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 NASA, Schlumberger Technology, University Of Houston System. That works out to 47.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 10,151–10,200 of 21,073 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
#8651 Wenshan Lee NASA 2
#8651 Edison P. Penney 2
#8651 Carlos Mesquita Schlumberger Technology 2
#8651 Ashwin Viswanathan University Of Houston System 2
#8651 Justyna Ferraro Baker Hughes Holdings 2
#8651 Laura Beth Aguilar Kellogg Brown & Root 2
#8651 Michael L. Gernhardt Oceaneering International 2
#8651 Mark C. Tate Cameron Iron Works 2
#8651 Jennifer S. Goldsby University Of Texas System 2
#8651 Musa Ozturk University Of Houston System 2
#8651 Jaou-Chen Huang University Of Texas System 2
#8651 Kevin W. Ponds Enovation Controls 2
#8651 Loren E. Gearhart Lummus Technology 2
#8651 Armando Interiano Compaq Computer 2
#8651 W.K. Alfred Yung University Of Texas System 2
#8651 Kostas P. Ioannidis 2
#8651 Artemio Roman 2
#8651 Stan Nabozny Viking Cold Solutons 2
#8651 Nora Patricia Alarcon Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations 2
#8651 Jerry C. Graff Sonsub 2
#8651 Lee Ilchan HP 2
#8651 Chris Desadier National Oilwell Varco 2
#8651 Joseph Bi 2
#8651 Rebecca Bi 2
#8651 Randol W. Read 2
#8651 Franklin J. Kay 2
#8651 Adam Ethan Hampton Sailpoint Technologies 2
#8651 Andrew P. Broenen ExxonMobil 2
#8651 David L. Charlesworth Chevron 2
#8651 Bernard A. Womack 2
#8651 Thomas M. Vu Chevron 2
#8651 Usanarat Anurathapan Baylor College Of Medicine 2
#8651 Koen Herrebout Atofina Research S.A. 2
#8651 Remco Hugo Mandema Shell Oil Compny 2
#8651 Michael David Rodgers Dmg Mori Co. 2
#8651 Ed Marotta 2
#8651 John C. Soper 2
#8651 Peter W. Cramer Conocophillips 2
#8651 Raajen Patel Medical Informatics 2
#8651 Nabeel Fathi Hewlett Packard Enterprise 2
#8651 Philip B. Kirk, II Baker Hughes Holdings 2
#8651 Raymond A. Freer Compaq Computer 2
#8651 Matthew Priesmeyer Weatherford Technology Holdings 2
#8651 Sheila Johnson 2
#8651 Martha Patricia Vega 2
#8651 Pratik Kharel Eog Resources 2
#8651 Dustin Yu 2
#8651 Stuart J. Parker Chevron 2
#8651 Adam Stass 2
#8651 Stanley C. Allen Bray International 2

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