Monterey, CA ranks #3,183 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 35 patents from 25 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Monterey, CA include Tenax Energy Solution, Google, IBM. That works out to 1.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–25 of 25 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Dewayne Jones | Tenax Energy Solution | 4 |
| 1 | Michael T. Jones | 4 | |
| 3 | Stephen Rees | IBM | 2 |
| 3 | Oleg Yakimenko | US Air Force | 2 |
| 3 | Frank E. Davis | Dole Fresh Vegetables | 2 |
| 3 | John Foot | Omnicell | 2 |
| #7 | Frederic David LaRiviere | — | 1 |
| #7 | David G. Schanzer | Global Fresh Foods | 1 |
| #7 | Judith Kunzlé | Unknown | 1 |
| #7 | Vladmir N. Dobrokhodov | US Air Force | 1 |
| #7 | Neil Charles Rowe | US Air Force | 1 |
| #7 | Carly Mae Boerlage | — | 1 |
| #7 | Vladimir Dobrokhodov | US Navy | 1 |
| #7 | Richard Bascou | Dole Fresh Vegetables | 1 |
| #7 | Jonathan Drake | Minimax Viking Research & Development Gmbh | 1 |
| #7 | Charles C. Garretson | Applied Materials | 1 |
| #7 | Arijit Das | Northern Trust | 1 |
| #7 | Sebastian Osswald | US Air Force | 1 |
| #7 | John Lewellen | Triad National Security | 1 |
| #7 | Richard Fetik | — | 1 |
| #7 | Victor Bond | Unknown | 1 |
| #7 | Everett Lai | Broadcom | 1 |
| #7 | Christopher Linnel | US Air Force | 1 |
| #7 | Phillip Lembo | — | 1 |
| #7 | Geoffrey G. XIE | US Air Force | 1 |
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