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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Prunedale, CA ranks #10,834 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 178 patents from 33 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Prunedale, CA include Amazon, Warsaw Orthopedic, Asml Netherlands B.V.. That works out to 9.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–33 of 33 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David C. Buuck Amazon 49
2 Alex Kunzler Warsaw Orthopedic 31
3 Keith Frank Best Asml Netherlands B.V. 19
#4 George D. Gibson Progeny Advanced Genetics 14
#5 Iana Kostina Driscoll'S 10
#6 Raul Machuca Dole Fresh Vegetables 5
#6 Randolph Eisenhardt Alien Technology 5
#8 Steven G. Nelson 4
#8 Darryn Gibson Progeny Advanced Genetics 4
#8 William J. Kirkwood Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute 4
#8 Dwight Cornwell HGST 4
#12 Douglas L. McKinney US Air Force 2
#12 Dennis Caughran Cisco 2
#12 James Stout Sound Starts 2
#12 James A. Old 2
#12 Sean A. Koontz AMD 2
#12 James M. Korntved Netapp 2
#12 Jonathan Mulvey 2
#19 Billy J. Overton Fmc 1
#19 Oscar Galis 1
#19 Eugene Boggiatto 1
#19 Steven R. Triano Fresh Express Incorporated 1
#19 Farley Shane 1
#19 Bruce Winter Stenman 1
#19 Thomas Minichiello 1
#19 Roberta Minichiello 1
#19 Lloyd E. Lessard 1
#19 G. Darryn Gibson Progeny Advanced Genetics 1
#19 Dale Fehr 1
#19 Mary Kathyrn Gutberlet 1
#19 Anca C. Jackson 1
#19 Richard Renard L&P Property Management 1
#19 Terry A. Pea 1

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