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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Paso Robles, CA ranks #5,002 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 534 patents from 169 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Paso Robles, CA include Western Digital Technologies, Townsend Engineering, Verify First Technologies.

Showing 1–50 of 169 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John E. Scura Western Digital Technologies 25
2 Michael J. Hardy Townsend Engineering 20
3 George K. Phillips Verify First Technologies 18
#4 Thomas K. McGourty Varitronic Systems 16
#5 Martin John Affentranger, Jr. Sunrun 15
#5 Joseph R. Phillips Aod Holdings 15
#7 Scott Oberg Sri International 14
#8 Brett Van Steenwyk Scientific Drilling International 12
#8 William Stanley Arbuckle Pelco 12
#10 Salman Kassir Strasbaugh 10
#10 Richard D. Antanavich Plasmaseal 10
#12 Timothy Whitacre Scientific Drilling International 9
#13 Thomas Klippenstein Plant Sciences 8
#13 Ronald P. Scott Weekend Concepts 8
#13 Gregory S. Powell Simpson Strong-Tie Company 8
#16 Floyd S. Butterfield Unknown 7
#16 Christian E. Siems Wilson Ovs Acquisition 7
#18 Frank Reed Zenergy International Limited 6
#18 Tommy Lynn Williford 6
#18 Zachary W. Taylor Glenair 6
#18 Tim Whitacre Scientific Drilling International 6
#18 Stephan Graf Scientific Drilling International 6
#18 Benjamin C. Hawkinson Scientific Drilling International 6
#18 Cesear Corona Promega 6
#18 Lewis William James, JR. 6
#18 Robert P. Urciuoli Direct Pack 6
#18 Kiley Steven Wilson 6
#28 Dennis Lavelle Del Industries 5
#28 Jerry Snow 5
#28 Alfred F. Nibecker, Jr. Unknown 5
#28 Dennis J. Buckley Advanced Color Technology 5
#28 Ryan T. Paine Weekend Concepts 5
#33 Durward H. Priebe Cts 4
#33 Christopher Corral Veoneer Us 4
#33 Aaron N. Keep Glenair 4
#33 Robert Gordon Moore Noranda 4
#33 David Batdorf, Jr. Specialty Silicone Fabricators 4
#33 Dean B. Behlen Unknown 4
#33 Chris Corral Zurn Industries 4
#33 Harrison Honerkamp 4
#33 Orville D. Means, Jr. 4
#33 Robert T. Dickerson Arbiter Systems 4
#33 David S. Hollstien Depuy Products 4
#33 Susan Elaine Garcia Electric Power Research Institute 4
#45 Dan Quinn 3
#45 Jerald E. Summers 3
#45 Jeremy S. Burns Rosemount Aerospace 3
#45 Noal Phillips Verify First Technologies 3
#45 Harry A. Wouters 3
#45 Poppy Mussallem Unknown 3

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