Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Katy, TX ranks #240 worldwide for total patents filed in 2020, with 612 patents from 305 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Katy, TX include ExxonMobil, Alcatel Lucent, Saudi Arabian Oil. That works out to 27.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 305 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Peijun Jiang ExxonMobil 17
2 Tao Yang Alcatel Lucent 14
3 Ossama R. Sehsah Saudi Arabian Oil 13
#4 Michael H. Johnson Baker Hughes Holdings 12
#5 Hui-Hai Liu Saudi Arabian Oil 11
#5 Do Hoon Kim Samsung 11
#7 Gang Hua Microsoft 9
#7 Ghaithan A. Al-Muntasheri Saudi Arabian Oil 9
#9 Songhua Chen Halliburton Energy Services 8
#10 Keith Adams GE 7
#10 Jeremy Moloney Ecolab Usa 7
#10 Tasneem A. Mandviwala Halliburton Energy Services 7
#10 Shunfeng Zheng Schlumberger Technology 7
#10 Xiaowei Weng Schlumberger Technology 7
#10 Lon W. Risinger Intel 7
#16 Tuong Thanh Le Weatherford Technology Holdings 6
#16 Stig Rune Lennart Tenghamn Pgs Geophysical As 6
#16 Ahmed M. Nassar IBM 6
#19 Oleg A. Mazyar Baker Hughes Holdings 5
#19 Ilwhan Park Howmedica Osteonics 5
#19 Rhutesh K. Shah ExxonMobil 5
#19 Emmanuel Coste Schlumberger Technology 5
#19 Jinhong Chen Saudi Arabian Oil 5
#19 Yong Ma Covidien Lp 5
#25 Qinshan Yang Gowell International 4
#25 Alberto Zaroli Polytex Fibers 4
#25 Keith Ingram Dismuke Flotek Chemistry 4
#25 Bitao Lai Saudi Arabian Oil 4
#25 Chanh Cao Minh 4
#25 Ashers Partouche Schlumberger Technology 4
#25 Opinder Kishan Bhan Shell Oil Compny 4
#25 Carlos White Schlumberger Technology 4
#25 Daniel Ewing 4
#25 Michael J. Mueller Melior Innovations 4
#25 Ghaithan Muntasheri Saudi Arabian Oil 4
#25 Faisal J. Yousef Nabors Drilling Technologies Usa 4
#25 Yawan Couturier Smith International 4
#25 Vinay K. Mishra Schlumberger Technology 4
#39 Mark Bishop Mgb Oilfield Solutions 3
#39 Omar Kulbrandstad Microsilicon 3
#39 Hasnain Rangwalla ExxonMobil 3
#39 Andy Patterson Proserv Operations 3
#39 Jon Casey Givens Mega Slam Hoops 3
#39 Gerrit Kroesen Cameron International 3
#39 James Todd Barnes JPMorgan Chase 3
#39 Richard Bingham M-I L.L.C. 3
#39 Paul P. Froutan Xenex Disinfection Services 3
#39 Du Chen Apple 3
#39 Roddie R. Smith Weatherford/Lamb 3
#39 Jonathan Nicholas Croy 3

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