Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Pasadena, TX ranks #2,854 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 42 patents from 24 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Pasadena, TX include ExxonMobil, Fina Technology, Uop. That works out to 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–24 of 24 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Gregory S. Day ExxonMobil 8
2 Vladimir Marin Fina Technology 3
2 Heiko Weiner 3
2 Lorenz J. Bauer Uop 3
2 Ahmed Hintolay W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn. 3
2 Vinh Q. Nguyen US Air Force 3
#7 Henry B. Polston 2
#8 Patrick J. Palafox ExxonMobil 1
#8 Shinji Tai Kuraray Co. 1
#8 Paul Hewitt Johnson Matthey Public Limited 1
#8 Taeko Inoue Baylor College Of Medicine 1
#8 Barry Millet Fluor Technologies 1
#8 Jia Wei Chew Nanyang Technological University 1
#8 Robert W Navarette HP 1
#8 Richard Shepherd Siemens Mobility Gmbh 1
#8 Tianlei Zhou Kaneka 1
#8 Ramiro Sanchez Zimmer Dental 1
#8 Celestino M. Perez, JR. ExxonMobil 1
#8 Joe S. Wilkins, Jr. 1
#8 Kayo Umezawa-Vizzini Basf Se 1
#8 Radmila Jevtic 1
#8 Michael John Hill Nagravision Sarl 1
#8 William C. Smith Inso Providence 1
#8 Takeshi Omata Jx Nippon Oil & Energy 1

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