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Austin, TX All Time

146,494 patents  ·  18,064 inventors  ·  152.3/1k pop.

Ranked #31 of 111,555 cities Top 1%

Austin, TX ranks #31 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 146,494 patents from 18,064 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Austin, TX include IBM, Motorola, Progressive System Technologies. That works out to 152.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 12,401–12,450 of 18,064 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
#12140 Randy Hu IBM 1
#12140 Samuel J. Wright Motorola 1
#12140 Eric N. Owen — 1
#12140 John Van Strien Progressive System Technologies 1
#12140 James H. Diamond 3M 1
#12140 Sohel Riazuddin Saiyed IBM 1
#12140 John Thomas O'Quinn, II IBM 1
#12140 Vidya Ramadoss Fisher-Rosemount Systems 1
#12140 Chaoxin Qui AT&T 1
#12140 Paul J. Chenevert Ashland 1
#12140 Agustin Mena III IBM 1
#12140 Lee O. Taylor Lockheed Martin 1
#12140 Mary Alice Vicknair Wise IBM 1
#12140 Derek W. Boyls Dell Usa 1
#12140 Douglas Leon Prince — 1
#12140 Julie Joo — 1
#12140 Jianai Zhao University Of Texas System 1
#12140 Wade Ray Paterson University Of Utah 1
#12140 Warren Langevin Dell Products 1
#12140 John C. Gilbert Research Development Foundation 1
#12140 Kathiresan Krishnan Research Development Foundation 1
#12140 Robert G. Sanders Research Development Foundation 1
#12140 Marian Pinto Research Development Foundation 1
#12140 Maria Simmons Menchaca Research Development Foundation 1
#12140 Greg A. Katrenick Motorola 1
#12140 Asano Shigehiro IBM 1
#12140 Minh-Hien N. Clark Motorola 1
#12140 Grant Slack Irwin Shell Oil Compny 1
#12140 Mehrdad Soheili-Arasi IBM 1
#12140 Mark V. Mechler Gas Research Institute 1
#12140 Gerhard Johan Golden Cordis 1
#12140 Shahram Tadayyon Silicon Laboratories 1
#12140 Sneha Sindhu Matam Apple 1
#12140 Jesus Ibanez IBM 1
#12140 John Evren Jenne Dell Products 1
#12140 Lex N. Allen Tracor Aerospace 1
#12140 Feihong Yan IBM 1
#12140 Adedayo Moshood Lawal Sunpower 1
#12140 Siddhesh Mhambrey Arizona Board Of Regents For And On Behalf Of Arizona State University 1
#12140 Judd Thomas Rogers IBM 1
#12140 Gary A. Hoffman Adaptec 1
#12140 Brian Kaisner Dell Usa 1
#12140 Harry J. Golden IBM 1
#12140 Kenneth Obuszewski Motorola 1
#12140 Stephen GEORGE Motorola 1
#12140 Jason S. Harris Gencorp 1
#12140 Jeffrey Fisher — 1
#12140 Dick Holcomb W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 1
#12140 Walter P. Zoch — 1
#12140 Elizabeth M. Stuckman — 1

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