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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Pasadena, TX ranks #2,210 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 54 patents from 29 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Pasadena, TX include ExxonMobil, Uop, Sunedison. That works out to 0.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–29 of 29 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Heiko Weiner 11
2 Gregory S. Day ExxonMobil 6
3 Radmila Wollrab 4
#4 Celestino M. Perez, JR. ExxonMobil 3
#4 Radmila Jevtic 3
#4 Patrick J. Palafox ExxonMobil 3
#7 Lorenz J. Bauer Uop 2
#8 Keith E. Weatherford Sunedison 1
#8 Lorerz Bauer Kior 1
#8 Takeshi Omata Jx Nippon Oil & Energy 1
#8 Margarito Lopez Fina Technology 1
#8 Ryan Seifert University Of Houston System 1
#8 Lawrence A. Smith, Jr. Catalytic Distillation Technologies 1
#8 Masakazu Nakaya Kuraray Co. 1
#8 Willibrord A. Groten Catalytic Distillation Technologies 1
#8 Shinji Tai Kuraray Co. 1
#8 Jimmy I. Frank Fbd Partnership 1
#8 Jia Wei Chew Nanyang Technological University 1
#8 Barry Millet Fluor Technologies 1
#8 Arvids Judzis Catalytic Distillation Technologies 1
#8 Gabriel Vicencio Mata Halliburton Energy Services 1
#8 Kayo Umezawa-Vizzini Basf Se 1
#8 Kayo Vizzini Fina Technology 1
#8 J. Yong Ryu Catalytic Distillation Technologies 1
#8 Yu Li Angell Albemarle 1
#8 Harald W. Breitkopf Siemens Energy 1
#8 Scott E. Angell Albemarle 1
#8 Raju Pillai National Oilwell Varco 1
#8 David B. Wurm Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America 1

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