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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Pinehurst, TX ranks #24,103 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 48 patents from 24 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Pinehurst, TX include 3M, Compaq Computer, Avco. That works out to 21.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–24 of 24 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Sybil Salley 5
1 Daniel Baker 3M 5
3 Mark J. Schlaffer Compaq Computer 4
3 James Carlson Avco 4
3 Jay C Bowen Key Energy Services 4
#6 Susette M. McNeel 3
#7 Hernando Andres Garcia Silva Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations 2
#7 William Topper Goodman Global Group 2
#7 Cynthia D. Mills HP 2
#7 Abel A. Gloria Baker Hughes, A Ge Company 2
#7 Boone Elbert Smith Canrig Drilling Technology 2
#12 Thomas P. Keyes Stranco 1
#12 Bernard B. Pewitt 1
#12 Joshua Mellen 1
#12 James Norton HP 1
#12 Rich Lloyd Martin Baker Hughes Holdings 1
#12 Cecil Thomley 1
#12 Dianne Nadine Diaz Unknown 1
#12 Lacy Harris 1
#12 Justin David Orr Ncr 1
#12 Chad B. Touchet 1
#12 Richard T. Herrmann Dresser Industries 1
#12 Jack L. Hagar Dresser Industries 1
#12 N. Lee Allphin 1

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