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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hereford, TX ranks #14,235 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 4 patents from 3 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hereford, TX include IBM, Cargill, Incorporated. That works out to 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–3 of 3 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David Craft IBM 2
2 Thomas M. Fulkerson 1
2 Charles P. Anderson Cargill, Incorporated 1

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