Taft, CA ranks #16,156 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 94 patents from 24 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Taft, CA include Research Corporation Technologies, Ford, Worldwise. That works out to 11.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–24 of 24 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael P. Doyle | Research Corporation Technologies | 24 |
| 2 | Edward Showalter | — | 16 |
| 3 | Richard Gordon | Ford | 9 |
| #4 | Tracy Rogers | Worldwise | 6 |
| #5 | Tom Henderson | — | 5 |
| #6 | Joel R. Lehman | Occidental Oil And Gas | 4 |
| #6 | Ronnie D. Rogers | — | 4 |
| #6 | Aaron T. Rhoten | Union Oil Company Of California | 4 |
| #9 | Charles H. Comfort, III | — | 3 |
| #10 | Travis D. Neumann | — | 2 |
| #10 | Wayne Gibbs | HP | 2 |
| #10 | Stacy L. Boyd | — | 2 |
| #10 | Glenn R. James | Imatron | 2 |
| #14 | Willie F. Rutledge | — | 1 |
| #14 | Kent L. Shepherd | — | 1 |
| #14 | William J. Hampton | — | 1 |
| #14 | Raymond L. Hatch | — | 1 |
| #14 | Orvel O. White | — | 1 |
| #14 | Oscar L. Ezell, Jr. | — | 1 |
| #14 | Kaywood R. Rodgers | — | 1 |
| #14 | Myrtle H. Rodgers | — | 1 |
| #14 | Jerry I. Boyd | — | 1 |
| #14 | Edgar C. Cole | — | 1 |
| #14 | James Dennis Cranmer | Clariant Finance (Bvi) Limited | 1 |
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