Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Spring Branch, TX ranks #9,436 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 217 patents from 45 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Spring Branch, TX include Southwest Research Institute, USAA, Merck. That works out to 1053.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–45 of 45 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jian Ling Southwest Research Institute 31
2 Brian Tougas USAA 29
3 Joel R. Huff Merck 23
#4 Brian Beck Cpi Card Group-Colorado 16
#5 John F. Johnson State Farm 14
#6 Benjamin Hunter Stotts USAA 12
#7 Ryan Mezynski Airtronic Usa 7
#7 Bryan Rodriguez Lonza 7
#9 Joe Steiber Southwest Research Institute 6
#10 Dan Henn Reliance Industries Limited 5
#10 Eric Cabading AT&T 5
#12 Christopher Cole Enovation Controls 4
#12 Mike Byars Airtronic Usa 4
#12 Ronald D. Grisell 4
#12 Dale R. Yates 4
#16 Joel Freeman AT&T 3
#16 Dale G. Wood Bmc Software 3
#16 Kevin W. Thornley USAA 3
#16 Christopher P. Doepke Target Brands 3
#20 Casey Shattuck Unknown 2
#20 Kurt Kollmansberger Cisco 2
#20 Daniel Henn Alexander Andrew 2
#20 John V. Searcy, II Unknown 2
#20 Shannon Lea Malish 2
#20 Robert Blake Hill AT&T 2
#20 Edward Frank Gelsone 2
#20 Stacey L. Goros Pearson Education 2
#28 Patricia Frese 1
#28 Daryl Frese 1
#28 Frank Rincon 1
#28 Anthony Carvajal 1
#28 Matthew Gdovin University Of Texas System 1
#28 Danny N. Crandall Trw Limited 1
#28 Joey D. Austin 1
#28 Eric Jozaitis Airtronic Usa 1
#28 Jed M. Hamilton ExxonMobil 1
#28 Byron Crutcher UPS 1
#28 Ali ElKortobi Micro Focus 1
#28 Randy Cassady Fhe Usa 1
#28 Ronald R. Sallman 1
#28 Ronald Hugh Chamness 1
#28 J. Edward House 1
#28 Terry R. McCauley The Texas A&M University 1
#28 William H Fitch 1
#28 James A. Smajdek 1

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