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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 Innovative Concrete Solutions, Vetco Gray, Exmar Offshore. That works out to 47.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 11,201–11,250 of 21,073 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
#8651 Mark R. Schiro Innovative Concrete Solutions 2
#8651 Raymond Krolczyk Vetco Gray 2
#8651 M. Ed Nagel Exmar Offshore 2
#8651 Rama K. Vellanki Landmark Graphics 2
#8651 Edmund J. Yang Arkema 2
#8651 Gilberto Galen Briscoe-Martinez — 2
#8651 Edward J. Kaltenbacher Lisco 2
#8651 John Richard Tidrow — 2
#8651 Sri Krishna Chimbli General Motors 2
#8651 Keenis E. Davis ExxonMobil 2
#8651 Claude H. Richey, Jr. — 2
#8651 Brian V. Popp William Marsh Rice University 2
#8651 Zachary T. Ball William Marsh Rice University 2
#8651 Homer Swei ExxonMobil 2
#8651 Lauren Elizabeth Laborde Excelerate Energy Limited Partnership 2
#8651 Alejandro J. Alvarado — 2
#8651 Richard L. Crider Amoco 2
#8651 Bret L. Beckner ExxonMobil 2
#8651 Christopher H. Cates — 2
#8651 Nevin A Sneed — 2
#8651 Thomas W. Dukes HP 2
#8651 Michael Joseph Gratzinger Schlumberger Technology 2
#8651 James Rice — 2
#8651 Benny Alan Eaton Davis-Lynch 2
#8651 Ted Papajohn Compaq Computer 2
#8651 Ratndeep SRIVASTAVA University Of Houston System 2
#8651 Marc Hamilton University Of Houston System 2
#8651 Vernon Knight Research Development Foundation 2
#8651 Jagannathan Murali Conoco 2
#8651 Austen Terwilliger Baylor College Of Medicine 2
#8651 Allan O. Woods Hydril 2
#8651 Jessica Hendricks — 2
#8651 John Lewis Andrews Biotech Australia Pty. 2
#8651 Charles Ritrivi Cybersonics 2
#8651 Howard J. Bates Nl Industries 2
#8651 David Wimberley Aesculap Implant Systems 2
#8651 Daniel Jay Schacht — 2
#8651 Jorge Ramon Mesa Oceaneering International 2
#8651 Keith A. Marler GE 2
#8651 Colin Lowenberg Accenture Global Services Limited 2
#8651 Julie Victoria Tan Hewlett Packard Enterprise 2
#8651 Surekha Padala AT&T 2
#8651 Julia Anne Bleck Hydril Usa Distribution 2
#8651 Mohammad Madjid Texas Heart Institute 2
#8651 Kelvin Smejkal Baker Hughes Holdings 2
#8651 Craig Graber Dresser Industries 2
#8651 Mike Flecker — 2
#8651 Thurman B. Caarter Weatherford/Lamb 2
#8651 Robert G. McKinney — 2
#8651 Joseph P. Ebenezer Hydril Usa Manufacturing 2

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