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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Clifton, TX ranks #13,997 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 118 patents from 29 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Clifton, TX include Fina Technology, Advanced Bariatric Technology, Cobratec Knives. That works out to 34.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–29 of 29 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 James T. Merrill Fina Technology 27
1 C. Kenneth French Advanced Bariatric Technology 27
3 Robert P. Shirtum 18
#4 Riley Chad Cochran Cobratec Knives 11
#5 Patrick Johnson University Of Wyoming 5
#6 Thomas St. Peter 3
#6 Chester C. Quantz Electronic Technology 3
#8 Jim Merrill Fina Technology 2
#8 Ben Stenmark 2
#10 Ronnie Gwin 1
#10 Alan E. Zwicky 1
#10 Fred T. Owen Unknown 1
#10 Daryl R. Stauffer Unknown 1
#10 Timothy L. Rendahl Unknown 1
#10 James Corpier 1
#10 Joe Douglas Denson 1
#10 Kenneth N. Fields 1
#10 George H. Frerichs 1
#10 Janie L. Hulme 1
#10 Sandra G. Shannon 1
#10 Thomas G. Cleveland Go Industries 1
#10 Kade C. Munden 1
#10 David Allison 1
#10 Walter W. Pankey 1
#10 Larry Cathey 1
#10 Darel Fisk 1
#10 Betty A. Gwin 1
#10 Jerry R. Miller Go Industries 1
#10 Bernard Daniel 1

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