Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Tulsa, OK ranks #458 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 310 patents from 205 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Tulsa, OK include Itool Equipment Holding, Chevron, Halliburton Energy Services. That works out to 0.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 205 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David S. Jordan Itool Equipment Holding 9
1 Mark L. Hlavinka Chevron 9
3 Donn J. Brown Halliburton Energy Services 7
#4 Michael H. Freeman Raytrx 6
#5 Jordan Boss Raytrx 5
#6 Jason Hill Emerson Electric 4
#6 Melvin Alan Orr Schlumberger Technology 4
#6 Jeremiah Clark Navico Holding As 4
#9 H. Lynn Tomlinson Reg Synthetic Fuels 3
#9 Matthew Martin Honeywell 3
#9 Ketankumar Kantilal Sheth Halliburton Energy Services 3
#9 Richard C. Freeman Raytrx 3
#9 Steven Yeager Raytrx 3
#9 Paige L. Johnson Hheli 3
#9 Wesley John Nowitzki Halliburton Energy Services 3
#9 Donald L. Baker Westech Geophysical 3
#9 Jeffery Ronald Clausen National Oilwell Varco 3
#9 Casey Laine Newport Halliburton Energy Services 3
#9 Robert B. Stevenson F.D.S. Manufacturing 3
#20 Richard Wallace Ceass Hubbell Incorporated 2
#20 Timothy Charles Hoagland Hubbell Incorporated 2
#20 Richard Rush, III Solaronics 2
#20 Peter Z. Havlik Reg Synthetic Fuels 2
#20 Thomas Chester Fitch Luneta 2
#20 Michael R. Brown Sensus Spectrum 2
#20 Mark S. Thomas Xerox 2
#20 M. Scott Reichardt Rovi Guides 2
#20 William John Done Biamp Systems 2
#20 Aaron J. Burton Navico Holding As 2
#20 Jayme Caspall Navico 2
#20 Yuzhu Hu Halliburton Energy Services 2
#20 Gary W. Vonnahme Unknown 2
#20 Ramin Dabirian The University Of Tulsa 2
#20 James Myers Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies 2
#20 John D. Cockerham Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies 2
#20 Chriswell Hutchens US Air Force 2
#20 Adam Zachary Baratz Dentsply Sirona 2
#20 Timothy M. Thoman Mcelroy Manufacturing 2
#20 Roger Walker 2
#20 Chad Boss Raytrx 2
#20 Chris Jungers Alfa Laval Corporate Ab 2
#20 Robert Hart Optofluidics 2
#20 Robert L. Studebaker, Jr. Unknown 2
#20 Indian Martin Hudson Products 2
#20 Peter Baik International Private Bank 2
#20 Joseph P. Baumgartner Rovi Guides 2
#20 Timothy Scott Mally 2
#20 Benton P. Flusche Ameristar Perimeter Security Usa 2
#20 Mahdi Kiani 2
#20 John G. Nunan Umicore Ag & Co. Kg 2

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