Chico, CA ranks #4,908 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 20 patents from 17 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Chico, CA include Pneumrx, Ambulant, Google. That works out to 0.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–17 of 17 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Aronson | Pneumrx | 2 |
| 1 | Harry William McGowan, III | Ambulant | 2 |
| 1 | James A. Higgins | 2 | |
| #4 | Christa S. McCord | — | 1 |
| #4 | Brandon Michael Smith | Amazon | 1 |
| #4 | James Osgood | Klean Kanteen | 1 |
| #4 | Stanley Omar P. B. Samonte | California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation | 1 |
| #4 | Jim Osgood | Klean Kanteen | 1 |
| #4 | Jesse R. McCord | — | 1 |
| #4 | Harold A. Koehler | The Boeing | 1 |
| #4 | Todd LaPant | — | 1 |
| #4 | Scott E. McPherren | Eaton Intelligent Power Limited | 1 |
| #4 | Lydia Bostrom-Dada | — | 1 |
| #4 | Charlie Dawson | Medtronic | 1 |
| #4 | Farman Jodari | California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation | 1 |
| #4 | Virgilio Cedro Andaya | California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation | 1 |
| #4 | Cindy Needham | — | 1 |
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