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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Canton, TX ranks #12,556 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 5 patents from 4 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Canton, TX include Sunpower, AT&T, Southern Methodist University. That works out to 1.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–4 of 4 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Tim Dennis Sunpower 2
2 Todd D. Carlton AT&T 1
2 Timothy D. Dennis Sunpower 1
2 Jake Drew Southern Methodist University 1

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