Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lubbock, TX ranks #1,792 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 68 patents from 58 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lubbock, TX include James K. And Mary A. Sanders Family, University Of Illinois, Texas Tech University System. That works out to 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 58 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 James Kenneth Sanders James K. And Mary A. Sanders Family 3
2 Jennifer Rice University Of Illinois 2
2 Maurizio Chiriva-Internati Texas Tech University System 2
2 Alan Russell Xirrus 2
2 Michelle L. Pantoya Battelle Energy Alliance 2
2 Changzhi Li Texas Tech University System 2
2 Darren G Jones Monsanto Technology 2
2 Calder Hendrickson Aquasmart Enterprises 2
2 Aaron Phillips Sitepro 2
#10 Mario G. Beruvides 1
#10 Wei Li Henkel Limited 1
#10 Zhenyu Sun Kyocera Document Solutions 1
#10 Hongxing Jiang Ac Led Lighting, L.L.C. 1
#10 John Schroeder Alstom Renewable Technologies 1
#10 Naima Moustaid-Moussa Artecel Sciences 1
#10 Brian Hirth Texas Tech University System 1
#10 Jaclyn Cañas Texas Tech University System 1
#10 Beibei Ren Texas Tech University System 1
#10 Fahmida Irin Texas Tech University System 1
#10 Yehia Mechref Indiana University Research And Technology 1
#10 Mark Reble Lisle 1
#10 Elias Pirayesh Texas Tech University System 1
#10 Richard A. Rosen Vitec Videocom 1
#10 Melika Roknsharifi Siemens Medical Solutions Usa 1
#10 Everardo Cobos Texas Tech University System 1
#10 Brian Nutter 1
#10 John Schroeder Airak 1
#10 Golden Kumar Yale University 1
#10 Nathan A. Jahnke 1
#10 J. Charles Drennan 1
#10 Changzhan Gu Google 1
#10 Harvinder Singh Gill Texas Tech University System 1
#10 James F. Lea, Jr. Amoco 1
#10 Mehdi Rafiee Texas Tech University System 1
#10 Bilynn Johnson Cargill, Incorporated 1
#10 Terry Gage 1
#10 James L. Simonton 1
#10 Burak Aksak Carnegie Mellon University 1
#10 Mayank Shastri Texas Tech University System 1
#10 Mohammad Saed Texas Tech University System 1
#10 Sunanda Mitra Texas Tech University 1
#10 Billy J. Castleberry Newco Enterprises 1
#10 Stephen L. Fillipp Gary Products Group 1
#10 Roger D. Bundy 1
#10 John J. Burke USDA 1
#10 Ronald C. Hedden Bayer Materialscience Ag 1
#10 John William Sherrill 1
#10 Aaron Phillips Sri International 1
#10 Delong Zuo Alstom Renewable Technologies 1
#10 Ranadip Pal 1

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