Placerville, CA ranks #3,966 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 28 patents from 21 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Placerville, CA include Intel, Maquet Cardiovascular, Omni Cubed. That works out to 2.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–21 of 21 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher E. Cox | Intel | 5 |
| 2 | Bruce A. Baker | Maquet Cardiovascular | 4 |
| 3 | Derek Carlton Westlund | Omni Cubed | 1 |
| 3 | Kel Eugene Lemons | Smartwash Solutions | 1 |
| 3 | Taryn Smith | Pacesetter | 1 |
| 3 | Bob Caruso | — | 1 |
| 3 | John Howard La Grou | — | 1 |
| 3 | Howard L. Spielman | Ami Entertainment Network | 1 |
| 3 | Jack V. Rice | — | 1 |
| 3 | Robert M. Smith | Royal Appliance Mfg. | 1 |
| 3 | Kevin Cordes | Synvasive Technology | 1 |
| 3 | Kevin E. Wells | Intel | 1 |
| 3 | John Marques | Gulf Eastern Manufacturing | 1 |
| 3 | Albert Dell Robison | Yahoo Holdings | 1 |
| 3 | Karl Van Dyk | Medtronic | 1 |
| 3 | Robert B. Ayrest | — | 1 |
| 3 | Will John Temple | — | 1 |
| 3 | Jason M. Brand | Intel | 1 |
| 3 | George Foster | Unknown | 1 |
| 3 | Gary Pigg | — | 1 |
| 3 | Mickey L. Fandrich | Intel | 1 |
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