Sonora, CA ranks #17,195 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 85 patents from 11 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sonora, CA include Intuitive Surgical, Becton, Dickinson And, Rain Bird. That works out to 17.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–11 of 11 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marvin S. Keshner | — | 20 |
| 2 | William A. McDonald, II | Intuitive Surgical | 15 |
| 3 | Bruce Erickson | Becton, Dickinson And | 11 |
| 3 | Michael J. Tennyson | Rain Bird | 11 |
| #5 | Kameron Rose Hurst | Cisco | 10 |
| #6 | Clifford Kenneth Young | Unknown | 4 |
| #6 | Dominick Piccininni | Lipton, Division Of Conopco | 4 |
| #6 | Marshall Henry | — | 4 |
| #9 | Daniel W. Parks | Dunlop Manufacturing | 3 |
| #10 | Stephen Garrity | — | 2 |
| #11 | Justin M. Page | Dunlop Manufacturing | 1 |
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