Pasadena, TX ranks #3,671 worldwide for total patents filed in 2019, with 34 patents from 20 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Pasadena, TX include ExxonMobil, Kuraray Co., European Space Agency. That works out to 0.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–20 of 20 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregory S. Day | ExxonMobil | 6 |
| 1 | Masakazu Nakaya | Kuraray Co. | 6 |
| 3 | Matthew Brandon Smith | European Space Agency | 2 |
| 3 | Celso Oliveira | Schlumberger Technology | 2 |
| 3 | Scott R. Copeland | — | 2 |
| 3 | Chip L. Imel | Halliburton Energy Services | 2 |
| #7 | Patrick J. Palafox | ExxonMobil | 1 |
| #7 | Shinji Tai | Kuraray Co. | 1 |
| #7 | Jimmy I. Frank | Fbd Partnership | 1 |
| #7 | John R. Wolfe, III | Gagemaker, Lp | 1 |
| #7 | Alfonso Coria | — | 1 |
| #7 | Jeff Sullivan | — | 1 |
| #7 | Willibrord A. Groten | Catalytic Distillation Technologies | 1 |
| #7 | Jia Wei Chew | Nanyang Technological University | 1 |
| #7 | Vladimir Marin | Fina Technology | 1 |
| #7 | Biju Pillai Kumar | — | 1 |
| #7 | Vinh Q. Nguyen | US Air Force | 1 |
| #7 | Nageswara Reddy Kota | Corner Star Limited | 1 |
| #7 | Ahmed Hintolay | W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn. | 1 |
| #7 | William C. Smith | Inso Providence | 1 |
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