Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Athens, TX ranks #6,843 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 350 patents from 54 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Athens, TX include Eclipse Surgical Technologies, Bard Peripheral Vascular, Mymail. That works out to 27.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 54 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Richard L. Mueller Eclipse Surgical Technologies 87
2 William F. Davies, Jr. Bard Peripheral Vascular 48
3 Thomas Drennan Selgas Mymail 27
#4 Kelli Hayes Bard Peripheral Vascular 24
#5 Richard David Gillespie, III West Pharmaceuticals Services Of Delaware 19
#6 Christopher M. Boykin Medtronic 17
#7 James G. Retzloff Viking Group 13
#8 David A. Deas AT&T 12
#9 James P. Beckham Bard Peripheral Vascular 10
#9 Kevin Hopper 10
#11 Tommy Gene Davis 8
#12 Mark Kitchens Doskocil Manufacturing Company 6
#13 Robert L. Guest Mentor Partners 5
#14 James R. Pool 4
#14 Regis Wandres Doskocil Manufacturing Company 4
#16 Danny Carpenter Rogers JPMorgan Chase 3
#16 Charles R. Keyes, Jr. JPMorgan Chase 3
#16 Alexander S. Withers Ecolab Usa 3
#16 Matthew Mobley Argon Medical Devices 3
#16 Venkata Ramana Hogirala Abas 3
#21 Theo S. Daniel, 3rd 2
#21 Tommy Stutts 2
#21 Christopher A. Richardson Futurematrix Interventional 2
#21 Kelli L. Shada Site Saver 2
#21 Eldon L. Lyda, Jr. Unknown 2
#21 Leon Meadows 2
#21 Francis Flanagan 2
#28 Bill D. Lavoie 1
#28 James D. Guillory Texas Instruments 1
#28 Jack E. Kindred 1
#28 Todd Nitsche 1
#28 Cary Golden 1
#28 Frederick C. Brooks Edward Weck Incorporated 1
#28 Robert D. Horton 1
#28 Ronald W. Killgo Piper Industries 1
#28 Ronald D. Cates 1
#28 Timothy C. Norman Unknown 1
#28 Tom C. Norman Unknown 1
#28 Michael J. Munson 1
#28 Todd W Copeland 1
#28 Mary L. Jones 1
#28 Travis B. Long 1
#28 Cirilo Rodriguez 1
#28 Marina Miranda Dallas Manufacturing Co. 1
#28 Regis Marie-Jean Wanders 1
#28 Gerald Marshall Sergeant'S Pet Care Products 1
#28 Richard S. Shafer Unknown 1
#28 Peter M. Reiland 1
#28 Robin L. Jaurez 1
#28 Joe Cotten Argon Medical Devices 1

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