Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

The Woodlands, TX ranks #1,288 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,616 patents from 186 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in The Woodlands, TX include Carrier, Bj Energy Solutions, Behavioral Recognition Systems. That works out to 22.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 186 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael F. Taras Carrier 172
2 Tony Yeung Bj Energy Solutions 165
3 Ricardo Rodriguez-Ramon Bj Energy Solutions 149
#4 Wesley Kenneth Cobb Behavioral Recognition Systems 118
#5 Gaurav Agrawal Baker Hughes Holdings 117
#6 Ashok Santra Halliburton Energy Services 98
#7 Nicholas J. Papadopoulos Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 93
#8 Joseph Foster Bj Energy Solutions 91
#9 Scott E. Kufeld Chevron 83
#9 Ming-Jung Seow Behavioral Recognition Systems 83
#11 Adrian Benjamin Bodishbaugh Ice Thermal Harvesting 76
#12 Wei-Yang Su Chevron 73
#13 Carrie Jeanne Murtland Ice Thermal Harvesting 55
#14 Juan Carlos Perez Samelin Innovations 47
#15 Michael R. Spearman Porous Media 39
#16 Lee J. Hall Halliburton Energy Services 37
#16 Lukas Krattiger Cisco 37
#18 Guijun Deng Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations 36
#19 Jeffrey G. Morris Typhon Technology Solutions (U.S.) 34
#19 Guo-Yau Lin Xerox 34
#21 Chad M. Gibson Mallinckrodt 26
#22 Jon David Schroder Baker Hughes, A Ge Company 25
#22 Peter James Turner Niantic 25
#24 Jochen Pfrenger Lindsay 24
#24 Sorin Gabriel Teodorescu Baker Hughes Holdings 24
#24 Douglas A. Ducote, Jr. Chart Energy & Chemicals 24
#27 Juan Carlos Flores Baker Hughes, A Ge Company 23
#27 Sachchida N. Singh Huntsman International 23
#27 Naima Bestaoui-Spurr Baker Hughes Holdings 23
#30 Jayesh Rameshlal Jain Baker Hughes Holdings 22
#31 David W. Dockter Chevron 21
#32 Junwen Dai Halliburton Energy Services 20
#33 Kevin Warner Mustang Sampling 19
#34 Scott Richie Tetra Technologies 18
#34 Patrick Richard Spearman Humanity Life Extension 18
#36 Ethan Demeter Magna Imperio Systems 16
#36 Anthony James George GE 16
#38 Brett Vann Typhon Technology Solutions (U.S.) 15
#38 Austin Johnson Ameriforge Group 15
#38 Sukhjit Aujla Chevron 15
#41 Rodrigo Ruiz HP 14
#41 Andrew Robertson Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations 14
#41 Donald Mike Johnson Trc Services 14
#44 Rafael Moreno Yeti Coolers 13
#44 Bruce A. Vicknair Stewart & Stevenson Services 13
#44 Kuanqiang Gao Dow Global Technologies 13
#47 Ronald Dykes Staar Surgical 12
#47 Michael Eric Johnson Trc Services 12
#47 Brian Smith Layne Christensen 12
#47 Vikram Gopal Ascend Performance Materials Operations 12

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