Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Kyle, TX ranks #1,835 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 66 patents from 32 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Kyle, TX include IBM, Cirrus Logic, Speedtech Lights. That works out to 1.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–32 of 32 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Shawn P. Mullen IBM 13
2 Eric J. Swanson Cirrus Logic 6
2 Ahmed Deyaf Speedtech Lights 6
#4 Kevin Kelnar Asuragen 5
#5 Jeffrey D. Sheets Lisco 3
#5 Steven W. Webb Diamond Innovations 3
#5 Sara J. Keene 3
#8 Haluk Vefa Ersoz Halliburton Energy Services 2
#8 Michael Kenneth Andrews Seagate Technology 2
#10 Kevin Noble 1
#10 Gerald Champagne Silicon Laboratories 1
#10 Sean Patrick Lynch Maxim Integrated Products 1
#10 Zachary A. Wilkinson 1
#10 Eric Noah Schrock Delphix 1
#10 Brent C Ford Heatgenie 1
#10 Larry R. Rose Silicon Laboratories 1
#10 David Shane Mericle 1
#10 Dennis C. Heideman Vignette Software 1
#10 Steven Diniaco 1
#10 James P. Gaertner 1
#10 David Olvera The Fountain People 1
#10 Russell Croman Silicon Laboratories 1
#10 Peter T. Hardman AMD 1
#10 Elizabeth Wales Burroughs 1
#10 Kevin Thomas Brown The Fountain People 1
#10 Evan Ture Younicos 1
#10 Bart Thomas Shoemaker 1
#10 Robin D. Wilson Vignette Software 1
#10 Bob Caldwell Oracle 1
#10 Jeffrey Shelton Asuragen 1
#10 David P. Moran Smith International 1
#10 John Michael Merandi 1

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