Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Sept 30, 2025

Houston, TX ranks #48 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 109,516 patents from 21,073 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Houston, TX include Betzdearborn, Baker Hughes Holdings, Chevron. That works out to 47.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 9,551–9,600 of 21,073 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
#8651 Thai H. Duong Betzdearborn 2
#8651 Qian Chan 2
#8651 Michael J. Blackman Baker Hughes Holdings 2
#8651 Jimmy Venizelos 2
#8651 Kent E. Heckendoorn Chevron 2
#8651 Naveen V. Bhat Chevron 2
#8651 Gabriela Alexandra Davalos Halliburton Energy Services 2
#8651 Frank D Underhile 2
#8651 Caitlin A. Spofford ExxonMobil 2
#8651 Edward J. Neuland Diamond Scientific 2
#8651 Tor Jensen Robert Bosch Gmbh 2
#8651 R. Matthew Sailors University Of Texas System 2
#8651 Rebecca Stempski McMahon IBM 2
#8651 Joseph Raia Shell Oil Compny 2
#8651 Linda J. Zimmerman ExxonMobil 2
#8651 H. Robert Sandler 2
#8651 Angabin Matin University Of Texas System 2
#8651 Yujiao Joe Zhang University Of Texas System 2
#8651 Andrei Cimpeanu Gtc Technology Lp 2
#8651 John A. Melenric 2
#8651 Mun K. Sitoh Landmark Graphics 2
#8651 William E. Preston Greatpoint Energy 2
#8651 Nyal S. Walker Baker Hughes Holdings 2
#8651 Pappanaicken Kumar University Of Texas System 2
#8651 Michael D. Henderson Emtel 2
#8651 Justin LIN GE 2
#8651 Patrick R. McClain 2
#8651 Mohammad Hossein Kadbi Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 2
#8651 Barry McKay Halliburton Energy Services 2
#8651 Jacques Zaneveld 2
#8651 Kenichi Fujise University Of Texas System 2
#8651 Nancy G. Dunn Chevron 2
#8651 Robert S. Troxclair 2
#8651 Robert Norlander Wireless Instrumentation Systems As 2
#8651 Bernard Winkler 2
#8651 Larry Dean Graybill Rollins Environmental Services 2
#8651 Adam Sills E-Plan 2
#8651 Sarvamangala V. Prasad Arizona Technology Development 2
#8651 Ramesh Sharma 2
#8651 Alaa Mansour Unknown 2
#8651 Janos ROSZIK University Of Texas System 2
#8651 Deep Rajendrakumar Joshi 2
#8651 Ganesh Subbaraman Gryphon Oilfield Solutions 2
#8651 Garry L. Pierce Houston Industrial 2
#8651 Guangdian Wu 2
#8651 Magnus A. H{umlaut over (oo)}k Texas A&M University System 2
#8651 Andy Townend 2
#8651 Martha L. Ranc Western Atlas International 2
#8651 Dirk G. Kieback Baylor College Of Medicine 2
#8651 Kelvin C. James Emtel 2

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