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Burbank, CA 2018

325 patents  ·  203 inventors  ·  65.8/1k pop.

Ranked #402 of 41,834 cities Top 1%

Burbank, CA ranks #402 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 325 patents from 203 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Burbank, CA include Belkin International, Dolby Laboratories Licensing, Disney. That works out to 65.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 203 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John Wadsworth Belkin International 22
2 Athanasios Leontaris Dolby Laboratories Licensing 11
3 Iain Matthews Disney 9
3 Kurt Robert Spenser Roka Sports 9
#5 Aljoscha Smolic Disney 7
#6 Peshala V. Pahalawatta Dolby Laboratories Licensing 6
#7 Austin Lee Google 5
#7 R. Paul Mounce Medtronic 5
#7 Paulo Kang Mattel 5
#10 Angela Munoz The Roberts Container 4
#10 Eric Vance Comcast 4
#12 Lewis S. Ostrover — 3
#12 Gene S. Lee Disney 3
#12 Leonard T. Chapman Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment 3
#12 Scott F. Watson Disney 3
#12 Mitchell T. Johnson 3M 3
#12 Kanghong Zhang Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co. 3
#12 Alexander Bimanand Ppg Industries Ohio 3
#12 Brian Erice Gamblit Gaming 3
#12 Jacky Kam Performance Designed Products 3
#12 Gaston Santiago Performance Designed Products 3
#12 Aram Marabyan Onemarket Network 3
#12 KK Leung Performance Designed Products 3
#24 Patrick Sislian — 2
#24 Corey Thibeault Novasignal 2
#24 Dindo Uy Zodiac Pool Systems 2
#24 John Edgar Park Disney 2
#24 Robert A. Kloner Stealth Biotherapeutics 2
#24 David Joseph Diaz Telepathy Labs 2
#24 Lena A. Basile Neumedicines 2
#24 Michael Gay Disney 2
#24 Keith George Ferry — 2
#24 Colin A. Chong Medtronic 2
#24 Thomas J. Smyth Stratosaudio 2
#24 Jonathan Eric Geibel Disney 2
#24 Nathan Allison Disney 2
#24 Eran Dvir Nova Measuring Instruments 2
#24 Richard Reagan Disney 2
#24 Nathan Fissell — 2
#24 Richard DiStefano Live Nation Entertainment 2
#24 Michael Smith — 2
#24 Robert Strittmatter Efficient Power Conversion 2
#24 James H. Ermer The Boeing 2
#24 Sagar Mistry Disney 2
#24 Jim Doyle Wet 2
#46 Dhonam Pemba University of California 1
#46 Patricia B. Klingerman — 1
#46 Clay Kaytis Disney 1
#46 Cyril Rickelton-Abdi Disney 1
#46 Bill DeLeon Wet 1

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