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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Dayton, TX ranks #15,926 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 96 patents from 42 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Dayton, TX include Fina Technology, ExxonMobil, Forum Us. That works out to 10.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–42 of 42 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Leland Daniels Fina Technology 8
1 Charles Stanley Speed ExxonMobil 8
3 Charles H. Sisk 7
#4 Lester R. Wisegerber 6
#5 Michael Key 5
#5 Charles S. Speed ExxonMobil 5
#5 Raymond Rowland Forum Us 5
#8 Ormond S. Douglas 3
#8 Russel E. Reid, Sr. Texas Petrochemicals 3
#8 Joel Reyes RTX (Raytheon) 3
#8 Merlin Thomas COLLINS, JR. Forum Us 3
#8 Donald R. Batson 3
#13 William P. Killen 2
#13 Daniel B. Hamilton Delphi Technologies 2
#13 Michael Wayne Strickland 2
#13 Larry L. Hjelle Univation Technologies 2
#13 Ivan Byford Compaq Computer 2
#13 NICHOLAS D. BIGNEY 2
#13 Tracey Ponder 2
#20 Curtis Lee Trichell 1
#20 Melvin Medlin 1
#20 Adam Caleb Speer 1
#20 Russell E. Reid, Sr. Texas Petrochemicals 1
#20 Henry M. Billiot 1
#20 Russel T. Reid, Sr. Texas Petrochemicals 1
#20 Gary A. Marek Chevron 1
#20 Ryan Giese 1
#20 Charles H. Slsk 1
#20 Garry A. Marek Phillips Petroleum 1
#20 John Monday Unknown 1
#20 Ronald H. Greer 1
#20 Robert Dale Aucoin Unknown 1
#20 Glen C. Partin 1
#20 Billy Ray Daigle Marathon Petroleum Company Lp 1
#20 Pete Webb 1
#20 Michael D. Vercher Smith International 1
#20 Rodney Bond 1
#20 Mark Wadzeck 1
#20 Kent Swart Covestro 1
#20 Albert Wright Genther 1
#20 Mark Allen Kramer 1
#20 Matthew F. Yott ExxonMobil 1

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