Smithville, TX ranks #14,470 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 112 patents from 32 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Smithville, TX include National Oilwell Varco, Innovative Defense, HP. That works out to 28.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–32 of 32 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaroslav Belik | National Oilwell Varco | 29 |
| 2 | Nicholas Collier | Innovative Defense | 16 |
| 3 | John Whitworth Engel | HP | 6 |
| #4 | David Dwain Rishel | Rohr | 5 |
| #4 | Damon Hahn | Cyberswitching Patents | 5 |
| #4 | Roberta Watts | Linde Gmbh | 5 |
| #7 | Shannon Zapalac | — | 4 |
| #7 | Don Wallace | Cooper-Standard Automotive | 4 |
| #7 | James D. Hibbs | — | 4 |
| #7 | Tom Timmons | AMD | 4 |
| #11 | Theodore P. Lightner | — | 3 |
| #12 | Jaden Randall | — | 2 |
| #12 | Ben J. Farris | — | 2 |
| #12 | Lawrence G. Baldwin | Thermo Finnigan | 2 |
| #12 | Paul K. Y. Wong | Bach Pharma | 2 |
| #12 | Billy Vydrzal | Unknown | 2 |
| #12 | Sean Moyer | — | 2 |
| #18 | Bill D. Tyree | — | 1 |
| #18 | Garrett L. Limmer | — | 1 |
| #18 | William S. Vydrzal | — | 1 |
| #18 | Sheila K. Burnham | — | 1 |
| #18 | Robin Watts | Messer Industries Usa | 1 |
| #18 | Bruce Hahn | — | 1 |
| #18 | Mancel C. Beam | Shell Offshore | 1 |
| #18 | Sylvia Christina Gordon | — | 1 |
| #18 | Don F. Henthorn | Unknown | 1 |
| #18 | William J. Vydrzal | — | 1 |
| #18 | Andre Carter | — | 1 |
| #18 | Lea M. Spyres | University Of Oklahoma | 1 |
| #18 | Michael W. Croucher | — | 1 |
| #18 | David Soza | AMD | 1 |
| #18 | Jimmy L. Laake | — | 1 |
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