Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Howe, TX ranks #6,342 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 387 patents from 59 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Howe, TX include Traxxas, Texas Instruments, Fort James. That works out to 108.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 59 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jory Sprowl Traxxas 162
2 Larry J. Hornbeck Texas Instruments 37
3 Michael A. Lamson Texas Instruments 29
#4 Michael Thomas Fort James 19
#5 Ting Sun 2Wire 14
#6 Kevin Asbury Atc Logistics & Electronics 12
#7 Ramon V. Hernandez Encore Wire 9
#8 Christopher J. Demick Caterpillar 8
#9 Jerry B. Medders Texas Instruments 7
#10 Mark Gohlke RTX (Raytheon) 6
#10 Clessie A. Troxtell, Jr. Texas Instruments 6
#12 Marty Masias Luminator Holding Lp 5
#13 Melvin Glen Debord Asarco 4
#13 Steven M. Precopia Ingersoll-Rand 4
#13 Archie W. Sutton Proseal Uk Limited 4
#13 Mark Montgomery Connecticut Artcraft 4
#17 George C. Epp Semiconductor Technologies & Instruments Pte 3
#17 Todd D. Cutler Unknown 3
#19 Melvin B. Swanner 2
#19 Bobby Jake Davis 2
#19 Danny A. Johnson Basic Resources 2
#19 William Boose Texas Instruments 2
#19 Chris Sering Capital One Services 2
#19 Thomas G. Debner Texas Instruments 2
#19 Larry Don Achimon 2
#19 Martin Dale Harding 2
#19 Shawn V. Fitzgerald 2
#19 Donald W. Heidt 2
#29 Eileen Frances Head 1
#29 Kristina A. Rowell 1
#29 Larry Joseph Hombeck Texas Instruments 1
#29 Steven Douglas Cherry Fisher Controls International 1
#29 Kelly A. Moore 1
#29 David H. Cadenhead RTX (Raytheon) 1
#29 Arturo Eugenio Flores-Gonzalez 1
#29 Cammi Bruton 1
#29 Samuel Matthew Cole 1
#29 Donald H. Topper, III Alcatel Usa Sourcing 1
#29 Rick Forbis Bank of America 1
#29 Joseph Losh Fisher Controls International 1
#29 Rickford B. Still RTX (Raytheon) 1
#29 Carroll L. Peterson Texas Instruments 1
#29 Thomas G. MacCracken 1
#29 Janet MacCracken 1
#29 Todd Anglin 1
#29 Lloyd D. Sparks 1
#29 Richard S. Carrasco 1
#29 Brent A. Lawson Texas Instruments 1
#29 Delwin L. Power Texas Instruments 1
#29 Charles S. Handley 1

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