Felton, CA ranks #3,234 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 36 patents from 15 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Felton, CA include Google, IBM, Netapp. That works out to 8.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–15 of 15 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Christian Clement | 11 | |
| 2 | Daniel F. Smith | IBM | 5 |
| 3 | Brian Parkison | Netapp | 3 |
| 3 | Claudio Argento | Shifamed Holdings | 3 |
| 3 | Hilgard N. Muller | Bell Sports | 3 |
| #6 | Paco Flores | Seagate Technology | 2 |
| #7 | Brian B. Martin | Covidien Lp | 1 |
| #7 | Jeff Nolan | — | 1 |
| #7 | Stephen John Joseph Fricke | Synopsys | 1 |
| #7 | Thomas J. Satterlee | Hytrust | 1 |
| #7 | Mark Adrian Stubbs | Echelon | 1 |
| #7 | David Harwood McMurtry | Fibralign | 1 |
| #7 | Christopher R. Kilgus | Contego Medical | 1 |
| #7 | Jan Vilhuber | Cisco | 1 |
| #7 | Paul Regen | Ennova Direct | 1 |
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