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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Tyler, TX ranks #1,491 worldwide for total patents filed in 2020, with 99 patents from 62 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Tyler, TX include Rambus, Kromek Group. Plc, Encline Artificial Lift Technologies. That works out to 0.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 62 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 James E. Harris Rambus 6
2 James William Hugg Kromek Group. Plc 5
3 Eric Mackintosh 4
3 Heath Hicks 4
#5 William G. Elmer Encline Artificial Lift Technologies 3
#5 Wayne N. Kraft Trane International 3
#5 Darryl E. Denton Trane International 3
#5 Noel D. Ischy Axcess Instruments 3
#5 Michael J. Norton Axcess Instruments 3
#5 Kirby N. Bicknell Trane International 3
#11 Shawn M. Rasure 2
#11 Andrew Hamilton Hanks Trane International 2
#11 J. Eli Crow 2
#11 Karl J. Mutchnik Trane International 2
#11 Carl L. Garrett Trane International 2
#11 Michael Catherwood Microchip Technology Incorporated 2
#11 Joseph George Land, III Trane International 2
#11 Donald LeRoy Smith Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 2
#11 Del Charles Brooks, III Pacesetter 2
#11 Richard Lee Jameson Trane International 2
#21 Chung Hyun Goh 1
#21 Weerawat Limroongreugrat 1
#21 Ronnie W. Hall 1
#21 Mark E. Groskreutz Trane International 1
#21 Dong Hyouck Han Trane International 1
#21 Jerriann Massey 1
#21 Bradley T. Wilson Hill-Rom Services 1
#21 Percy F. Wang Trane International 1
#21 John Bailey Trane International 1
#21 Gang (Jacky) Chen Trane International 1
#21 Elliott Middleton Aveva Software 1
#21 Chuan Yan Trane International 1
#21 Joe A. Hargis The Hillman Group 1
#21 Sean Thomas Dodd Solera Holdings 1
#21 Matthew Ryan HANKLA Quantum Photonics 1
#21 John Mark Hagan Trane International 1
#21 Ray Shane Jumper 1
#21 Joshua Brian Coley Trane International 1
#21 Brian Klueppel 1
#21 Sandeep Gowdagiri Trane International 1
#21 Paul Ilott Superior Industries 1
#21 Thomas Gort Trane International 1
#21 Chad Tomlinson Vme Process 1
#21 Daniel John Blair Trane International 1
#21 Jason Thomas LeRoy Trane International 1
#21 David Selby 1
#21 Nathaniel Paul Lamaster Unknown 1
#21 Chris Smith The Carlstar Group 1
#21 Dennis Scott Bradbury Trane International 1
#21 Caitlin Michelle Butler Trane International 1

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