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Orange County Patent Statistics for 2018: Midyear Report on Top Innovators

August 17, 2018 by James Yang

Orange County California Patent Statistics Midyear 2018Orange County is a hotbed of innovation, especially considering its size.  For 2017, Orange County companies were granted 1,619 patents, whereas Los Angeles companies were granted 1,731 patents.  Considering the relative populations of Orange County (3.19 million) and Los Angeles County (10.4 million), the intensity of innovation at companies based in Orange County is high.  Per capita, Orange County is three times (3) more innovative than our Los Angeles neighbor.

The rapid pace of innovation in Orange County seems to be accelerating.  The number of patents granted to Orange County companies from December 2017 to May 2018 exceeded the number granted in all of 2017 – both in terms of total patents granted, and in terms of the rate at which those patents were granted.  As mentioned above, 1,619 patents were granted to Orange County companies in the year 2017.  In the following six months, as of May 28, 2018, 2,083 patents were granted to Orange County companies.  That is an increase in the rate of patent grants by 28%.

Top cities with companies focused on patenting their ideas

Which Orange County cities have the most companies focused on patenting their ideas?

CityCompany with most granted patents (Number of patents assigned to Company)Total Number of Granted Patents (Utility and Design) per City for the past 1 yearTotal Number of Design Patents per City
IrvineAllergan, Inc. (83 Patents)88393
Santa Ana Universal Electronics Inc. (39 Patents)18315
Aliso Viejo Microsemi Corp.i Corp. (37 Patents)1531
Lake Forest Oakley, Inc.y, Inc. (31 Patents)11627
Newport Beach Newport Fab, LLC (12 Patents)10912
San Clemente ICU Medical, Inc.l, Inc. (26 Patents)8110
Huntington Beach C&D Zodiac, Inc. Inc. (11 Patents)6321
Anaheim Hestan Commercial Corporation (12 Patents)6114
Rancho Santa Margarita Applied Medical Resources Corporation (25 Patents)592
Costa Mesa CONSUMERINFO.COM, INC. (11 Patents)5514
Fountain Valley Kingston Digital, Inc. (21 Patents)4821
Yorba Linda Vyaire Medical Capital LLC (8 Patents)334
Brea Beckman Coulter, Inc. (17 Patents)318
Buena Park ALMEX USA INC. (6 Patents)

Orora Packaging Solutions
(6 Patents)
2311
Tustin Dynalloy, Inc (3 Patents)222
Cypress Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc. (13 patents)212
Laguna Niguel Urban Armor Gear LLC (8 Patents)187
Orange Kerr Corporation (4 Patents)180
Laguna Hills LINQ3 Technologies LLC (5 Patents)170
Garden Grove Allied Wheel Components (9 Patents)1611
Mission Viejo UBRANDS, LLC (7 Patents)142
Fullerton Raytheon Command and Control Solutions LLC (3 Patents)132
San Juan Capistrano Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (3 Patents)91
Dana Point Atlantis Technologies (2 Patents)71
BCAT, LLC (2 Patents)
Laguna Beach Tropare, INC. (3 Patents)71
Ladera Ranch EmiSense Technologies, LLC (4 Patents)50
Westminster SYPHERMEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. (3 Patents)51
Los Alamitos Cleland Sales Corporation (2 Patents)40
La Palma HydroNovation, Inc. (3 Patents)30
Placentia 20
Seal Beach Cosmodyne, LLC (1 Patent)20
La Habra EYES4LIVES, INC. (1 Patent)10
Villa Park MotorMood, LLC (1 Patent)11

Top technologies being patented in Orange County

Based on the categories defined by the Cooperative Patent Classification system, the top 3 industries in Orange County, California with respect to the number of patents granted are:

  1. “Medical” (CPC Section A61: Medical or Veterinary Science; Hygiene)
  2. “Computers” (CPC Section G06: Computing; Calculating; Counting)
  3. “Communications” (CPC Section H04: Electric Communication Technique)

Side Note: The CPC is a classification system similar to the Dewey Decimal Classification.  Every patent document (i.e., granted patent and pre-grant publication) is categorized by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) under a system referred to as the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC).  The classification is managed by the USPTO and the European Patent Office.  The patent offices around the world have a common interest in working together to ensure that only new and nonobvious inventions are protected by a patent.  By harmonizing the databases at the various patent offices, examiners have more information at their fingertips when examining an application for a patent.

Top companies innovating in the top technologies

Twenty-six (26) % of the total number of patents are for medical-related inventions.  Companies that invent in that area include:

  • Abbot
  • Allergan
  • AMO Development, LLC
  • Applied Medical Resources Corp.
  • Biosense Webster, Inc.
  • Edwards Lifesciences
  • ICU Medical, Inc.

Fifteen (15) % of the total number of patents are related to computers.  Companies in that area of technology include:

  • Consumerinfo.com, Inc.
  • Cylance Inc.
  • Dell Software Inc.
  • Microsemi Solutions, Inc.
  • Kofax, Inc.
  • Quest Software, Inc.
  • Security First Corp.
  • Ten-X LLC
  • Universal Electronics Inc.,

10% of the total number of patents were related to communications.  Companies in that space include:

  • MBIT Wireless, Inc.
  • Newracom, Inc.
  • Quest Software, Inc.,

Top 10 companies granted a patent

The 10 highest-patenting companies – as defined by a number of patents granted – in Orange County, California are:

CompanyNumber of Patents past 1 year
Allergan, Inc.83
Abbott Medical Optics Inc.26
Applied Medical Resources Corporation25
BSH Home Appliances Corporation43
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation65
ICU Medical, Inc.26
MBIT WIRELESS, INC.28
NEWRACOM, INC.52
Oakley, Inc.31
Quest Software, Inc.31
Universal Electronics Inc. 43

An Orange County patent attorney’s summary: the non-legalese version

Orange County has an unusual depth of innovation.  The number of patents per capita is 3 times greater compared to Los Angeles which is remarkable.  The breadth of technological innovation is equally impressive: Orange County companies are not focused only on software or computer technology as in other areas of California such as Silicon Valley. The numbers from the Patent Office (USPTO) suggest that Orange County can look forward to more innovation, expansion, and growth.

Should you have any questions or want more data, please do not hesitate to contact me at (949) 433-0900.

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