Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Alvin, TX ranks #5,111 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 519 patents from 157 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Alvin, TX include Globus Medical, Microsoft, NASA. That works out to 19.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 157 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Andrew Davison Globus Medical 78
2 Randall S. Shipley 25
3 Morris S. Edmondson 16
3 Glenn Davis Microsoft 16
#5 Clarence J. Wesselski NASA 14
#6 Don A. Hopmann Baker Hughes Holdings 11
#7 Waynn C. Morgan Baker Hughes Holdings 10
#8 Scott A. Rubinstein Schlumberger Technology 9
#8 Jerram B. Nichols 9
#8 Bryan M. Garner Chevron 9
#8 Bryan Zachary Sis-Tech Applications 9
#8 George W. Harrison Team Group 9
#13 Stephen W. Jewell Fairfield Industries Incorporated 8
#13 Terry Butler Schlumberger Technology 8
#13 Alvin B. Kennedy, Jr. 8
#16 Curtis Len Wilie Shell Oil Compny 7
#16 Jimmy G. Swan Rpc Waste Management Services 7
#16 Charles H. Koster Nu-Bore Systems 7
#19 Todd Busch Schlumberger Technology 6
#20 Russell Hillenburg Woven Metal Products 5
#20 Allan Goldberg Schlumberger Technology 5
#20 Sam M. Ditta 5
#20 Clifford LaRue McDonald, Jr. 5
#20 Matthew McCormick Honeywell 5
#20 Christopher A. Neighbors Input/Output 5
#20 Mitch Sweeney Urban Sky 5
#20 Norman Kirby 5
#28 Christopher Bates Advanced Optical Technologies 4
#28 Andrew Lake Equistar Chemicals, Lp 4
#28 Michael S. DuPart 4
#28 Timothy L. Long Schlumberger Technology 4
#28 Kathleen Yaden Marathon Petroleum Company Lp 4
#28 Nicholas Dennis Raftis 4
#28 Mitchell W. Sweeney Urban Sky Theory 4
#28 Winton B. Dickey Unknown 4
#28 Daniel De La Garza Schlumberger Technology 4
#28 Bradford S. Franks Axon Pressure Products 4
#38 Stefan Stamoulis 3
#38 Ernest Chan Ineos Usa 3
#38 James H. Reimer Plastic Flamecoat Systems 3
#38 Frank W. Pickell Amoco 3
#38 Christopher A. Bonnerup Intermedics 3
#38 Alfred J. Longhi, Jr. Lithium Power Technologies 3
#38 Dorothy J. Wriggle 3
#38 Wayland J. Rippstein, Jr. Maxxon 3
#38 Douglas Charles Ogrin William Marsh Rice University 3
#38 Logan Wilson Nu-Iron Technology, Llc. 3
#38 Christine Borgfeld Schlumberger Technology 3
#38 Jesus M. Rios Tva Medical 3
#38 Robert Lee Lasser Woven Metal Products 3

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