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Houston, TX All Time

109,516 patents  ·  21,073 inventors  ·  47.5/1k pop.

Ranked #48 of 111,555 cities Top 1%

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 University Of Texas System, RTX (Raytheon), Schlumberger Technology. That works out to 47.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 10,251–10,300 of 21,073 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
#8651 Waldeman Priebe University Of Texas System 2
#8651 James S. Rosenblatt RTX (Raytheon) 2
#8651 Patrick Schorn Schlumberger Technology 2
#8651 Solomon Austin Cong Caterpillar 2
#8651 Ronnel Charles Balliet Halliburton Energy Services 2
#8651 Tim McCully — 2
#8651 Bertha Wang Schlumberger Technology 2
#8651 Cedric V. Snyder, Jr. Landmark Graphics 2
#8651 Carson Hoyt Trillium Transportation Fuels 2
#8651 Robinson Butler Howell — 2
#8651 Ajay K. Vidyasagar 3M 2
#8651 Cabral M. Williams Chevron 2
#8651 Maynard S. Glasscock ExxonMobil 2
#8651 Juan Felipe Arjona Noven 2
#8651 Werner Vorster — 2
#8651 Odes Foster, Jr. — 2
#8651 Odes Foster, Sr. — 2
#8651 Patrick J. Carmody Medtronic 2
#8651 Doseo Park Baker Hughes, A Ge Company 2
#8651 Henry H. Ren Mitsubishi Electric 2
#8651 Michael P. Machuca Dril-Quip 2
#8651 Mark A. Beckemeier Shell Oil Compny 2
#8651 William P. Kimball Bmc Software 2
#8651 Carsten Harnisch Jungheinrich Ag 2
#8651 Jerry McCall Missing Link Technology 2
#8651 Neva C. Durand Baylor College Of Medicine 2
#8651 Harry G. Sperling University Of Texas System 2
#8651 Tom Yitao Ren Sciquest 2
#8651 Lawrence D. Hart Smith International 2
#8651 William M. Coffey Fmc 2
#8651 Paul Reginald Shotter Rmspumptools 2
#8651 Forrest W. Howard Baker Hughes Holdings 2
#8651 Albert Yi Yang Rhodia 2
#8651 Wayne Duncan Compaq Computer 2
#8651 Patrick Newlin Neosurg Technologies 2
#8651 Michael Kandianis Shell Usa 2
#8651 Mauricio Salazar Reactive Surfaces Ltd., Llp 2
#8651 Theodore C. Stieglitz Ion Geophysical 2
#8651 James B. Hebel Smith International 2
#8651 John Vitucci Compact Gtl Plc 2
#8651 Diane Jones Faurecia Automotive Seating 2
#8651 Ray Knight Cooper Cameron 2
#8651 Christopher D. Robinson — 2
#8651 Jeffrey L. Keaton Compaq Computer 2
#8651 James Herbert HP 2
#8651 Barbara Kuhlmann — 2
#8651 Jenny L. Brown IBM 2
#8651 Richard A. Reitz ExxonMobil 2
#8651 Jose L. Arredondo Weatherford Technology Holdings 2
#8651 Ricardo Arturo Gomez Barker Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations 2

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