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, IBM, AMD. That works out to 152.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 17,151–17,200 of 18,064 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
#12140 Ben G. Treetman University Of Texas System 1
#12140 Robert Glenn Bluethman IBM 1
#12140 Thomas R. Bowers AMD 1
#12140 Harmony L. Prince IBM 1
#12140 Jen-Tian Yen IBM 1
#12140 Erin Ammon Polycom 1
#12140 Ken Scot KOZMAN 1
#12140 Alan D. Wexelblat Microelectronic & Computer Technology 1
#12140 Michael Kevin McAleer Syfr 1
#12140 Alex Greis Syfr 1
#12140 Robert G. Diamond Nuventix 1
#12140 Rudolph J. Albachten, III AMD 1
#12140 Adel Hedfi 1
#12140 Raju Vesgesna AMD 1
#12140 Jeffrey Beard 1
#12140 Katta M. Vamsi 1
#12140 John R. Pfiester Motorola 1
#12140 Hsinlin Lai Dell Products 1
#12140 John Fields Jupiter Toy 1
#12140 Gary J. Gibich 1
#12140 Juergen Kochmann Siemens Information And Communication Networks 1
#12140 William Butler Forbes Rockwell Automation 1
#12140 Sandra S. Kern 1
#12140 Salomon A. Stavchansky University Of Texas System 1
#12140 Zachery Corbiere Trend Micro Incorporated 1
#12140 Jerry J. Crumbley, II 1
#12140 James J. Covell Legerity 1
#12140 John Vargus 1
#12140 Frank C. Kohoutek Huntsman Petrochemical 1
#12140 Tom J. Goodwin AMD 1
#12140 Padmanabhan Dhanakoti IBM 1
#12140 John P. Scoopo Digital Equipment 1
#12140 Michael C. Petersen Accenture Global Solutions Limited 1
#12140 Jeffrey L. Poehlmann Carbomedics 1
#12140 Sreenivas Sathyanarayana Dell Products 1
#12140 Jame R. Pfiester Motorola 1
#12140 Kam-Shui Chan Motorola 1
#12140 Jeff L. Klein Motorola 1
#12140 Gautam Biswas IBM 1
#12140 Jonathan Lustri Chevron 1
#12140 Robert F. Thelen Unknown 1
#12140 Gordon D. Leak IBM 1
#12140 Michael R. Gretz University Of Texas System 1
#12140 Nicholas P. Chotiros 1
#12140 Jayavel Somasundaram Dell Products 1
#12140 Karen R. Manchester 1
#12140 David W. Coulter Sematech 1
#12140 William S. Hager Nippon Steel Chemical Co. 1
#12140 Donna R. Orr 1
#12140 Laurie P. Scott 1

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