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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Los Osos, CA ranks #8,010 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 276 patents from 86 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Los Osos, CA include Apex Tactical Specialties, Promega, Illinois Tool Works. That works out to 19.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 86 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Randall M. Lee Apex Tactical Specialties 25
2 Harry Tetsuo Uyeda Promega 17
3 Brandt A. Haener Illinois Tool Works 16
3 Hien Nguyen Imagyn Medical 16
#5 David Halley Microsoft 12
#6 Christian Friedrich Lisa Draexlmaier Gmbh 11
#7 Arthur L. Phipps Condec 9
#7 Ethan Miller Sunrun South 9
#9 Mark Ayers Millennium Pharmaceuticals 7
#9 Fred Collins Mcp Industries 7
#11 Michael Monegan Cyara Solutions Pty 6
#11 James HALE I-V Access Technology 6
#11 John Ziegler Esco Electronics 6
#11 Eddie Williams 6
#15 BRANDON RODGERS 5
#15 Patrick Pinkart 5
#15 Matthew Aaron Whitehead Mindbody 5
#15 Gary G. Deel Lockheed Martin 5
#19 Kurt Walker Anthony Liftgates 4
#19 Ronald G. Hendry Cryolab 4
#19 Adam Wozniak Delphi Technologies 4
#19 Patrick Hald Icon Health & Fitness 4
#19 Harold T. Buscher Scientific Drilling International 4
#19 Michael L. Ferris Saes Getters S.P.A. 4
#25 Dave Halley Strasbaugh 3
#25 Phillip Delton Youngman 3
#25 Adam Olcott John Gibson Enterprises 3
#25 Ellis E. Roberts 3
#29 William R. Gleason Unknown 2
#29 William B. Marvin Genta Incorporated 2
#29 Richard Dennis 2
#29 Daniel Moskowitz University of California 2
#29 Andrew Goldheart Ifixit 2
#29 David Knox Zodiac Seats France 2
#29 Mandy Jane Ward 2
#29 David L. Martindale Cryolab 2
#29 Eddie Williams Irobot 2
#38 Michael F. Leas 1
#38 Yuen-Cjen Yong University of California 1
#38 Russell B. Huffman 1
#38 Roger V. Shields 1
#38 Ray M. Buban 1
#38 Richard H. Knipe US Air Force 1
#38 Deborah L. Buban 1
#38 Edmond M. Spera 1
#38 Katy A. Schalwitz 1
#38 David Paradies 1
#38 Ronald S. Mullisen Unknown 1
#38 Lynne Ferris 1
#38 Otto G. Crass 1

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