Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Abilene, TX ranks #4,067 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 699 patents from 167 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Abilene, TX include Weatherford/Lamb, Siga Technologies, Credit Verification. That works out to 5.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 167 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas F. Bailey Weatherford/Lamb 117
2 Thomas R. Bailey Siga Technologies 59
3 David W. Deaton Credit Verification 36
#4 Rodney G. Gabriel Credit Verification 30
#5 Jason Darby Nation Wide Products 26
#6 John Hunter Millennium Pharmaceuticals 21
#6 John P. Brinkman Adobe 21
#8 Michael Mitchell Google 16
#8 Carl Williams Futurewei Technologies 16
#10 David Walter Compton Colt Canada Ip Holding Partnership 15
#11 David P. Kippie Clearwater International 13
#12 James Myers Asf Keystone 12
#13 Tom Jones Advantest Test Solutions 10
#14 Monte A. McGlaun Bell Helicopter Textron 9
#14 Joseph L. Moore Proficient Systems 9
#14 Troy Carter Warsaw Orthopedic 9
#14 Terry L. Foster Science Research Center 9
#14 John H. Brewer Science Research Center 9
#19 William K. Van Cleave Digitaloptometrics 8
#19 Weldon C. Kiser Environmental, L.L.C 8
#21 Mark Randall Stewart GE 7
#21 G. Randy Nicholson Autogas Systems 7
#23 Samuel Lopez Brk Brands 6
#23 Gary Steven Hendrix 6
#23 Truman R. Davis 6
#26 Stephen Alexander S & S Product Design 5
#26 Aaron Robison W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 5
#26 Ralph S. Clayton 5
#26 Michael Spitsbergen GE 5
#30 Willard D. Carroll, Jr. 4
#30 Barney D. Chrisley 4
#30 Blake Dill 4
#33 Rudy M Folds Nanogas Technologies 3
#33 Scott Wofford 3
#33 Robert Michael Patty 3
#33 Richard L. Garner Becton, Dickinson And 3
#33 Tyrel J. Lyon Unknown 3
#33 Jack Woollven Membrain 3
#33 Timothy Head Abilene Christian University 3
#33 Kim Pamplin Abilene Christian University 3
#33 David C. Proctor 3
#33 David R. Proctor Science Research Center 3
#33 Rusty Towell Abilene Christian University 3
#33 Anthony Hester Unknown 3
#45 MICHAEL RAY DENSON 2
#45 Jose Valenzuela 2
#45 Mark Fellowes Newvoicemedia 2
#45 Rebecca Ann Herrington Faulkner 2
#45 T. Brian Cavitt 2
#45 Troy L. Deal 2

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