Ione, CA ranks #21,573 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 58 patents from 20 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ione, CA include Micron, Intel, Olin Hunt Specialty Products. That works out to 11.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–20 of 20 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel G. Scobee | Micron | 13 |
| 2 | Eric Finley | Intel | 10 |
| 3 | Karl L. Minten | Olin Hunt Specialty Products | 8 |
| #4 | Thomas Barton | Amazon | 3 |
| #4 | Manuel David Ruiz | Microsoft | 3 |
| #4 | Emil Sandman | Unknown | 3 |
| #7 | Benjamin Valerio | — | 2 |
| #7 | Dick Gunderson | — | 2 |
| #7 | Dorianne Marie Friend | — | 2 |
| #7 | Loren F. Cole, Jr. | — | 2 |
| #11 | Edna D. Dowdy | — | 1 |
| #11 | Howard L. Dowdy | — | 1 |
| #11 | William A. Colvin, Jr. | — | 1 |
| #11 | Raymond D. DuQuette | — | 1 |
| #11 | Kenneth DuQuette | — | 1 |
| #11 | Joe Mathew Portscheller | — | 1 |
| #11 | Noel William Stewart | — | 1 |
| #11 | Albert Mora | — | 1 |
| #11 | Timothy A. Lamb | — | 1 |
| #11 | Kyle Roof | — | 1 |
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