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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Harlingen, TX ranks #12,481 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 142 patents from 39 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Harlingen, TX include Honeywell, Texas A&M University System, Guilford Mills. That works out to 2.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–39 of 39 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John J. Bradley Honeywell 48
2 T. Erik Mirkov Texas A&M University System 23
3 Donnie Thompson Guilford Mills 11
#4 Mark Bauer Comcast 5
#4 Ricardo Margarito LEDESMA Datalogic Software 5
#6 Shine-Tzong Ho Johnson Electric S.A. 4
#7 Woodrow W. Luick 3
#7 Todd Waller Univera Pharmaceuticals 3
#7 James R. Beard Unknown 3
#7 Thomas J. Neale Foster Wheeler Energy Limited 3
#7 Francisco Loya IBM 3
#12 Dennis G. Brannan Corning Research & Development 2
#12 Kenneth KOEHLER Johnson Matthey Catalysts (Germany) Gmbh 2
#12 Sergio Cerda Garcia Southpac Trust International 2
#15 Hector Cantu, Jr. 1
#15 Nora V. Lara 1
#15 Karen Elaine Banda 1
#15 F. Guy Timm Norton 1
#15 John S. Karg Foster Wheeler Energy Limited 1
#15 Mel H. Kott, Jr. 1
#15 Lanna Eisaman 1
#15 Melville D. Hart, Jr. 1
#15 Michael Haddy Hydrotile Machinery 1
#15 Larry E. Osburn Dresser Industries 1
#15 Claudio Jesus TORRES 1
#15 Rodney K. Hoctor 1
#15 Francisco J. Lara 1
#15 Cecil G. Allen 1
#15 Richard Hardy Topp 1
#15 Albert Muñiz 1
#15 Mauricio Clarke 1
#15 John-Anthony Isaac Fraga 1
#15 Sandra N. Leal USDA 1
#15 Ronald Lee Kruise 1
#15 David Sada 1
#15 Daniel Soule Magnetek 1
#15 Salomon Maldonado 1
#15 Doris B. Dolan 1
#15 Elliott J. Lyons 1

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