Placerville, CA ranks #5,491 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 17 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Placerville, CA include Intel, Balanced Body, Maquet Cardiovascular. That works out to 1.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–14 of 14 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher E. Cox | Intel | 4 |
| 2 | Brian Masterson | Balanced Body | 1 |
| 2 | Bruce A. Baker | Maquet Cardiovascular | 1 |
| 2 | Eric Phipps | Unknown | 1 |
| 2 | Janet Lopina DeMaria | — | 1 |
| 2 | Kel Eugene Lemons | Smartwash Solutions | 1 |
| 2 | James R. Curtis | HP | 1 |
| 2 | Paul Getchel | Temptronic | 1 |
| 2 | Howard L. Spielman | Ami Entertainment Network | 1 |
| 2 | Todd Sprague | Calamp | 1 |
| 2 | Guy Herriott | HP | 1 |
| 2 | Albert Dell Robison | Yahoo Holdings | 1 |
| 2 | Robert Willis | Illinois Tool Works | 1 |
| 2 | Joe Salmon | Intel | 1 |
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