Palmdale, CA ranks #3,355 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 33 patents from 22 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Palmdale, CA include Lockheed Martin, U.S. Pole Company, Anthony. That works out to 0.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–22 of 22 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas John McGuire | Lockheed Martin | 8 |
| 2 | Matthew A. Neal | — | 3 |
| 3 | Quynh Nguyen-Stella | — | 2 |
| 3 | Timothy Carraher | U.S. Pole Company | 2 |
| #5 | David Briggs Baugh | Anthony | 1 |
| #5 | Nelson Ch Poon | Lockheed Martin | 1 |
| #5 | Anthony J. Manzo | The Aerospace | 1 |
| #5 | Michael J. Ehrlich | — | 1 |
| #5 | Eras R. Noel, III | Unknown | 1 |
| #5 | Stephen Orocay Rose | — | 1 |
| #5 | Rusty L. Blanski | US Air Force | 1 |
| #5 | John M. Sweeney | — | 1 |
| #5 | Paul Merwin Antriasian | — | 1 |
| #5 | Quang Minh Pham | Societe Anonyme Dite: Alsthom-Atlantique | 1 |
| #5 | Kyungmoo Ryu | Pacesetter | 1 |
| #5 | Fernando DeGuzman | Ansell Limited | 1 |
| #5 | Mark Skoog | NASA | 1 |
| #5 | Lidia Vasquez | Advanced Bionics Ag | 1 |
| #5 | Rudy Interiano | Unknown | 1 |
| #5 | Spencer Cho | — | 1 |
| #5 | Jiovani Rafael Scartezini | — | 1 |
| #5 | Scott Lane Burris | Disney | 1 |
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