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Modesto, CA All Time

3,456 patents  ·  548 inventors  ·  15.8/1k pop.

Ranked #971 of 112,640 cities Top 1%

Modesto, CA ranks #971 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 3,456 patents from 548 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Modesto, CA include Stark Brothers Nurseries And Orchards, Amkor Technology, Presstek, Llc.. That works out to 15.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 548 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Gary Neil Zaiger — 396
2 Grant Gene Zaiger — 392
3 Leith Marie Gardner — 375
#4 Chris F. Zaiger Stark Brothers Nurseries And Orchards 185
#5 Thomas P. Glenn Amkor Technology 135
#6 Thomas E. Lewis Presstek, Llc. 77
#7 David Johnson Lift-U, Division Of Hogan Mfg. 71
#8 Wolfgang Hoffmann B&H Manufacturing Company 43
#9 Jonathan N. Howarth Albemarle 41
#9 Jeffrey C. Tallcott Bally Gaming 41
#11 Andrew J. Toti Unknown 33
#12 Michael S. Harvey Enviro Tech Chemical Services 32
#13 Benjamin J. Remington Neuropro Technologies 30
#14 Kurt H. Pilgram Shell Oil Compny 29
#14 Walter H. Stone Parker-Hannifin 29
#16 John A. Paoluccio Unknown 25
#17 Khoi Nguyen AT&T 20
#18 Raymond Brown Church & Dwight Co. 19
#18 Leith M. Gardner — 19
#20 Cipriano A. Santos HP 18
#21 Mark Cummings Unknown 16
#22 Miriam Torrison G3 Enterprises 15
#22 Mark Nalley Unknown 15
#22 Richard D. Skiles Shell Oil Compny 15
#22 James O. Caron Caron Compactor 15
#22 Samuel B. Soloway Shell Oil Compny 15
#27 Michael Slater Caliper Life Sciences 14
#27 Christopher Flaim Aradigm 14
#27 Russell D. Jensen Parker-Hannifin 14
#27 George B. Payne Shell Oil Compny 14
#27 Jon S. Wake Nelson Industrial 14
#32 Peter Popoff Parker-Hannifin 13
#32 John J. Paoluccio — 13
#32 Ronald A. Fong The Clorox 13
#32 Urs A. Ramel Bayer Healthcare 13
#32 Willy D. Kollmeyer Shell Oil Compny 13
#32 Diana Mitchell The Clorox 13
#38 James B. Druffel Prescolite 12
#38 Venkateswara Reddy MEDAM Oracle 12
#38 Robert T. Graff Lawrence Livermore National Security 12
#38 Charles H. Tieman Shell Oil Compny 12
#38 James R. Sanborn Shell Oil Compny 12
#38 Jung Tjong Cisco 12
#44 Donald W. Stoutamire Shell Oil Compny 11
#45 Clayton R. Peterson Pearl Abrasive 10
#45 Michael E. Wilson, Jr. Racor Industries 10
#45 Richard E. Schaupp Parker-Hannifin 10
#45 John Driver Newall Measurement Systems Limited 10
#45 Michael O'Donnell Usg Interiors 10
#45 David Parman Nvent Services Gmbh 10

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