Montecito, CA ranks #5,978 worldwide for total patents filed in 2019, with 18 patents from 7 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Montecito, CA include Sonos, University of California, Apple. That works out to 2.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–7 of 7 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John L. MacFarlane | Sonos | 4 |
| 1 | Umesh Mishra | University of California | 4 |
| 1 | Kevin J. Van Vechten | Apple | 4 |
| #4 | Daniel D. O'Dowd | Green Hills Software | 2 |
| #4 | Paul Wren | Sonos | 2 |
| #6 | Thomas M Cole | — | 1 |
| #6 | Roman Vasilenko | Kaspersky Lab, Zao | 1 |
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