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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Odessa, TX ranks #2,947 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,035 patents from 383 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Odessa, TX include Nova Chemicals, Trw Vehicle Safety Systems, Rexene. That works out to 9.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 383 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David A. Cowan Nova Chemicals 35
2 Scott A. Kelley Trw Vehicle Safety Systems 27
3 Puthalath Koroth Raghuprasad 21
#4 George K. Roeder 19
#4 Sidney Howard Norton 19
#4 Andres Sustic Rexene 19
#7 Cavin Bert FROST Odessa Separator 15
#7 Paul A. Taylor Nortel Networks Limited 15
#9 Michael P. Hughes Celanese Gmbh 13
#10 Nick Fowler Rextac 11
#10 Jerry L. Watson US Army 11
#10 C. Thomas Caskey Baylor College Of Medicine 11
#13 Ed Peno Fiberio Technology 10
#14 Daniel L. CULBERTSON Odessa Separator 9
#14 Arthur Park Diamond Oil Well Drilling 9
#14 Jack E. Gibson 9
#14 Carroll R. Thompson Scan Systems 9
#18 Tony D. McClinton Mcclinton Energy Group 8
#18 John McMillan Basf Plant Science Company Gmbh 8
#18 Randolph L. Stuart Eckel Manufacturing Co. 8
#18 Nathan D. Gray National Oilwell Varco 8
#18 Ignacio Cisneros Google 8
#18 Robert Tucker Adp 8
#18 Robert Frias Ingram 8
#18 Stephen C. Ross Innovex Downhole Solutions 8
#18 Thomas J. Cronk, Jr. 8
#27 John J. Staudt Hunting Oilfield Services (Uk) 7
#27 Stephen Craig McHaney El Paso Products 7
#27 William O. Jones Crius Technology Group 7
#27 Bennie M. Lucas El Paso Products 7
#27 Bill Williams The Boeing 7
#27 Stephen Davila University Of North Texas 7
#27 Glen F. Crum El Paso Products 7
#27 Enrico Buenacosa The Procter & Gamble 7
#27 Sean Dee EDWARDS Jaguar Land Rover Limited 7
#36 Donald William Arthur Bennett Solana Networks 6
#36 Patrick Shields Chemical Lime 6
#36 Mark Nease R.A Jones & 6
#36 Dale H. Pryor Parker Kinetic Designs 6
#36 John L. Cihonski El Paso Products 6
#36 Lonnie L. Lawrence 6
#36 Billy W. Neves Eckel Manufacturing Co. 6
#43 Richard Maxwell Corning Glass Works 5
#43 Chris Chau Fresenius Medical Care Holdings 5
#43 Jeremy Perkins Mcclinton Energy Group 5
#43 Seth Richard MOORE Halliburton Energy Services 5
#43 Lowell C. Kirkland Odessa Separator 5
#43 Kenneth W. Lee Hughes Electronics Limited 5
#43 Michael D. Hyman Team Co2 5
#43 David L. Stice 5

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