Exeter, CA ranks #11,495 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 162 patents from 30 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Exeter, CA include C.R. Laurence Co., Tonal Systems, Excalibur Ip. That works out to 15.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–30 of 30 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Sprague | C.R. Laurence Co. | 44 |
| 2 | David Jonathan Zimmer | Tonal Systems | 21 |
| 3 | Mark E. Hull | Excalibur Ip | 16 |
| #4 | Allan L. Smith | Unknown | 13 |
| #5 | Bryce Wong | Nike | 10 |
| #6 | David Curtis Crinklaw | — | 7 |
| #7 | Bruce Ralph Carter | Unknown | 6 |
| #7 | Frank Ainley, Jr. | Unknown | 6 |
| #9 | Stanley F. Curtis | Pollution Control Industries | 4 |
| #9 | Rocky Moser | Taylor Cutlery | 4 |
| #11 | Douglas Wesley Cook | Broadcom | 3 |
| #11 | Donald J. Hellwig | — | 3 |
| #13 | Brian Glenn Lierman | Dominion Voting Systems | 2 |
| #13 | William E. Hengst | Unknown | 2 |
| #13 | William Cunningham | Ford | 2 |
| #13 | Matthew J. Clower | — | 2 |
| #13 | Haskell Edwards | — | 2 |
| #13 | Mark Hellwig | — | 2 |
| #13 | Robert Fahrni | Pelco | 2 |
| #20 | Delbert Fairchild | — | 1 |
| #20 | Leonard Gabriel Larios | — | 1 |
| #20 | William L. Bubel | — | 1 |
| #20 | Harry N. Neil | — | 1 |
| #20 | Juan M. Rios Reyes | Oem Group | 1 |
| #20 | Alissa Nicole Cerrato | — | 1 |
| #20 | Richard A. McMillan | Olin | 1 |
| #20 | Fred William Gill | — | 1 |
| #20 | Billy Mac Morgan | — | 1 |
| #20 | Larry Eugene Grimes | — | 1 |
| #20 | Myron Rich | — | 1 |
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