Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Galveston, TX ranks #2,991 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 41 patents from 32 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Galveston, TX include Duke University, University Of Texas System, Merichem. That works out to 0.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–32 of 32 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco Duke University 2
1 Yuriy Petrov University Of Texas System 2
1 Irene Petrov University Of Texas System 2
1 Gaddiel Galarza-Munoz University Of Texas System 2
1 Patrick McClain 2
1 Donald S. Prough University Of Texas System 2
1 Jeffrey Bruce Gomach Merichem 2
1 Shelton S. Bradrick University Of Texas System 2
1 Philipp ILINYKH University Of Texas System 2
#10 Brent Masel University Of Texas System 1
#10 Bryan Thomas Lunsford Unknown 1
#10 Marc Jeschke Sunnybrook Research Institute 1
#10 Tian Wang University Of Texas System 1
#10 Srinivasan Rajaraman University Of Texas System 1
#10 George Pappas Tpc Group 1
#10 Allan R. Brasier University Of Texas System 1
#10 Richard B. Pyles University Of Texas System 1
#10 Tiansheng CHEN Electric Power Research Institute Of Guangdong Power Grid Co. 1
#10 David H. Walker Research Development Foundation 1
#10 David A. Brown US Air Force 1
#10 Thomas E. Hays 1
#10 David Messinger Topcoder 1
#10 Pei-Yong Shi University Of Texas System 1
#10 Eric J. Wagner University Of Texas System 1
#10 Cory Elkin Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 1
#10 C. Joan Richardson University Of Texas System 1
#10 William J. Murphy ExxonMobil 1
#10 Gayle L. Olson University Of Texas 1
#10 Jere W. McBride Research Development Foundation 1
#10 Richard A. Toberman Wm Intellectual Property Holdings, L.L.C. 1
#10 Andrew Routh University Of Texas System 1
#10 Fernanda Laezza University Of Texas System 1

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