La Mesa, CA ranks #7,029 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 12 patents from 8 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in La Mesa, CA include Qualcomm, Biotix, Innovive. That works out to 0.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–8 of 8 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Holenstein | Qualcomm | 3 |
| 2 | Phillip Chad Hairfield | Biotix | 2 |
| 2 | Leroy Jenson | Innovive | 2 |
| #4 | Tyson S. McDowell | Look Sharp Labs | 1 |
| #4 | John D. Trawick | Genomatica | 1 |
| #4 | Tim Sullivan | Zynga | 1 |
| #4 | Eric Scheie | Teradata Us | 1 |
| #4 | Jonathan M. Gumbert | Phokus Research Group | 1 |
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