Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Tulsa, OK ranks #429 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 305 patents from 198 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Tulsa, OK include Advanced Charging Technologies, Chevron, Itool Equipment Holding. That works out to 0.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 198 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael H. Freeman Advanced Charging Technologies 10
2 W. J. “Jim” Weaver, Jr. Advanced Charging Technologies 9
3 Mark L. Hlavinka Chevron 8
#4 David S. Jordan Itool Equipment Holding 5
#4 M. Scott Reichardt Rovi Guides 5
#4 Madison Hayes Yarbro Freeman Advanced Charging Technologies 5
#4 Wesley John Nowitzki Halliburton Energy Services 5
#4 Jason Hill Emerson Electric 5
#9 Michael L. Hair Xerox 4
#9 Brown Lyle Wilson Baker Hughes Holdings 4
#9 Jeffrey F. Greco Chevron 4
#9 Stefano Bietto Honeywell 4
#13 Jeffery Ronald Clausen National Oilwell Varco 3
#13 Jeremiah Clark Navico Holding As 3
#13 Brian C. Smith Amazon 3
#13 Jack B. Ward Baker Hughes Holdings 3
#13 Brian Santee Advanced Charging Technologies 3
#13 Kurt Kraus Honeywell 3
#13 Bryan Santangelo 3
#13 John G. Arnold, Jr. European Copper 3
#13 James Myers Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies 3
#22 Rafael Espinoza 2
#22 Toby DeWeese Rovi Guides 2
#22 Lance T. Robinson Baker Hughes Holdings 2
#22 Christopher Ferguson Focal Point 2
#22 Marvin Robinowitz Grand Abyss 2
#22 Jennifer Danielle Lamm Rovi Guides 2
#22 Peter F. Lawson Baker Hughes Holdings 2
#22 Brian L. Launder H&L Tooth 2
#22 Jeff F. Greco Chevron 2
#22 Jayme Caspall Navico 2
#22 Michael Velasquez 2
#22 Christopher Hozumi Miyata Bluefin Payment Systems 2
#22 Samuel C. Kucera Baker Hughes Holdings 2
#22 Darton J. Zink Zeeco 2
#22 Samuel H. Haines 2
#22 David Austin Parks Navico Holding As 2
#22 Kevin R. Bierig Baker Hughes Holdings 2
#22 Joseph J. Massad Global Dental Impression Trays 2
#22 Nagesh S. Kommareddi Baker Hughes Holdings 2
#22 Matthew Martin Honeywell 2
#22 David Barber Rovi Technologies 2
#22 Kevin C. Baxter Lumenlabs 2
#22 Gabriel J. Gassner Hubbell Incorporated 2
#22 Norman W. Hein, Jr. Conoco 2
#22 Charles Oliver Holcomb Rovi Guides 2
#22 Lana D. Rivera 2
#22 Mark A. Agee Syntroleum 2
#22 Sean A. Cain Baker Hughes Holdings 2
#22 Kenneth L. Agee Emerging Fuels Technology 2

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