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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Groves, TX ranks #15,448 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 101 patents from 40 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Groves, TX include Apple, Chevron, Gamon International. That works out to 5.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–40 of 40 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John Calhoun Apple 10
2 Joseph A. Durkin Chevron 9
3 Jerry G. Latiolais Chevron 7
#4 William H. Cox 6
#4 James A. Solis Chevron 6
#6 Charles H. Schrader Chevron 5
#6 Randy Johnson Gamon International 5
#6 Thomas Matthew Stevens 5
#9 James R. Burton Chevron 4
#10 Joseph A. Maier ExxonMobil 3
#10 Don Cawley Sage Automation 3
#10 Allen F. Baker 3
#10 Brent Gaspard Tyco Fire Products Lp 3
#14 Kenneth W. Broussard 2
#14 James I. Fernandez 2
#14 Ellis O. Simpson 2
#14 William E. Peck 2
#14 Garland E. Simpson 2
#19 Carell L. Grass, Sr. 1
#19 Kimberly A. Lavergne 1
#19 Joshua A. Jaetzold Sage Automation 1
#19 Don E. Page, Jr. 1
#19 Dennis M. Nygaard Huntsman Petrochemical 1
#19 James A. Hillhouse 1
#19 Jimmy J. Girouard 1
#19 Howard W. Strauss E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 1
#19 Orville W. Rigdon Chevron 1
#19 Benjamin F. Smith, Jr. Chevron 1
#19 H. Richard Rothwell 1
#19 Ashton J. Faulk Chevron 1
#19 Clifton W. Westbrook Chevron 1
#19 Louis LaVerne 1
#19 Tracy T. Simpson 1
#19 Jerome B. Webre, Jr. 1
#19 Arthur Guilbeaux, Jr. 1
#19 Kurtice Smith 1
#19 Carl E. Cupit 1
#19 Eric La Vergne Williams Fire & Hazard Control 1
#19 Agnieszka Ziolkiewicz-Dydak Uop 1
#19 Carmell Hergert 1

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