Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Norman, OK ranks #1,458 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,311 patents from 626 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Norman, OK include RTX (Raytheon), Saudi Arabian Oil, Dow Global Technologies. That works out to 18.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 626 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas N. Slavens RTX (Raytheon) 91
2 Younane N. Abousleiman Saudi Arabian Oil 63
3 Jie Cai Dow Global Technologies 34
3 Daniel E. Resasco University Of Oklahoma 34
#5 Donald W. Owen Southwest Electric 32
#6 Henry Crichlow 31
#7 Stephen B. Pickle Johnson Controls Technology 29
#8 John E. Fagan Gray Manufacturing Company 24
#8 Raymond Wong Fresenius Medical Care Holdings 24
#8 Jeffrey H. Harwell University Of Oklahoma 24
#8 Norman J. Blanton Johnson Controls Technology 24
#12 Curtis A. Trammell Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp 23
#13 Tibor Siklosi Bergan 22
#14 Jing-Cherng Tsai ITRI 21
#14 Michael G. Gay Schlumberger Technology 21
#16 James T. Johnson Weather Decision Technologies 20
#17 Anthony J. Reardon Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp 18
#17 Harold L. Stalford Microzeus 18
#19 Robert K. Meek Duhn Oil Tool 17
#19 Srinivasan Surendran Broadcom 17
#21 Shaorong Liu IBM 16
#21 Manjur Tamboli Whirlpool 16
#21 David S. Allsup Seagate Technology 16
#21 Carl H. Sondergeld Amoco 16
#21 Gary E. Jenneman Phillips Petroleum 16
#21 Walter Alvarez University Of Oklahoma 16
#27 Kerry Lyman Shumway Portacool 15
#28 Michael Detamore University Of Kansas 14
#28 Joel H. Young Downing Wellhead Equipment 14
#28 James J. Sluss, Jr. University Of Oklahoma 14
#28 Paul Lander Cambridge Heart 14
#32 John L. McElvany Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp 13
#32 Leandro Balzano University Of Oklahoma 13
#34 Gerald R. Anderson American Can 12
#34 Karl H. Bergey University Of Oklahoma 12
#34 Roger A. Jessen Seagate Technology 12
#34 Chandra S. Rai Amoco 12
#34 Don T. Allen Warnaco U.S. 12
#34 Matthew Mumma Baker Hughes Holdings 12
#40 Joseph T. Pento Research Corporation Technologies 11
#40 Chuanbin Mao University Of Texas System 11
#40 Robert A. Magarian Research Corporation Technologies 11
#40 Grant Biedermann National Technology & Engineering Solutions Of Sandia 11
#40 Robert H. Cichewicz University Of Oklahoma 11
#40 Griffith C. Miller Dr. Miller'S Health Care Products 11
#40 Brian F. Veale IBM 11
#40 Michelle M. Hanna Ribomed Biotechnologies 11
#40 Roy F. Knight 11
#49 Andrew MacKenzie Advanced Cardiovascular Systems 10
#49 Boonyarach Kitiyanan University Of Oklahoma 10

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