Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Oroville, CA ranks #8,293 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 263 patents from 97 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Oroville, CA include Aerovironment, California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation, Blount. That works out to 13.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 97 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Earl Clyde Cox Aerovironment 17
2 Kent Scheidel McKenzie California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation 16
3 Steven J. Koch Blount 13
#4 Homayoun Seraji NASA 10
#5 Berle G. Blehm 9
#5 Walter Bender Blount 9
#7 Drew P. Henry 8
#7 Steven R. Shields Blount 8
#9 Chunho Lee Dts 7
#9 Adrian Miller Workstorm.Com 7
#11 Paul Fretwell Qinetiq Limited 6
#11 Jon Hoffman Foursquare Labs 6
#11 Jerry D. Brand Blount 6
#14 Colin Brady Yahoo Holdings 5
#15 Roy Goodwin Covidien Lp 4
#15 Peter E. Bippart Surgical Innovation Associates 4
#15 Lynn Richardson Nationwide Mutual Insurance 4
#15 Eugene F. Bill Blount 4
#15 Eugene R. Galindo 4
#20 Cris James Cornell Aerovironment 3
#20 Robert T. Bateman Roplast Industries 3
#20 Lester V. Rodriques Blount 3
#20 Steven Nelson Impact Systems 3
#20 Louis M. Jimenez 3
#20 Sheridan F. Brinker 3
#20 Kelvin D. Elisary 3
#20 J. David Enloe 3
#20 Alan D. Schufeldt Blount 3
#20 Arthur F. Peters Blount 3
#20 Elaine R. Abel 3
#20 David H. Tuman 3
#32 Daniel B. Shipman Alliant Techsystems 2
#32 Patrick Hayes 2
#32 Mariruth D. Gurley 2
#32 Michael Courpet Bushnell 2
#32 Kurt Ranft Blount 2
#32 Branden Elam Solar Turbines Incorporated 2
#32 Michael Deering Grass Valley Limited 2
#32 Lester V. Rodrigues Blount 2
#32 Sandra Davis 2
#32 John R. Bachellerie Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated 2
#32 Tim R. Ohm Caltech 2
#32 Clifford Pierce 2
#32 Donald Mitchel Toney 2
#32 Charles A. Gaustad Blount 2
#46 Patricia Mary Bateman Roplast Industries 1
#46 Erik Johansen Roplast Industries 1
#46 Larry W. Dunks 1
#46 Kim S. Ricker 1
#46 Eddie H Close 1

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