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San Jose, CA All Time

289,949 patents  ·  32,062 inventors  ·  286.2/1k pop.

Ranked #12 of 111,555 cities Top 1%

San Jose, CA ranks #12 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 289,949 patents from 32,062 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in San Jose, CA include Simon Fraser University, Intel, Brocade Communications Systems. That works out to 286.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 13,351–13,400 of 32,062 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
#12320 Keith Stubbs Simon Fraser University 4
#12320 David Daney Intel 4
#12320 Sheng-Yih Wang Brocade Communications Systems 4
#12320 Richard J. Patak Atari 4
#12320 Stepan Majicek Verbatim 4
#12320 Charles W. Townsley Smithkline Instruments 4
#12320 Clayton V. Wilbur IBM 4
#12320 Robert R. Buchanan — 4
#12320 May L. Gee IBM 4
#12320 Randall G. Evans Ford 4
#12320 Richard Brossart Lsi Logic 4
#12320 Larry L. Horn Merkle Engineers 4
#12320 Juei-Chi Hsu Silicon Storage Technology 4
#12320 Marc C. Gleichert AMD 4
#12320 Barton Mass Innovatech 4
#12320 Adolf Tyutinman — 4
#12320 Howard Q. Vo National Semiconductor 4
#12320 Edwin Z. DeSouza National Semiconductor 4
#12320 Douglas J. George Accom 4
#12320 Randall N. Robinson GE 4
#12320 David C. Berg GE 4
#12320 Robert L. Papenberg Zitel 4
#12320 Kirk Schulkamp Syntex (U.S.A.) 4
#12320 Richard K. Wilmer IBM 4
#12320 Arno S. Krakauer AMD 4
#12320 Danny L. Freitas Silicon Graphics 4
#12320 Gary L. Small Vlsi Technology 4
#12320 David Gaon — 4
#12320 Tuan T. Vu Oracle 4
#12320 Robert B. Howe Insystems 4
#12320 Clyde D. Watson Fmc 4
#12320 O. F. Morgan Sony 4
#12320 Dresden G. Smith — 4
#12320 John E. Readdie Linear Technology Holding 4
#12320 Lester A. Pederson IBM 4
#12320 Gary D. Archer IBM 4
#12320 Gregg J. Uhlendorf Nec 4
#12320 Richard A. Ose GE 4
#12320 Karl Pettis — 4
#12320 Roman T. Starzak — 4
#12320 R. Marshall Barker — 4
#12320 Thomas D. Howell IBM 4
#12320 Dale T. Trenary Data General 4
#12320 Charles M. Buffum IBM 4
#12320 Zorro Stefanini Memorex 4
#12320 William F. McClellan — 4
#12320 Kenzo Ishimaru Beckman Instruments 4
#12320 David M. Barton AMD 4
#12320 Sven Karlsson Graphic Utilities 4
#12320 Martin G. Carswell Alzeta 4

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