Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Sept 30, 2025

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 University Of Texas System, W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh, IBM. That works out to 152.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 16,101–16,150 of 18,064 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
#12140 Hande Gerkus University Of Texas System 1
#12140 Douglas A. Voorhis W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 1
#12140 Anish Ramasekar IBM 1
#12140 Pullen Aselu 1
#12140 Vicki L. Hills Teltronics 1
#12140 Gerritt G. Hills Teltronics 1
#12140 Juanita C. Gonzales Ambion 1
#12140 Eric Pettus Nxp Usa 1
#12140 Prashant U. Naphade Nxp Usa 1
#12140 Frederick A. Rush Yotta Networks 1
#12140 Donald G. Petersen IBM 1
#12140 Diego Miguel RUBIO 1
#12140 Susan E. Soggs Motorola 1
#12140 Gregory P. Pollock 1
#12140 Matthew O'Desky 1
#12140 Jake Theisen IBM 1
#12140 Howard A. Moore Microelectronic & Computer Technology 1
#12140 Parry James Henderson, IV Unknown 1
#12140 G. Kitto University Of Texas System 1
#12140 Frank A. Quinn University Of Texas System 1
#12140 Dharmesh N. Bhatkata IBM 1
#12140 William H. Albrecht 3M 1
#12140 Ryan R. Rogel University of Michigan 1
#12140 Donel L. Roberts 1
#12140 Bruce Kaufman Tandem Computers Incorporated 1
#12140 George W. Murfae 1
#12140 Pix D. Howell 1
#12140 Joseph Lenhardt Tracor 1
#12140 Thomas G. Ratliff Tracor 1
#12140 Mike Kounnas Rolm 1
#12140 Benjamin Brian Harry Dell Products 1
#12140 Ching H. Yew Atlantic Richfield 1
#12140 Steven Christopher Oakes IBM 1
#12140 Abhishek Raja 1
#12140 James M. Giandelone Nxp Usa 1
#12140 Mark W. Chutich 1
#12140 Barnard C. DeWitt Motorola 1
#12140 Alex Thurlow 1
#12140 Suraj DeSilva Dell Products 1
#12140 Pat L. Poehl 1
#12140 Robert A. Amos IBM 1
#12140 Daniela Chobantonova 1
#12140 Edmond J. Boufarah IBM 1
#12140 Steven D. Wolfe 1
#12140 Antonia Marie Walls Jones National Instruments 1
#12140 Stephen Raymond Nasypany IBM 1
#12140 Joseph M. Draina Motorola 1
#12140 David R. Hutchings 1
#12140 Marcos E. Gonzalez 1
#12140 Steven R. Menyhert Motorola 1

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