Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Beaumont, TX ranks #2,735 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,123 patents from 342 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Beaumont, TX include E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And, ExxonMobil, Quality Mat. That works out to 9.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 342 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Richard Allen Hayes E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 114
2 David F. Sanders ExxonMobil 32
3 Scott Calvert Quality Mat 30
#4 Tipton L. Golias Helena Laboratories 27
#5 Kathleen M. Keville ExxonMobil 26
#6 Joe PENLAND, JR. Quality Mat 23
#7 Lu Han ExxonMobil 22
#8 William J. Tenn, III Invista North America S.A.R.L. 17
#8 John Kennedy Vaughan Athletes For Christ, Lp 17
#10 Tammie Vaughan Athletes For Christ, Lp 16
#11 Roland M. Williams Metaland 15
#11 William C. Jennings Rockwell Collins 15
#13 Christopher R. Comalander Comalander Fabrication And Services 14
#13 Rustin B. Penland Quality Mat 14
#13 Thomas E. Vos Invista North America S.A.R.L. 14
#13 Charles D. Kelley Helena Laboratories 14
#17 Tseng H. Chao Invista North America S.A.R.L. 13
#18 Earl W. Boone Cisco 12
#19 Bobby R. Martin Chevron 11
#19 David J. Sandell ExxonMobil 11
#21 Royce E. Ennis E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 9
#21 Ronald A. Mayes Helena Laboratories 9
#21 Eric H. Petersen Helena Laboratories 9
#24 Wei-Hwa Her 8
#24 Lillie Bruce Coney Bruce 8
#24 Joseph H. Golias Helena Laboratories 8
#24 Byron Von Klock 8
#24 Chris Richardson Quality Mat 8
#29 Bruce Edwin Murphree Dsm N.V. 7
#29 Gary L. Sitton Unknown 7
#29 Vinay Medhekar Invista North America S.A.R.L. 7
#29 Brendan M. Wong IBM 7
#29 Justin Jackson USAA 7
#29 Patrick M. Frank Helena Laboratories 7
#29 Byron Von Klock Chevron 7
#36 Randall Reese Unknown 6
#36 Jingying Zhang Walmart Apollo 6
#36 Kevin A. Harnsberry ExxonMobil 6
#36 Henry J. Wells American Bio Medica 6
#36 Mary Sherlock 6
#36 Cameron M. Crager Chevron 6
#36 Said Bouhelal Unknown 6
#36 David G. Rodriguez Hughes Electronics Limited 6
#44 David Samuel Deutsch ExxonMobil 5
#44 Christopher Richardson Navico Holding As 5
#44 John R. Sutton Marine Conceptts 5
#44 Marsha A. Normand 5
#44 Jerry Cox Level 3 Communications 5
#44 Ludovic Fodor E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 5
#44 Kathryn L. Peretti ExxonMobil 5

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