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Ridgecrest, CA All Time

2,238 patents  ·  555 inventors  ·  80.0/1k pop.

Ranked #1,506 of 112,640 cities Top 2%

Ridgecrest, CA ranks #1,506 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,238 patents from 555 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ridgecrest, CA include US Air Force, GE, Thiokol. That works out to 80.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 555 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Benjamin G. Harvey US Air Force 88
2 Michael E. Wright US Air Force 53
3 Matthew W. Davis GE 42
#4 Joseph W. Tsang — 38
#4 John D. Stenger-Smith US Air Force 38
#6 Russell Reed, Jr. US Air Force 36
#6 Alfred J. Baca US Air Force 36
#8 Lee R. Hardt US Air Force 32
#9 Andrew P. Chafin US Air Force 30
#10 Rodney L. Willer Thiokol 27
#10 Kelvin T. Higa US Air Force 27
#12 William W. Lai US Air Force 25
#12 John P. Rahn Litton Systems 25
#14 Heather A. Meylemans US Air Force 24
#14 Ronald A. Ferrante — 24
#16 May L. Chan US Air Force 22
#17 Aaron N. Fletcher US Air Force 21
#17 William P. Norris US Air Force 21
#19 Richard A. Hollins US Air Force 20
#20 Mark B. Moran US Air Force 18
#21 Klaus C. Schadow US Air Force 17
#22 George N. Hennings US Air Force 16
#22 Benjamin M. Blazek US Air Force 16
#22 Ronnald B. King Site-B 16
#22 Melvin H. Miles US Air Force 16
#26 Michael D. Bramson US Air Force 15
#27 Roxanne L. Quintana US Air Force 14
#27 Stephen Tomlinson Musc Foundation For Research Development 14
#27 Zachary A. Sechrist US Air Force 14
#30 Richard H. Vollmerhausen Unknown 13
#30 Michael Neel US Air Force 13
#32 Stephen Fallis US Air Force 12
#32 Jason R. Allen US Air Force 12
#32 M. Joseph Roberts US Air Force 12
#32 Alan D. Turner US Air Force 12
#32 Robert W. Gedridge, Jr. US Air Force 12
#32 Karl A. Klemm US Air Force 12
#38 Donald L. Burnett US Air Force 11
#38 Michael D. Jacobson Quoin 11
#38 Duane Roth US Air Force 11
#38 Lee R. Cambrea US Air Force 11
#38 Elsa J. Hennings US Air Force 11
#38 Ronald L. Atkins US Air Force 11
#38 William Rodney Ditzler US Air Force 11
#38 Nicholas H. Albrecht US Air Force 11
#38 George E. McManis, III US Air Force 11
#47 Gabriel H. Soto US Air Force 10
#47 Peter Zarras US Air Force 10
#47 Robert Hunt Hti Ip 10
#50 John W. Holtrop US Air Force 9

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