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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Porter, TX ranks #4,544 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 604 patents from 74 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Porter, TX include Chevron, Baker Hughes Holdings, Eastman Chemical.

Showing 1–50 of 74 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John D. Hottovy Chevron 85
2 Gregory L. Hern Baker Hughes Holdings 68
3 Joel A. Mutchler Chevron 54
#4 Elmer R. Peterson Baker Hughes Holdings 40
#5 Kenneth A. Dooley Eastman Chemical 38
#6 Michael James Connor, Jr. Magna Imperio Systems 27
#7 Christopher R. Hern Baker Hughes, A Ge Company 24
#8 Scott H. Brown Chevron 20
#9 James Edward Goodson Baker Hughes Holdings 18
#10 Jack Allen Weatherford/Lamb 15
#11 Lyndon Stone Varco I/P 14
#12 Janette Cortez Montalvo Halliburton Energy Services 13
#13 Richard Murray Whiddon Enventure Global Technology 11
#14 Eddie G. Bowen Baker Hughes Holdings 10
#14 Charles F. Martin 10
#16 Travis Raymond Burke Schlumberger Technology 9
#16 Michael Sharp Allstate Insurance 9
#16 Charles Daniel Johnson Varel International Ind., L.L.C. 9
#19 Ralph J. Price Chevron 8
#20 Max Haney Tosoh 7
#21 Paul E. Rollin, Jr. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 6
#21 Jimmie Sloan True Velocity Ip Holdings 6
#23 Arthur Warren Meeks Weatherford Technology Holdings 5
#23 William Donald Treleaven Chevron 5
#23 Sam S. Vacek 5
#23 Richard A. Flak Advanced Metal Products 5
#23 Warren Harold Schulte 5
#23 Babajide Adejuyigbe Weatherford/Lamb 5
#29 Dan Fink 4
#29 Mark Chustz Scientific Drilling International 4
#31 Danielle Yarber Archangel GE 3
#31 Starlin M. Reid 3
#31 Harris Akhtar Iqbal Oceaneering International 3
#31 Danny Fred Wilson 3
#31 Steven Blattel Halliburton Energy Services 3
#31 Cody Allen DeHart Marubeni-Itochu Tubulars America 3
#31 Billy MacCline Triten 3
#38 Jim Goodson Baker Hughes Holdings 2
#38 Robert Massingill Halliburton Energy Services 2
#38 Charles Peters 2
#38 Justin Michael Frontino 2
#38 Maurice Dillard 2
#38 David M. Nypaver HP 2
#38 Vincent Andrew Riden Rockwell Collins 2
#45 Mirtha S. Lopez University Of Texas System 1
#45 Ronald C. Hoffart, Jr. Illinois Tool Works 1
#45 Jakob Skjoeth Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1
#45 Chris Perez Baker Hughes Holdings 1
#45 Michael Walter Jahn Weatherford Technology Holdings 1
#45 Freddy Dickey 1

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