Hercules, CA ranks #2,020 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 64 patents from 26 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hercules, CA include Handylab, Plexxikon, Lechat. That works out to 2.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–26 of 26 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalyan Handique | Handylab | 16 |
| 2 | Jack Lin | Plexxikon | 6 |
| 3 | Newton Luu | Lechat | 5 |
| #4 | Daniel Y. Chu | Bio-Rad Laboratories | 4 |
| #4 | Austin Payne | Bio-Rad Laboratories | 4 |
| #6 | Gideon Bollag | Plexxikon | 3 |
| #6 | Hari Krishna Gutlapalli | Oracle | 3 |
| #8 | Kandaswamy Jothimurugesan | Chevron | 2 |
| #8 | Adam Darmstadt | Bio-Rad Laboratories | 2 |
| #8 | Wai Pak | Oracle | 2 |
| #8 | Curtis B. Campbell | Chevron | 2 |
| #12 | Tyler Lettau | Tile | 1 |
| #12 | Bogdan Eugen Popescu | Fair Isaac | 1 |
| #12 | Jovencio Hilario | Bio-Rad Laboratories | 1 |
| #12 | Qinghong Du | Dicon Fiberoptics | 1 |
| #12 | Donald L. Kuehne | Chevron | 1 |
| #12 | Jason Ma | IBM | 1 |
| #12 | Maxine Bauzon | Bayer Healthcare | 1 |
| #12 | Elaine Mardis | Washington University | 1 |
| #12 | Stephen A. Rossi | Abbott | 1 |
| #12 | Evelio Perez | Bio-Rad Laboratories | 1 |
| #12 | Yanhong Kong | Bio-Rad Laboratories | 1 |
| #12 | Susan M. Abernathy | Chevron | 1 |
| #12 | Don Flory | Bio-Rad Laboratories | 1 |
| #12 | Andy Oh | Sling Media L.L.C. | 1 |
| #12 | Tom Berkelman | Bio-Rad Laboratories | 1 |
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