Watsonville, CA ranks #2,248 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 53 patents from 20 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Watsonville, CA include Qualcomm, Driscoll'S, Apple. That works out to 1.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–20 of 20 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guido Robert Frederiks | Qualcomm | 10 |
| 2 | Jennifer K. Izzo | Driscoll'S | 5 |
| 2 | Enrique Ayala Vazquez | Apple | 5 |
| #4 | Enrique Ayala Vazquez | — | 4 |
| #5 | Daljeet Singh | IBM | 3 |
| #5 | Juan Alvarez | Alkermes | 3 |
| #7 | Donna Condon | — | 2 |
| #7 | Michael D. Nelson | Plant Sciences | 2 |
| #7 | Eduardo Lopez Camacho | Apple | 2 |
| #7 | Jeffrey W. Dlott | Sureharvest | 2 |
| #7 | Rebecca Connolly | Sureharvest | 2 |
| #7 | Anthony Christopher Condon | — | 2 |
| #7 | Feron McGurrin | Samsung | 2 |
| #7 | Steven D. Nelson | Plant Sciences | 2 |
| #7 | Vincent S. Hernandez | Anacor Pharmaceuticals | 2 |
| #16 | Scott W. Adams | Plant Sciences | 1 |
| #16 | Ellen Thompson | Pacific Berry Breeding | 1 |
| #16 | Mon Spencer Owyang | — | 1 |
| #16 | Gregor Magnusson | — | 1 |
| #16 | Luis Cardenas | — | 1 |
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