Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lomita, CA ranks #1,354 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,483 patents from 637 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lomita, CA include Gemstar Development, Energy Savings, Rayovac. That works out to 118.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 637 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Daniel S. Kwoh Gemstar Development 61
2 Peter W. Shackle Energy Savings 58
2 Tor Petterson Rayovac 58
#4 Kevin Yang T-Ram Semiconductor 51
#5 Richard A. Fowell The Boeing 38
#6 Gabriel Gallegos-Lopez General Motors 35
#6 Ronald R. Hatch Navcom Technology 35
#8 Pervaiz Lodhie Ledtronics 31
#8 John M. Burns Hgst Netherlands, B.V. 31
#10 Jae S. Son Pressure Profile Systems 23
#10 Thomas J. Gilligan Ampex 23
#12 William H. Williams The Nielsen Company (Us) 22
#12 Yuichi Kajino Denso 22
#14 James M. Zamel Trw Limited 21
#15 Kenneth Meade Lakin Tfr Technologies 20
#16 Neil G. Siegel Northrop Grumman 19
#16 Joseph F. Winchel Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower 19
#18 Harold M. Stoll Northrop Grumman 18
#18 Gabor Kalman Honeywell 18
#20 Stanley B. Solomon Worthwhile Products 17
#20 Richard L. Mitchell Mark Resources 17
#22 Anthony V. Roberts Target Brands 16
#22 Joseph F. Valenzona Judco Manufacturing 16
#24 Eric J. Griffin RTX (Raytheon) 15
#24 Neil F. Nagy Intersport Fashions West 15
#24 Donald R. Kracke 15
#24 Elwood J. B. Simpson 15
#28 Alois Wittmann Hughes Aircraft 14
#28 Terry L. Grimsley Moldex-Metric 14
#28 Steven E. Lau Hughes Aircraft 14
#31 Richard K. Gerlach Cintas 13
#31 Shawn Merritt Garrett Transportation I 13
#31 Samuel C. Wang GE 13
#31 Charles F. Drexel Dxl International 13
#31 Gary Vrbas Honeywell 13
#36 William E. Roberts Eastman Kodak 12
#36 Kurt W. Loheit The Boeing 12
#36 Jacques F. Linder Hughes Aircraft 12
#36 Thomas Reynold Ramsdell Overland Storage 12
#36 James B. Rehrig Rehrig Pacific 12
#36 Kenneth Valikai Pacesetter 12
#42 William E. Amend Union Oil Company Of California 11
#42 Rene Baus, Jr. American Magnetics 11
#42 Robert W. Koon Northrop Grumman 11
#42 David Mark Ambler Younger Mfg. 11
#42 David P. Su Superior Communications 11
#42 Michael J. Delaney Hrl Laboratories 11
#42 Richard Polacek Otis Elevator 11
#42 Denes L. Zsolnay Northrop Grumman 11
#42 Dan S. Matulich 11

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