Grass Valley, CA ranks #2,657 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 46 patents from 27 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Grass Valley, CA include Pelican Imaging, Conceptus, Resonant. That works out to 3.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–27 of 27 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Molina | Pelican Imaging | 5 |
| 2 | Betsy Swann | Conceptus | 3 |
| 2 | Kurt F. Raihn | Resonant | 3 |
| 2 | Shane Hollmer | AMD | 3 |
| 2 | James Schuessler | Samsung | 3 |
| #6 | James A. Michener | Directv | 2 |
| #6 | Dennis Schuetzle | Infinium Technology | 2 |
| #6 | Jonathan Kennedy | Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas | 2 |
| #6 | Matthew Todd Lawson | Cisco | 2 |
| #6 | David S. Hardy | — | 2 |
| #6 | Joel Snook | Lunera Lighting | 2 |
| #6 | Richard Adams | Silicon Turbine Systems | 2 |
| #13 | Tim Grimmer | Daymen Canada Acquisition Ulc | 1 |
| #13 | Sebastian Rapport | Opentv | 1 |
| #13 | Mark E. Nelsen | — | 1 |
| #13 | Dawn Simmons | — | 1 |
| #13 | Ronald Scott Collyer | 1 | |
| #13 | Victor Janeiro Skinner | — | 1 |
| #13 | Charles W. Erikson | Unknown | 1 |
| #13 | Thomas B. Crabb | Nvision | 1 |
| #13 | James E. Goodnow, II | AT&T | 1 |
| #13 | James A. Bancroft | Applied Science | 1 |
| #13 | Allen Poirson | Sony | 1 |
| #13 | Douglas B. Crice | Wireless Seismic | 1 |
| #13 | Gary M. Waters | — | 1 |
| #13 | D. Hans Shillinger | Carnot Compression | 1 |
| #13 | Paul Ivazes | — | 1 |
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