. Bryan 3
#40 Roy L. Gallagher 3
#45 William V. Colbert Envirotech 2
#45 Dennis W. McDaniel Haeger 2
#45 Marne L. Simpson 2
#45 Bryan W. Stamos 2
#45 Walter Synowicki 2
#45 Mary Anne Kaehler International Technology Group 2

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