Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

St. Thomas, CA ranks #8,445 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 256 patents from 67 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in St. Thomas, CA include BMW, IBM, Panduit.

Showing 1–50 of 67 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Johann Van Niekerk BMW 37
2 Kenneth R. Blackman IBM 28
3 David R. Hawkins Panduit 24
#4 Jim Fraser Trojan Technologies 21
#5 Christopher Andrew DeVries Blackberry Limited 15
#6 Stanley Witczak Am International 14
#6 Christopher Alan George Stryker 14
#8 Eric Bartlett Siemens Vdo Automotive Ag 10
#9 R. Alan Darbishire Durakon Acquisition 6
#10 Joseph Orais Santiago Blackberry Limited 5
#10 Kenneth H. Betts C/S Construction Specialties 5
#12 Jeffrey W. Lemke Gkn Sinter Metals 4
#13 Colin Toal Oracle 3
#14 Robert Mic Shopify 2
#14 Andrew J. Stribling Itt 2
#14 Mark Anthony KOOPMAN University Of Utah 2
#14 Joel Helin Trojan Technologies 2
#14 David Peckham 2
#14 Jennifer Gerardi-Fraser Trojan Technologies 2
#14 Richard Douglas Atchison Ipex Technologies 2
#14 Brian W. Hollingsworth 2
#14 Renee Gregory Scheele 2
#14 Robin R. C. Inwood 2
#14 Marc Coutu Unknown 2
#14 Michael A. Lukas 2
#14 Jordan Bisanz Compagnie Gervais Danone 2
#14 Steven Russell Van Horne Siemens Vdo Automotive Ag 2
#14 Ken McLaughlin Hood Packaging 2
#14 H. Joseph Cassidy 2
#30 James A. Sleightholm Toyota 1
#30 Brian Gubesch 1
#30 Jack M. A. Wouters 1
#30 Mario J. Wojcicki 1
#30 Samuel J. Capson 1
#30 Steve Mandich 1
#30 Bernard A. Wiley 1
#30 Joseph Roy LaForge 1
#30 Michael Jeffrey Thomas Ackworth 1
#30 Clark A. Wallace 1
#30 Norm Scott 1
#30 Kyle Van Patter Masco Canada Limited 1
#30 Jake A. Klassen 1
#30 Carlos Vicente Stryker 1
#30 Kenneth Douglas McLaughlin 1
#30 Frederick Kristoffer Gordon WRIGHT Salford Group 1
#30 Mary-Charlotte Rice 1
#30 Norman William Scott 1
#30 Robert C. Hersey United Dominion Industries 1
#30 Tanya Molyneux Trojan Technologies 1
#30 John Van Duynhoven Siemens Vdo Automotive Ag 1