Patterson, LA ranks #19,034 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 72 patents from 19 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Patterson, LA include Atp Oil & Gas, Shell Oil Compny, Medacoustics. That works out to 12.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–19 of 19 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Magee Shivers, III | Atp Oil & Gas | 32 |
| 2 | James D. Smith | Shell Oil Compny | 9 |
| 3 | William Reeves | Medacoustics | 7 |
| #4 | Walter J. Lacey | Abb Vetco Gray | 3 |
| #5 | Herbert C. Vining | — | 2 |
| #5 | Nolan Joseph Fitch | Halliburton Energy Services | 2 |
| #5 | Dwayne J. Broussard | — | 2 |
| #5 | Ryan Vining | — | 2 |
| #5 | Samuel Brady | Chevron | 2 |
| #5 | Clara G. Ryan | — | 2 |
| #11 | Loyd Guimbellot | Chevron | 1 |
| #11 | Jack Couch | Oceaneering International | 1 |
| #11 | Josef Tillmanns | — | 1 |
| #11 | Gary J Bonvillain | — | 1 |
| #11 | W. Jack Couch | Oceaneering International | 1 |
| #11 | Leonard Aloisio | — | 1 |
| #11 | Eric Adam Verdun | Unknown | 1 |
| #11 | Margaret G. Buck | — | 1 |
| #11 | Demarch R. Jones | — | 1 |
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